www.Chanitz.org replaces www.Chanitz.com

An Unfortunate situation turns into an Opportunity. This is how I would describe the problem that we faced when our domain name (chanitz.com) was taken away by Godaddy.com (domain reseller) on January 5, 2009 and sold to another Russian owner, without our prior consent and/or our ability to renew.
The name chanitz.com now links to another website. In spite of this difficulty, we quickly turned this alarming situation into an opportunity to buy chanitz.org and have it as our new domain name.

We would like to ask you to update your links in your Favorites to chanitz.org. Also, this would mean that chanitz.org will need some time to appear on the search engines of Google and Yahoo.

We appreciate all those who contacted us personally and reported their concern, which reflected their appreciation for the hard work achieved and their belief in the mission that the Armenian Evangelical Chanitz blog serves within the Armenian Community in general and the Armenian Evangelical Community in specific.

Sincerely,
Raffi Chilingirian, Administrator

Serouj Charkhedian From California

Serouj Charkhedian, one of the chanitz-agans of the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church, who resides today in California, USA, gave Lebanon and his family a long visit. His church family and friends welcomed him and together remembered the days spent together.

(L to R): Raffi Chilingirian, Mike Hagopian, Ara Torkomian, Shake Geocherian, Serouj Charkhedian, Arek Karagoezian, Mano Chilingirian, Dzovag Demirjian.

Book Review: Zion’s Christian Soldiers? by Stephen Sizer

A few years ago, one of my Seminary professors said to me that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East comes from American Christians who have bad theology. While I agreed that many Christians do have bad theology in relationship to the Middle East, I was not so cynical to believe that Christians have that much influence and power to keep peace from being achieved in the Middle East. In this book, Stephen Sizer explained to me that my professor was right.
It took me some two paragraphs into the preface before I knew that I would like and promote the theology of Stephen Sizer. In this book, Sizer gives a Biblical framework to interpret the events of the Middle East and those concerning the end-times, which is far different than what the traditional evangelical line promotes.
There are not too many Christian authors who write a critique of Christian Zionism, so I welcome the writing and leadership of Sizer in the ongoing discourse on how Christians ought to think about the Middle East. I know of only one other author, Colin Chapman (Whose Promised Land?) who has written extensively on the issue from a perspective that is more in line with my understanding of Scripture and theology.
In contrast to Chapman, who does more to explain his amillennialism theology, Sizer takes on an offensive stance against the premillenialists who promote a political and theological position that are not only unbiblical, but dangerous. He goes after the likes of John Hagee of Cornerstone Church, Hal Lindsey of The Great Late Planet Earth, and the Dispensationalists such as Scoffield, tearing down their theology and eschatology. He concedes that his theology is in the minority in the United States, and this book is a sort of appeal not only to American Christians, but Christians everywhere to reject the bad theology that has become the norm in most Christian circles.
At the very onset of the book, Sizer laments that the greatest threat to the church among the Palestinians has been the theology of Christian Zionists. He convincingly argues that Christian Zionism “probably has a greater detrimental effect” (on the Church) than Jewish Zionism, militant Islam and Christian indifference combined. Christian Zionists (most of whom are Dispensationalists) believe that the creation of the state of Israel was a prophetic event in history that more or less hastened the return of Jesus. Their theology basically says that those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse it will be cursed (taken from God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12).
In this book, Sizer debunks this sort of thinking and provides an alternative interpretation on how God relates to the Jews, how to read the prophesies, and how to understand the end-times. In addition to a more Biblical understanding of the End Times and the theology of Israel, Sizer also raises the warnings of allowing Dispensiational theology to continue to define American and Christian foreign policy.
Christians in the United States continue to lead the way in funding organizations and ministries in Israel who are focused on making sure that the “Biblical” boundaries of Israel are respected and that the temple is rebuilt on the Temple Mount (which would mean the destruction of one of the holiest Islamic shrines). Christian Zionism is a dangerous theo-political position that is hell-bent on supporting the state of Israel by all means possible, while turning a blind eye to the teachings of Jesus and Scripture.
In this book, Sizer says that Googling his name will turn out the ways that he has been criticized and demonized. I hope that my post here will provide some support for an author who has taken a courageous stand in defending Scripture and the plight of the Palestinian people.

Source: http://www.servingbread.net

Chanitz Retreat in CE Kchag

On 21, 22 and 23 November, the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Chanitz had their retreat in Kchag Center.
The guest speaker, Badveli Datev Basmajian, pastor of Armenian Evangelical Church of Damascus, talked to the youth about the spiritual gifts and its importance in the life of the church.


Right pic: during the morning quiet times


Left pic: Ms. Dzovag Demirjian, Ms. Liza Barsoumian and Mrs. Arsho Kazezian Demirjian


Left pic: Ms. Liza Barsoumian, Mrs. Sirag Karagoezian Basmajian, Ms. Shaké Geocherian
Right pic: Ms. Liza Barsoumian, Mrs. Sirag Karagoezian Basmajian, Ms. Nara Kouzikian


Left pic: worship band with Mr. Shant Aynilian and Mrs. Sirag
Right pic: Pastor Datev during the sessions


Left pic: Ms. Nara Kouzikian, Ms. Pauline, Ms. Kohar Parseghian


Left pic: Mr. Koko Aynilian, Ms. Dzovag Demirjian, Ms. Pauline, Ms. Zaroug, Mr. Shant Aynilian, Mr. Mike Hagopian, Mr. Sam Demirjian and Mr. Hovig Assilian standing
Right pic: Mr. Hovig Assilian

Daniel Zeitounian gives Lebanon a visit

During the month of November, Mr. Daniel Zeitounian gave Lebanon a visit, coming from Los Angeles, USA. During his stay, the youth and the pastor of the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church, Rev. Hovannes Svajian, organized an outing with him. The youth exchanged their experiences with Daniel and talked about the many similarities and the differences between the Armenian diasporan cultures and churches.
Daniel also had the opportunity to participate in the worship services of the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church, and the Armenian Evangelical Ashrafieh Church.

(L to R): Arek Karageozian, Shant Aynilian, Hagop Gojigian, Rev. Hovannes Svajian, Manoug Ibitian, Raffi Chilingirian, Daniel Zeitounian, Mano Chilingirian, Ara Torkomian, Jano Baghboudarian.

Our Partners/Sponsors in Ministry

Haigazian University
Haigazian 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 School
Torosian 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 School
The 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 Union
The 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 Center
The 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 Foundation
The 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.






Ջանասէր
Chanaser, 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 Bookshop
The 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 Store
The 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 Brass
Established 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.




Learn Matrix and Montage your Videos
MATRIX has become an indispensable software that any jewel designer today is using to design much more accurately and satisfy their clients.

Moreover, they can also take care of the video-recording needs for your events and montaging the recordings for you.



Kardashian Printing Services
Kardashian Printing Services, the one-stop place for all your paper/paperless publication needs. Kardashian Printing Services is a commercial printing company based in the Industrial City in Bouchrieh, Lebanon.





High Bar
High Bar Dance group provides the ultimate new ideas for all kinds of cultural dances, varying from Armenian to Lebanese, Gulf, Greek, Modern, Latin, Spanish, Gipsy, and much more!
The aim of the group is to highlight the different cultural dances during wedding ceremonies, with affordable prices that best serve the couple.