all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Congregations and Fellowships

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1 all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Congregations and Fellowships Directory 2009

2 This Directory of Presbyterian Middle Eastern Congregations and fellowships is produced by: Office of Middle Eastern Ministries Amgad Beblawi, Associate Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 3005 Louisville, KY (888) x

3 Table of Contents About Middle Eastern Presbyterians in the United States 3 Middle Eastern Congregations: Arabic Congregations 4 Armenian Congregations 8 Assyrian Congregations 9 Persian Congregations 10 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Clergy and Lay Leaders 11 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Organizations and Ecumenical Partners in the United States National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus 16 Association of Arabic Churches of the PCUSA 17 Association of Iranian Presbyterian Churches and Fellowships 18 in North America (Anjoman) Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern 19 Heritage (ALAMEH) Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (AEUNA) 20 Information Form 21 Upcoming Events 23 1

4 all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 لا نك م ج م يع ا و اح د ف ي ال م س يح ي س وع. 28 3: غ لاط ية 2

5 Middle Eastern Presbyterians in the United States... Presbyterian Middle Eastern Americans trace their faith origin to the apostolic age, and their Reformed roots to Presbyterian missions in the Middle East in the 19th Century. Here in the USA, Middle Eastern immigrants started to join the Presbyterian Church more than a century ago. In 1898, the Armenian Presbyterian Mission of West Hoboken was organized to minister to Armenian refugees from the 1895 Turkish massacres, and was officially recognized by the Jersey City Presbytery. The Mission later became the Armenian Presbyterian Church in New Jersey, and it is part of the Presbytery of the Palisades. In 1899, a small group of Lebanese/Syrian immigrants met regularly for worship in an apartment in Fall River, Massachusetts. The group eventually became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, first as a mission and, in 1934, as a church. The first Assyrian Presbyterian Church in the United States was established in Chicago in 1910 as the Carter Memorial Persian Assyrian Presbyterian Church. Today, there are more than 50 Presbyterian congregations and fellowships throughout the United States, worshiping in different languages, including Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, and Farsi. The office of Middle Eastern Ministries was created by the General Assembly Council in 1993 to provide spiritual and organizational services to enable the growth and enhance the ministry of Middle Eastern Presbyterian congregations and fellowships; and to help PC(USA) reach out to the more than six million Middle Easterners living in the United States. Rooted in the Apostolic Faith... Nurtured in the Reformed Tradition... Witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ... 3

6 Arabic Congregations Nurtured in the Synod of the Nile, the Synod of Syria and Lebanon, the National Evangelical Church of Iraq, and elsewhere in the Middle East, Arabic speaking immigrants have formed several Presbyterian churches and fellowships throughout the United States. The first of these congregations was established in 1899, when a small group of Arab immigrants met regularly for worship in Fall River, Massachusetts. Today, Middle Eastern Presbyterian congregations are comprised of members from almost every country in the Middle East. As Arab Christians continue to flock to the United States, more Arabic churches are being planted to welcome new immigrants and care for their spiritual needs. Arizona Middle Easter Presbyterian Fellowship c/o Northminster Presbyterian Church 2450 East Fort Lowell Road Tucson, AZ Presbytery de Cristo California Mideast Evangelical Church PC(USA) c/o Calvary Presbyterian Church 1050 Fremont Avenue South Pasadena, CA (626) San Gabriel Presbytery Arabic Evangelical Presbyterian Church c/o Arcadia Presbyterian Church 121 Alice St Arcadia, CA (626) San Gabriel Presbytery Rev. Hisham Kamel, Pastor Arabic Bible Study First Presbyterian Church Zelzah Avenue Granada Hills, CA (818) San Fernando Presbytery Arabic Presbyterian Fellowship Presbyterian Church of the Master Marguerite Pkwy. Mission Viejo, CA (949) Los Rancos Presbytery Elder Adel Malek adelmalek@cox.net Sudanese American Presbyterian Church PC(USA) 5202 Orange Avaenue San Diego, CA (619) San Diego Presbytery Pastor: Rev. Peter Lual Arabic Fellowship PC(USA) Rancho Bernando Presbyterian Church Pomerado Road San Diego, CA (858) x 206 San Diego Presbytery Rev. Mofid Wasef mwasef@rbcpc.org Arabic Community Christian Church c/o Glendale Presbyterian Church 125 South Louise Street Glendale, CA (818) Rev. Michael Batarseh, Pastor 4

7 Coptic Evangelical Church 1823 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA (310) Rev. Bahaa Gergis, Pastor West L.A. Evangelical Church 320 Hillcrest Blvd. Inglewood, CA (310) Rev. Amir Shawki, Pastor Arabic Church of San Fernando Valley c/o Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 8520 Winnetka Avenue Winnetka, CA (310) Rev. Amir Shawki, Pastor Florida Arabic Ministries of Daytona c/o Westminster by the Sea Presbyterian Church 3221 S. Peninsula Drive Daytona Beach Shores, FL (386) Wagid Guirgis, Pastor Georgia New Sudan Presbyterian Church 5140 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA Greater Atlanta Presbytery Kansas Arabic Christian Fellowship (EP) c/o Central Church of the Nazarene W 87th Street Pkwy Lenexa, KS (816) arabchurchkc.org Heartland Presbytery Kentucky Beechmont Presbyterian Church Sudanese Fellowship 417 W. Ashland Ave Louisville, KY (502) Mid Kentucky Presbytery Wesley Lasu, Lay Leader Massachusetts Arabic Evangelical Church (EP) 222 Spring Street West Roxbury, MA (617) Rev. Khaled Boshra Ghobrial, Pastor khaledboshra@hotmail.com Calvary Presbyterian Church 215 Harrison Street Fall River, MA (508) Pastor: Vacant Illinois St. Elias Lutheran Church (EP) 1500 West Elmdale Avenue Chicago, IL steliaschicago@yahoo.com (773) Michigan Arabic Evangelical Alliance Church (EP) Dequindre Drive Madison Heights, MI (248) Rev. Jacob Kakish, Pastor jkakish@wowway.com 5

8 The Abundant Life Arabic Lutheran Church (ELCA) Ford Road Dearborn, MI (313) Rev. Rani Abdulmasih, Pastor Missouri Sudanese Community Church PC(USA) 217 S. Benton Blvd. Kansas City, MO (816) Heartland Presbytery Pastor: Rev. Paul Ater New Jersey Mideast Evangelical Church PC(USA) 241 Sip Avenue Jersey City, NJ Palisades Presbytery Elder Reda Wahba, clerk of session Arabic Christian Fellowship of Moorestown c/o First Presbyterian Church 101 Bridgeboro Road Moorestown, NJ (856) Rev. Mouris Amine Yousef, Pastor New York Brooklyn Evangelical Arabic Church th Avenue Brooklyn, NY (718) New York City Presbytery Rev. Sabry Tanios, Pastor Salam Arabic Lutheran Church (ELCA) 345 Ovington Ave. Brooklyn, NY (718) Rev. Khader El Yateem, Pastor Arabic Christian Fellowship Calvary Episcopal Church Manhatten, NY Mumtaz Ayoub, lay leader Ohio Toledo Bible Study 3006 E. Lincolnshire Toledo, OH Ms. Mary Girgis Hanna Pennsylvania Allentown Arabic Fellowship First Presbyterian Church 3231 Tilghman Street Allentown, PA Lehigh Presbytery Rev. Moufid Khoury, Pastor Christian Evangelical Church 1625 W. Tremont Street Allentown, PA (610) Rev. Barty Abdelnour, Pastor Lehigh Presbytery 6

9 South Carolina Living Faith Arabic Church (EP) PO Box Piedmont, SC Rev. Zohair Hanna, Pastor South Dakota Sudanese Presbyterian Fellowship East Side Presbyterian Church 1001 East Side Sioux Falls, SD (605) Rev. Daniel Joseph, Pastor South Dakota Presbytery Texas Bible Study Group PO Box Ft. Worth, TX (817) x4460 Rev. Tony T. Maalouf, Pastor Virginia Christian Arabic Church PC(USA) c/o Third Presbyterian Church 600 Forest Avenue Richmond, VA (804) Presbytery of The James Rev. Fakhri Yacoub, Pastor Arabic Baptist Church (EP) c/o Truro Episcopal Church Main Street Fairfax, VA (703) Rev. Emile Antoun, Pastor Washington Arabic Presbyterian Fellowship c/o First Presbyterian Church th Ave Seattle, WA (502) Seattle Presbytery Rev. Milad Istafanous Nakhla, Pastor CANADA Arabic Presbyterian Church (PCC) 3435 Cote des Neiges Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T1C7 (450) Rev. Samy H. Said, Pastor Almanarah Presbyterian Church (PCC) PO Box City Centre Drive Mississauga, Ontario, L5B3C8 Canada (905) Rev. Sherif Garas, Pastor Chapel Place Presbyterian Church (PCC) 8 Chapel Place Markham, ON, L3R 9C4 Canada (905) Rev. Ibrahim Girgis Wahby, Pastor Please help us keep the information in this directory up-to-date. We urge you to send us any changes of address, telephone numbers, pastor names, as well as adding churches not on this list. You may use the form provided at the back of this booklet, or just send an to mem@ctr.pcusa.org. Thank you. 7

10 Armenian Congregations In 1898, the Armenian Presbyterian Mission of West Hoboken was organized to minister to refugees from the 1895 Turkish genocide, and was soon recognized by the Presbyterian Church. The Mission later became the Armenian Presbyterian Church in New Jersey. Presbyterian ministries to Armenian immigrants continue today in colaboration with the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America. Armenian Presbyterian Church 140 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ (201) Rev. Berj Gulleyan, Pastor Presbytery of the Palisades First Armenian Presbyterian Church 430 South First Street Fresno, CA (559) Rev. Mgrdich Melkonian, Pastor San Joaquin Presbytery Holy Trinity Armenian Church Victory Blvd. North Hollywood, CA (818) Rev. Ara Chakerian, Pastor San Fernando Presbytery Holy Trinity Armenian Church c/o First Lutheran Church 1300 E. Colorado Blvd Glendale, CA (818) Rev. Berdj Djambazian, Pastor Christ Aremenian Church (EP) 4441 La Crescenta Ave. La Crescenta, CA (818) Rev. Saro Khachikian, Pastor Rev. Hendrick Shanazari, Associate Pastor Armenian Cilicia Evangelical Curch (ELCA) 339 South Santa Anita Avenue Pasadena, CA (626) Rev. Kevork George Terian, Pastor Armenian Memorial Church (UCC) 32 Bigelow Avenue Watertown, MA (617) Pastor: Rev. Avedis Boynerian Southfield Armenian Congregational Church (UCC) West 12 Mile Road Southfield, MI (248) Rev. Makarios Darawi., Pastor Armenian Martyrs Congregational Church (UCC) 100 North Edmonds Avenue Havertown, PA (610) , Rev. Nishan Bakalian, Pastor First Armenian Church (UCC) 380 Concord Avenue Belmont, MA (617) facbelmont.org Pastor: Rev. Greg Haroutunian 8

11 Assyrian Congregations Assyrian refugees from Persia and Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq, Iran, and Turkey) arrived in the United States fleeing massacres and conflicts before and during World War I. Most of them settled in Connecticut, Illinois, and California. The first Assyrian Presbyterian Church in the United States was established in Chicago in 1910 as the Carter Memorial Persian Assyrian Presbyterian Church. In California, St. John s Assyrian Presbyterian Church was established in Turlock in As instablitity in the Middle East continue to spur the migration of Assyrians to the United States, other smaller fellowships have formed in Chicago, IL, and San Jose and Los Angeles, CA. St. John s Assyrian Presbyterian Church PC(USA) 450 S. Palm Street Turlock, CA (209) Stockton Presbytery Pastor: Rev. Edward Eissabake eeissabake@aol.com Assyrian Evangelical Church (EP) 500 Monroe Avenue Turlock, CA (209) Pastor: Rev. Edmon Sarkissian Carter Westminster Presbyterian Church 4950 West Pratt Ave Skokie, IL (847) Leadership and pastor of St. John s Assyrian Presbyterian Church, Turlock, California 9

12 Persian Congregations Persian immigrants have formed more than ten Presbyterian fellowships throughout the United States. Connected through the Association of Iranian Presbyterian Churches and Fellowships of North America (Anjoman), they maintain a strong relationship with their native church, the Presbyterian Church in Iran, as well as the Presbyterian Church (USA). Persian Fellowship of the Good Shepherd University Presbyterian Church th Avenue NE Seattle, WA Mansour Khajehpour, Pastor mansourkhajehpour@yahoo.com (425) Seattle Presbytery Iranian Christain Church of Colorado (Anjoman) c/o Faith Presbyterian Church, RCA E. Alameda Avenue Aurora, CO Rev. Tat Stewart, Pastor tatstewart@compuserve.com Persian Christian Fellowship (UCC) 400 Budding Place Cheshire, CT (203) Faegheh & Farshid Hakim faehakim@msn.com Iranian Christian Church of Washington DC (Anjoman) Church of the Atonement Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD (301) Rev. Javad Pishghadamian, Pastor Iranian Christian Church of Orlando (Anjoman) 95 Geneva Drive Oviedo, FL iccocf@yahoo.com (407) Iranian Christian Fellowship (Anjoman) 1609 North LaSalle Drive Chicago, IL The Spirit Of Truth Church (Anjoman) 1650 Finch Ave. E., Toronto, ON M5J 1A7 (416) Siamak Shafti Keramat, Pastor ruherasti@gmail.com 10

13 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Clergy and Lay Leaders Abdelnour, Rev. Barty* 1625 Tremont St. Allentown, PA (610) Abdo, Rev. George* 1215 Linda Ridge Lane Pasadena, CA (626) Abhari, Rev. Mehdi* 1420 Santo Domingo Ave. Duarte, CA (262) Abraham, Rev. Midhat* 701 E. Via Entrada Tucson, AZ 85 (520) Abu Akel, Rev. Fahed* First Presbyterian Church 2774 Jasmine Court NE Atlanta, GA (404) Al Khouri Stewart, Rev. Roula* First Presbyterian Church 300 East Main Street Batavia, NY (585) Antablin, Rev. S. William* 1420 Santo Domingo Avenue Duarte, CA (626) Aroyan Martin, Rev. Betty First Armenian Presbyterian Church 3710 West Palo Alto Fresno, CA (209) Ater, Rev. Paul* Sudanese Community Church 121 N White Avenue Kansas City, MO (816) golditaciek205@juno.com Ayoub, Ms. Nadia K. Central Presbyterian Church 442 North Ave. Fanwood, NJ (908) nadia@pactec.org Azab, Rev. Karam Farag 350 E. Drake Avenue Addison, IL (630) karam1956@aol.com Balabanian, Rev. Aren* First Armenian Presbyterian Church Fresno, CA (559) associate@fapc.net 11

14 Baroody, Rev. Alan* 4876 Sunbury Rd. Midway, GA (912) , (912) Beblawi, Mr. Amgad General Assembly Council, PC(USA) 100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY (502) Bibawi Soliman, Rev. Venus* 2610 E. Mary Court West Covina, CA (626) Chakoian, Rev. Christine* First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest 700 North Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL (847) Chol, Rev. Goanar* th Street Cottage Grove PC Des Moines, IA Der Garabedian, Rev. Lucy* (254) Djambazian, Rev. Berdj* 1648 Don Carlos Ave Glendale, CA San Fernando Presbytery Eissabake, Rev. Edward * St. John s Assyrian Presbyterian Church 450 S. Palm Street Turlock, CA (209) Stockton Presbytery Bitar, Rev. George* Middle Eastern Presbyterian Fellowship c/o Northminster Presbyterian Church 2450 East Fort Lowell Road Tucson, AZ Presbytery de Cristo Chakerian, Rev. Ara* Holy Trinity Armenian Presbyterian Chruch Victory Blvd. North Hollywood, CA (818) revchakher@yahoo.com * = PCUSA Minister of Word and Sacrament ** = PCUSA Commissioned Lay Pastor Faragalla, Mr. Joseph** Presbytery of the Palisades 650 Pascack Rd Paramus, NJ (201) jifaragalla@yahoo.com Gergis, Rev. Bahaa Fareed 1745 Colby Ave Los Angeles, CA dr.baha@juno.com Girgis, Rev. Raafat* General Assembly Council, PCUSA 100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY (888) Raafat.girgis@pcusa.org 12

15 Girgis, Rev. Magdy* 302 S. Second Ave. #D Arcadia, CA (626) Graise, Rev. Alfred* Calvary Presbyterian Church 300 Fourth Street Riverton NJ Gulley, Rev. Berj Benjamine Armenian Presbyterian Church 148 Forest Avenue Paramus, NJ (201) Hakim, Mr. Farshid 400 Budding Ridge Cheshire, CT (203) Hanna, Rev. Raafat* Cherrywood Drive Shelby Township, MI Hanna, Rev. Richard* 3605 Ratliff Road Birmingham, AL Hennein, Rev. Swailem* 1829 Holtz Ave. Addison, IL (630) Howe, Jr., Rev. Ralph F Morning Glory Baton Rouge, LA Ibrahim, Rev. Rafik Farouk 910 E. Washington Ave. #202 San Diego, CA (760) Joseph, Rev. Daniel Blad 730 1st Avenue #4 Sioux Falls, SD (605) Kamel, Rev. Hisham* Arabic Presbyterian Church 121 Alice St Arcadia, CA (626) Khajehpour, Mr. Mansour** th St. SW Mountlake Terrace, WA (425) Khalil, Rev. Joseph* (908) Khalil, Rev. Samuel Yousef* 29 Merritt Drive Lawrenceville, NJ (609) Khouri, Rev. Fuad* Ideal Drive Silver Spring, MD (202) (301) Khoury, Rev. Moufid 1911 Somerset Road Whitehall, PA (908) Makari, Rev. Philip* Starkdale Presbyterian Church 4600 Sunset Blvd Steubenville, OH

16 Makari, Rev. Victor* General Assembly Council, PCUSA 100 Witherspoon. Street Louisville, KY (888) x5314 Malek, Mr. Adel Tobarra Mission Viejo, CA (949) Malek, Mr. Hamid PO Box 200 Durham, PA (610) (610) Marks, Elder Amal 130 Bolinas Avenue San Anselmo, CA Marzouk, Rev. Safwat Adel 4 Canal Pointe Blvd #4a Princeton, NJ safwat.marzouk@ptsem.edu Melkonian, Rev. Mgrdich* First Armenian Presbyterian Church 430 S. 1 st Street Fresno, CA (559) badveli@fapc.net Mohamed, Rev. Yaqub M.* First Presbyterian Church PO Box St. Paul, MN (612) Mikhaeil, Rev. Barsoum Sanad 246 De Anza St San Gabriel, CA (626) Barsoum2SB@yahoo.com Nakhla, Rev. Milad Istafanous Evergreen Way, Apt K201 Everett, WA (502) miladistafanous@yahoo.com Sabbagh, Rev. John* 633 North 61st Place Mesa, AZ (480) Presbytery of the Grand Canyon Shahbaz, Rev. George* 2625 Yale Avenue Turlock, CA (209) Shanazari, Rev. Hendrik Christ Armenian Church 4441 La Crescenta Ave La Crescenta, CA hmshanazarian@hotmail.com Shiba, Rev. Younan* 7760 N. Nordica Ave, Apt. 1A Niles, IL youljg005@yahoo.com (847) Tanious, Rev. Sabry Middle East Presbyterian Church Brooklyn, NY (718) sabtanios@aol.com Tavassoli, Rev. Sasan 2805 Glenloke Way Atlanta, GA (404) pastorsasan@aol.com Tomeh, Rev. Nuhad 218 W. Smoot Drive Tucson, AZ (520) ntomeh@cyberia.net.lb 14

17 Wahba, Rev. Wafik* Tyndale Theological Seminary 192 Brickstone Circle Thornhill, Ontario M2M4B3 (416) Wasef, Rev. Mofid* Arabic Fellowship Rancho Bernardo Presbyterian Church Pomerado Road San Diego, CA (858) Yacoub, Rev. Fakhri* Arabic Christian Fellowship 2432 Bridgehaven Terrace Richmond, VA (804) Yousef, Rev. Mouris Amine* Arabic Christian Fellowship c/o First Presbyterian Church 101 Bridgeboro Road Moorestown, NJ (856) x120 Yowken, Rev. Medhat Said* 1608 B Eustis St, #207 St. Paul, MN (651) Medhat.saied@gmail.com Presbytery of the Twin City Area Zaki, Rev. Raafat Labeeb* Synod of the Sun 6100 Colwell Blvd, Ste. 200 Irving, TX (866) raafatzaki@aol.com Rev. Medhat Yowkem, Rev. Milad Nakhla, Rev. Mouris Yousef, Rev. Rafik Ibrahim 15

18 National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus Recognized by the 208 th General Assembly, 1996, the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus brings together all Middle Eastern members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as well as mission personnel serving in the Middle East. The Caucus acts as the official representative body and voice of Middle Eastern Presbyterians. The Caucus mission statement is: As Christian Middle Eastern Americans who trace their faith origin to the apostolic age, we have a particular responsibility to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ; to actively support the mission, witness, and stewardship of the PC(USA); and, to be a voice of justice, peace, and reconciliation in the USA and the Middle East Committees Aida Faris, Moderator Austin, TX Afaris875@gmail.com Rev. Fahed Abu Akel, Vice Moderator Atlanta, GA Fabu akel@peachtreepres.org Raafat Zaki, Secretary Atlanta, GA rzaki@habitat.org Salam Lebbos, Treasurer Arlington, MA salamlebbos@hotmail.com Nermine Hanna, Women's comm. Chair Temple City, CA nermean@msn.com Maged Tawadros, Youth Comm. Chair Rowland Heights, CA mhtawadros@yahoo.com Fuad Khouri, Peacemaking Comm. Chair Silver Spring, MD fuad@chevychasepc.org Kamal Abdul Karim, Member at Large Prescott, AZ Kamal_abdulkarim@yahoo.com Samuel Akhtar, Member at Large Chicago, IL Sjakhtar2002@yahoo.com 16

19 رابطة الكناي س الانجيلية العربية بالطاي فة المشيخية في الولايات المتحدة الامريكية Association of Arabic Churches of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Formed in 2008 by members and clergy of Arabic congregations of the PC(USA), the purpose of the Association of Arabic Churches is to encourage communion and mutual spiritual growth among its member churches and fellowships for the glory of God and the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ among Arab immigrants in the United States. Meeting of the Association of Arabic Churches, November 2008, Louisville, Kentucky 17

20 The Association of Iranian Presbyterian Churches & Fellowships of North America (Anjoman) Anjoman was formed in 2000 among Iranian Presbyterians living in North America and welcomes contact from others who hold to the Reformed Faith or desire more information about its ministry. Mission Statement: 1. The Anjoman exists to encourage fellowship and mutual spiritual growth among its member churches and fellowships for the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the witness of His love and compassion to all. 2. The Anjoman seeks to create opportunities for further training of candidates for Christian ministry as well as assisting local fellowships in getting organized as congregations and helping find qualified pastors. 3. The leadership of the Anjoman is available for counseling in resolving the internal and external problems of member churches and fellowships. Anjoman meeting, January 2009, Presbyterian Center, Louisville, KY 18

21 The Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage (ALAMEH) An ethnic organization for Arabs and Middle Eastern Heritage members of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage (ALAMEH) was first formed in Founding members drew up a set of bylaws and an organizational plan. In 1995 ALAMEH was endorsed by the ELCA Church wide Assembly as an official organization within the denomination. Today, ALAMEH includes three Arabic Language congregations: Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, NY; The Abundant Life Lutheran Church in Dearborn, MI; and St. Elias Arabic Christian Church in Chicago, IL. The ELCA and PCUSA are in full communion, and enjoy many joint programs and activities. 19

22 The Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (AEUNA) The Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (AEUNA) is a fellowship of churches in the United States, Canada, and Brazil, united by a common history and tradition dating back to the founding of the first Armenian Evangelical church in 1846 in Constantinople, Turkey. The purpose of AEUNA is to unite member congregations, pastors, and organizations within an ecclesiastical fellowship for ministry, mission, and service in the name of Jesus Christ. AEUNA strives primarily to serve those of Armenian descent living in the Americas. 20

23 Middle Eastern Presbyterian Congregations and Fellowships in the USA INFORMATION FORM Please use this form to submit new contact information. Name of Congregation/Fellowship: Address: Telephone: City: State: Zip Code: Fax: Web site: Year Established: Membership as of December 31, 2005: Ethnicity and/or language of worship: Presbytery and Synod: (This information will help in future planning of resources and events.) Status with presbytery (please circle one): Church New Church Development Fellowship Bible Study Other: Pastor/Lay leader: Ecclesiastical status: Ordained minister Lay pastor Other: Pastor s Pastor s mailing address: Phone: City: State: Zip Code: Elders and/or lay leaders: Name: Phone: Address: Name: Phone: Address: Name: Phone: Address: Please attach any additional information you would like to add regarding your congregation, or additional names you would like to add to the Middle Eastern Ministries office mailing list. 21

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25 UPCOMING EVENTS 2009 National Presbyterian Men s Conference Denver, CO April 17 19, YAM Jam: Young Adult Ministry Conference Austin Presbyterian Seminary, Austin, TX May 27 30, Leadership Symposium for Middle Eastern Pastors and Elders Atlanta, GA June 9 11, National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus Biennial Meeting Atlanta, GA June 11, 2009 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference (Part of the Big Tent event, Atlanta, GA) June 11 13, National Elders Conference (Part of the Big Tent event, Atlanta, GA) June 11 13, Racial Ethnic Convocation (Part of the Big Tent event, Atlanta, GA) June 11 13, Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women Louisville, KY July 11 15,

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28 Middle Eastern Ministries Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 100 Witherspoon Street, Room 3005 Louisville, KY (888) x8264