Bourj Hammoud
May You Rest in Peace Dear Salpy Cholakian
Emails and messages...
Ms. Searan Salibian (USA): "Great job with sending out updates and keeping us informed with relevant news and info. May God bless you in this ministry and as He uses you to bring together many around the world."
Rev. Hrayr Cholakian (Lebanon): "Thanks for your hard work, bringing Arm. Evang. News to our homes."
Ms. Ani Boujikanian (Lebanon): helped us succeed in obtaining valuable images.
Rev. Vicken Cholakian (Greece): "Thank you for your great work on the internet. It is encouraging to see you keep the good work in your chanitz."
Mr. Nigolig Yavrig (Lebanon): "Hello, im NIgol from chanits marash thx for the emails and the informations. God bless you GUys †"
Ms. Lynda McCarver (from Morningside Pres. Church, USA): sent us a letter regarding Rev. Dr. Vartkes Kassouni.
Mr. Raffi Kevorkian (Athens, Greece): requested our help to find his classmates from Shamlian Tatigian school from the years 78-79, and asked for pictures of his dear school. We helped him and directed him to the Shamlian Tatigian school administration.
Rev. Dr. Varkes Kassouni (USA): "Thank you for printing the article about my 50th Ordination Anniversary Celebration I am deeply grateful to you for this favor." also, "I am very impressed with your organization's depth of vision, faith and and outreach. I wish you the best."
Ms. Salpy Degirmenjian (Lebanon): "God bless you and keep up the good work. Speaking in tongues is a topic that really needs clarification."
Mr. Garabet Orunoz (Turkey): sent us many valuable images. Also: "Ապրիլ 27'ին պիտի երդանք Պատանեկան Տուն չեմ գիտեր թէ քանի հոգի կուգայ բայց կը սպասէմ մօտավորապէս 100 հոգի: Բարեւներս նաեւ բոլոր Աւետարականիչներուն երիտասարդութեան:"
Rev. Nabil Shehadi (Lebanon): "Enjoyed your blog too – keep spreading the good news."
Mr. Mike Torosian (Lebanon): requested the lyrics of an Armenian evangelical song in which it says "viravoretsi yete megn aysor...", to which we responded positively.
Mr. Khoren Pilibossian (Canada): "I would like to thank you for keeping us updated of what is going on in Chanitz Lebanon." He also passed the Rev Manuel Jinbachian's greetings and asked a few questions about our website(blog).
Also: "I have listened to your audio message about speaking in tongues and found it very interesting. I wanted to share and study more about this topic looking from Armenian Evangelical perspective.
http://letusstudythebible.blogspot.com/2008/04/speaking-in-tongues-what-is-real-truth.html"
Brother Norek Minas (Iraq): greeted us and presented his request. He also told us that many follow and read this website.
Ms. Nanor Balabanian (USA): "ehle ehle!! garodtsank yaww"
Ms. Liza Titizian (Syria): "Glad that I receive from your website the Newsletters regularly even if it's late to reply. I would like to congratulate you and encourage your good work that I appreciate it. So, keep on working and may God Bless you all."
Mrs. Maria Bakalian (USA): "As always, I enjoy receiving and reading your blog every week." She also cautioned us to look deeper and check further the links that might have escaped from our sight.
Mr. Zaven Khanjian (USA): greeting the chanitzagans: "I salute you from the banks of the Pacific ocean. As vast and colossus the ocean is your hearts seem to me to be more spacious in that it can embrace the world in love just as the resurrected Lord Jesus asked us to go to the end of the world and preach the gospel. That heart which embraces the world has a special place for our people and the memory of those who remained steadfast with the faith, stuck to the historical fatherland and perished because of it. Please keep that flame ablaze as we will never forget what the Lord had blessed us with, a heaven on earth, and continue the struggle for justice."
Rev. Habib Alajaji (USA): sent us his greetings through Ms. Sh. Geocherian and congratulated us for the good work that we're doing through this blog.
Mr. Vartan Tonbazian (Armenian Evangelical College Alumni in Canada): "I admit your site is really active therefore it takes dedicated people and some sort of compensation" ...
Almost weekly i check your website; it's great! Keep up the good work."
Also, "Amazing site; something new every 2nd or 3rd day --- that takes lots of effort and dedication. As for the newsletters; it's a great reminder with all the headlines. It's never boring!"
Note: In case you sent us an email through "Email the Author", we apologize for not being able to receive your message, since that link was broken. Please send your message again by writing to our email address -> emmanuelchanitz at yahoo.com
Rev. Hrayr Cholakian (Lebanon): "Thanks for your hard work, bringing Arm. Evang. News to our homes."
Ms. Ani Boujikanian (Lebanon): helped us succeed in obtaining valuable images.
Rev. Vicken Cholakian (Greece): "Thank you for your great work on the internet. It is encouraging to see you keep the good work in your chanitz."
Mr. Nigolig Yavrig (Lebanon): "Hello, im NIgol from chanits marash thx for the emails and the informations. God bless you GUys †"
Ms. Lynda McCarver (from Morningside Pres. Church, USA): sent us a letter regarding Rev. Dr. Vartkes Kassouni.
Mr. Raffi Kevorkian (Athens, Greece): requested our help to find his classmates from Shamlian Tatigian school from the years 78-79, and asked for pictures of his dear school. We helped him and directed him to the Shamlian Tatigian school administration.
Rev. Dr. Varkes Kassouni (USA): "Thank you for printing the article about my 50th Ordination Anniversary Celebration I am deeply grateful to you for this favor." also, "I am very impressed with your organization's depth of vision, faith and and outreach. I wish you the best."
Ms. Salpy Degirmenjian (Lebanon): "God bless you and keep up the good work. Speaking in tongues is a topic that really needs clarification."
Mr. Garabet Orunoz (Turkey): sent us many valuable images. Also: "Ապրիլ 27'ին պիտի երդանք Պատանեկան Տուն չեմ գիտեր թէ քանի հոգի կուգայ բայց կը սպասէմ մօտավորապէս 100 հոգի: Բարեւներս նաեւ բոլոր Աւետարականիչներուն երիտասարդութեան:"
Rev. Nabil Shehadi (Lebanon): "Enjoyed your blog too – keep spreading the good news."
Mr. Mike Torosian (Lebanon): requested the lyrics of an Armenian evangelical song in which it says "viravoretsi yete megn aysor...", to which we responded positively.
Mr. Khoren Pilibossian (Canada): "I would like to thank you for keeping us updated of what is going on in Chanitz Lebanon." He also passed the Rev Manuel Jinbachian's greetings and asked a few questions about our website(blog).
Also: "I have listened to your audio message about speaking in tongues and found it very interesting. I wanted to share and study more about this topic looking from Armenian Evangelical perspective.
http://letusstudythebible.blogspot.com/2008/04/speaking-in-tongues-what-is-real-truth.html"
Brother Norek Minas (Iraq): greeted us and presented his request. He also told us that many follow and read this website.
Ms. Nanor Balabanian (USA): "ehle ehle!! garodtsank yaww"
Ms. Liza Titizian (Syria): "Glad that I receive from your website the Newsletters regularly even if it's late to reply. I would like to congratulate you and encourage your good work that I appreciate it. So, keep on working and may God Bless you all."
Mrs. Maria Bakalian (USA): "As always, I enjoy receiving and reading your blog every week." She also cautioned us to look deeper and check further the links that might have escaped from our sight.
Mr. Zaven Khanjian (USA): greeting the chanitzagans: "I salute you from the banks of the Pacific ocean. As vast and colossus the ocean is your hearts seem to me to be more spacious in that it can embrace the world in love just as the resurrected Lord Jesus asked us to go to the end of the world and preach the gospel. That heart which embraces the world has a special place for our people and the memory of those who remained steadfast with the faith, stuck to the historical fatherland and perished because of it. Please keep that flame ablaze as we will never forget what the Lord had blessed us with, a heaven on earth, and continue the struggle for justice."
Rev. Habib Alajaji (USA): sent us his greetings through Ms. Sh. Geocherian and congratulated us for the good work that we're doing through this blog.
Mr. Vartan Tonbazian (Armenian Evangelical College Alumni in Canada): "I admit your site is really active therefore it takes dedicated people and some sort of compensation" ...
Almost weekly i check your website; it's great! Keep up the good work."
Also, "Amazing site; something new every 2nd or 3rd day --- that takes lots of effort and dedication. As for the newsletters; it's a great reminder with all the headlines. It's never boring!"
Note: In case you sent us an email through "Email the Author", we apologize for not being able to receive your message, since that link was broken. Please send your message again by writing to our email address -> emmanuelchanitz at yahoo.com
A leader needs to remain teachable
Organized by Camille Melki, the principal of Heart For Lebanon organization, the much awaited 2nd volume of EQUIP – Equipping Leaders to Reach Our World – Million Leaders Mandate was now finally afoot. For the next 3 years the leaders will meet every 6 months to study six unique and indispensable books. The first of these meetings took place on the 28th and 29th of March, 2008 at Harissa, located at the picturesque mountains of Lebanon. It was very encouraging to witness around 165 participants from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq – from different ages and ministries – sitting together. Members listened with great fervor to the speaker of the event Mr. Tom Atema, who came all the way from Atlanta, USA, to train fellow Christians in the Middle East on the different aspects of leadership. Eight leaders from the Armenian Evangelical Churches of Syria and Lebanon participated:
EQUIP website: www.iequip.org
Written by Anitta Andonian
Translated by Mano Chilingirian
- Ms. S. Chilingirian and Mrs. A. Andonian (Nor Marash Church)
- Ms. Sh. Geocherian, Mr. R. Chilingirian, Mrs. J. Kozman Ohanian, Mr. S. Ohanian, and Mr. M. Chilingirian (Emmanuel Church)
- Rev. D. Basmajian (Damascus Church)
- Why Leadership is Vital to the Great Commission
- Today Can be a Masterpiece
- Managing My Attitude, Priorities and Health
- Managing My Family, Thinking and Commitment
- Managing My Finances, Faith and Relationship
- Managing My Generosity, Values and Growth
- Managing My Personal Growth
EQUIP website: www.iequip.org
Written by Anitta Andonian
Translated by Mano Chilingirian
Our Partners in Ministry
Haigazian UniversityHaigazian University is a liberal arts institution of higher learning which operates on the United States model of higher education using English as the language of instruction. Its purpose is to provide quality education in a Christian environment where academic freedom and the search and dissemination of truth are predominant. It seeks to empower students both for leadership positions and as professionals to serve in the Armenian and non-Armenian Lebanese communities as well as in the Middle East.
P. & E. Torosian SchoolTorosian is a neighborhood school. Most of the students live a walking distance from school. The school implements the Lebanese Government Curriculum in Kindergarten, Elementary and Intermediate levels. The school's mission is to educate the Armenian new generation with Christian, Armenian, sound and decent education. Mrs. Seta Karageozian is the principal of the school.
Armenian Evangelical Trad SchoolThe school was built specifically for disadvantaged children – the generation of the Armenian refugees who, because of their desperate situation, were left without education. The school, today, shares its building with the social center, which is available for the children after school hours, where they can study & receive help. The social center also reaches the children & the adolescents through spiritual & social activities. The present social worker is Mrs. Rita Lao Manjelikian. The present principal of the school is Mrs. Vera Svajian.
Armenian Evangelical Christian Endeavor UnionThe Armenian Evangelical Christian Endeavor Union of Syria and Lebanon (Armenian: Լիբանանի և Սուրիոյ Հայ Աւետարանական Եկեղեցիներու Քրիստոնէական Ջանից Միութիւն) is the youth organization that is affiliated with the World Christian Endeavor Union and the Christian Endeavor International. The Armenian Evangelical CE Union mostly coordinates with the youth ministries of local churches and at the same time it runs two summer camp sites (Monte Verdi-Lebanon and Kessab-Syria) where various groups (Children, Teenage, Youth and Young couples) organize their summer camps and conferences.
Armenian Evangelical Trad Social CenterThe center tries to reach to the needs of the Armenian community, bringing to it hope and improving their living conditions. It provides shelter, food, and medicine for the people. Under the wing of the center also operates its DVBS school, its youth group affiliated with CE Union, and it's kids group.
Howard Karageuzian FoundationThe Howard Karageuzian (HK) Commamorative Corporation was founded in New York in 1921 by Mr. and Mrs. Mihran and Zabel Karageuzians in memory of their son Howard who died of malaria while only 14.
ՋանասէրChanaser, the bimonthly magazine, is published by the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East.
Owner: Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East
Publisher: U.A.E.C.N.E. Publications Committee
Bible BookshopThe Christian store for gifts, Bibles, and Christian books. Whoever likes to gift a nice present can find suitable gifts for suitable prices with quality products. The store is located next to the Armenian Brotherhood Church, in Armenia Street.
Soulahian Super StoreThe store where you will find your needs met; whether you need kitchen equipments, or gifts that you need to buy, or toys, ornaments for your salon, or electrical equipments... The store is located near Shamlian Tatigian High School, in Bourj Hammoud, Sin el Fil Roadway.
Peter's BrassEstablished in 1951 as a family business: Peter's Brass is one of the major firms in the awards, gifts and sign industry in Lebanon today.
Character and expression is the result of much given attention to the fine artistic and technical details.
Combined with modern technology and traditional hand finish, they cast the events of today into living history.
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Armenian Evangelical Church in Iraq
The church is pastored by Brother Norek Menas Hovsepian.
Easter Worship Service
Mr. Zaven Khanjian's Modern Journey through Historic Armenia
Beginning in Istanbul, Khanjian traveled through Anatolia to the historical Armenian kingdom of Cilicia, then up through Lake Van to the medieval city of Ani and finally to the Black Sea region.
Click on the map to see the places he traveled to...
* We received this map from Mr. Zaven Khanjian (USA).
Click on the map to see the places he traveled to...
* We received this map from Mr. Zaven Khanjian (USA).
Sunrise Service in Kchag
It has always been a wonderful tradition for believers of the Armenian Evangelical Churches to come together in worship early morning, before dawn, at Kchag, Lebanon. This is done in remembrance of Christ's great triumph over death, His resurrection after 3 days of his crucifixion.
Members of Christ's body headed to Kchag at 6:30 AM to have a time of worship and sing praises to Almighty God. Worship was lead by Mr. John Sagherian and excerpts from Scripture was read by 3 believers. The sermon was given by Dr. Paul Haidostian speaking about the powerful event 2000 years ago. The worship time was enclosed with a prayer by the President of UAECNE, the Rev. Megerdich Karaguezian.
Manochil
Members of Christ's body headed to Kchag at 6:30 AM to have a time of worship and sing praises to Almighty God. Worship was lead by Mr. John Sagherian and excerpts from Scripture was read by 3 believers. The sermon was given by Dr. Paul Haidostian speaking about the powerful event 2000 years ago. The worship time was enclosed with a prayer by the President of UAECNE, the Rev. Megerdich Karaguezian.
Manochil
