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Middle East Council Of Churches




It is a regional council affiliated with the Ecumenical World Council Of Churches .

The MECC initially had three co-presidents, representing each of the Christian "families", becoming four after the Catholic Churches joined in 1990 .

The first General Secretary of the MECC from 1974 to 1977 was Rev. Albert Istero. He was succeeded by Gabriel Habib, from 1977 to 1994 . In November 1994 , Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour was elected General Secretary. He was replaced after two terms by Guirgis Saleh, a Coptic Orthodox theologian and professor, at the Eighth General Assembly in 2003.

The MECC has offices in Beirut , Cairo , Limassol and Amman , with liaison offices in Jerusalem and Tehran .


MEMBER CHURCHES


Oriental Orthodox Family



Eastern Orthodox Family



  • Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)

  • Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

  • ---Diocese of Egypt

  • --- Diocese of Jerusalem

  • ---Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

  • ---Diocese of Iran

  • ---Episcopal Church in the Sudan

  • Evangelical Church in Sudan

  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan

  • Synod of the Evangelical Church in Iran

  • National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon

  • National Evangelical Union of Lebanon

  • Presbyterian Church in the Sudan

  • Union Of The Armenian Evangelical Churches In The Near East

  • Protestant Church in Algeria

  • Eglise Reformee de France en Tunisie

  • National Evangelical Church in Kuwait


(Source: MECC)


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