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WCRC Statement on Jerusalem

As Jesus came near and saw the city [Jerusalem], he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” –Luke 19:41-42 The WCRC received the statement by President Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directing […]
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A delegation from PCUSA visiting the Synod

A delegation from PCUSA visited the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon from October 16 to 20. The members of the delegation were Rev. Jose Luis Casal, Director of World Mission in PCUSA; Rev. Philip Woods, Coordinator of Middle East and Europe; Elder Tamron Keith, Associate Director of World Mission. The purpose of the […]
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Rev. Joseph Kassab, general secretary of NESSL, visited Moscow to participate in the 500th anniversary of Reformation

On October 30, 2017, Rev. Joseph Kassab, general secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon visited the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR). Special attention was paid at the talks to the situation of Christians in the Middle East and to the work of the Interreligious working group for rendering […]
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