Communication and Public Relations

The Role of the Communication and Public Relations Department in Fulfilling MECC’s Mission.  

The Communication and Public Relations Department has a pivotal role in providing “shared services” to the entire MECC organization. A harmonious and professional communication department is essential to MECC’s ability to express its position on key issues affecting churches in the Middle East. Therefore, the communication team has an important role in promoting MECC’s mission and work, its Christian and Church unity, and the common witness of the churches, striving for peace, social justice and human dignity. It will do so based on strong commitment, well-defined planning and operational effectiveness, to connect with our partners around the world, and to secure funding opportunities. The Communication and Public Relations Department is one of the primary mechanisms through which we “build bridges”.

The Main Objective of the Communication and Public Relations Department is to strengthen the ability of the Council to serve its ecumenical and inter-religious mission as a bridge builder and to sustain resources for Christian presence and witness in the Middle East. It will do so by raising awareness about the Council’s work, promoting its message and values to the global public, forging connections between churches, and building a communication network among Churches.

 

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Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Honorary Secretary General, Honors the MECC Secretary General of the Council Professor Michel Abs, and the Council’s Delegation
Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Honorary Secretary General, Honors the MECC Secretary General of the Council Professor Michel Abs, and the Council’s Delegation

Cairo, February 13, 2025

With great love, translated into true fraternity, the Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Gergis Saleh, offered a painting of Jesus Christ to the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, the Associate Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, and the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Lea Adel Maamary, as a token of love and appreciation.

The painting of Jesus Christ was decorated with the Bible Verse “That Your Eyes may be Open toward this house night and day” (1 Kings 8: 29).

His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia Receives the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and A Delegation from the Council
His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia Receives the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and A Delegation from the Council

Emphasizing the Importance of Dialogue, Social Cohesion, and Media Cooperation

Cairo, February 13, 2025

His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia, General Bishop, President of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center and Assistant Secretary General of the Egyptian Family House, received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs, and a delegation from the Council at the Center's headquarters - Cairo.

The meeting was attended by the MECC Honorary Secretary General Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Associate Secretary General Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, and the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC, the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary.  

The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs On A Visit to His Eminence Bishop Sami Fawzi Shehata, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs On A Visit to His Eminence Bishop Sami Fawzi Shehata, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa

Bishop Shehata Praises the Work of the Council's Departments, Programs and Advanced Media.

Professor Michel Abs: "We always strive for joint Christian work and to enhance dialogue with others."

Cairo, February 12, 2025

Within the framework of enhancing joint Christian work and affirming the role of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in spreading the spirit of love among all, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, along with a delegation from the Council, visited the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, His Eminence Bishop Sami Fawzi Shehata at the headquarters of the Episcopal Church in Cairo.

The meeting was attended by the MECC Honorary Secretary General Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Associate Secretary General Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Council of Churches Father Yachouh Ayoub, and the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).

At the beginning, His Eminence Bishop Sami Shehata welcomed the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs and the Council's delegation, stressing that his visit enhances fraternity and cooperation between the Churches.

Professor Michel Abs, the MECC Secretary General, Arrives in Cairo to Participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Professor Michel Abs, the MECC Secretary General, Arrives in Cairo to Participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Entitled “Do you believe this?” (John 11: 26)

Cairo - February 12, 2025

Professor Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), arrived in Cairo to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity entitled “Do you believe this?” (John 11: 26).

The Secretary General will also visit Church Leaders, hold lectures, as well as media interviews.

He was accompanied on the visit by the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Council, and the Director of the Platform of the Word, Lea Adel Maamary.

They were received at Cairo International Airport by the Associate Secretary General Reverend Rafaat Fikry.

It is worth noting that the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs, had made a special statement via the MECC platform, in which he expressed his happiness to visit Egypt and meet Church Leaders, stressing that the Secretary General's participation in the Week of Prayer in Egypt will become an annual tradition.

Video – The MECC Media Team Conducts an Interview with the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib
Video – The MECC Media Team Conducts an Interview with the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib

During His Participation at the Symposium of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon

On the thought of Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din on the Twenty-fourth Commemoration of His Passing

The Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon held a symposium on the thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din on the Twenty-fourth Commemoration of his passing. The symposium was held under the patronage of the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, the Vice-President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the headquarters of the Islamic Shiite Council in Hazmieh - Lebanon.

At the end of the symposium, the media team of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) conducted an interview with Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, who stressed the importance of the thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din, especially in terms of openness, tolerance, dialogue and safeguarding the nation.

Video - Highlight on the Symposium About the Thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din
Video - Highlight on the Symposium About the Thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din

Organized by the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon

On the twenty-fourth commemoration of the passing of Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din, and under the patronage of the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, the Vice-President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon held a dialogue symposium about the thought of Sheikh Shams Al-Din, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the headquarters of the Islamic Shiite Council in Hazmieh - Lebanon.

In this context, this report presents details about the symposium, as well as some interviews with participants.

The Word Unites Us
The Word Unites Us

Stay Tuned for a Special Episode with Monsignor Abdo Abou Kasm and the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel

Watch with us a special episode entitled “The Word Unites Us”, from “The Platform of the Word” at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), with the Director of the Catholic Information Center in Lebanon Monsignor Abdo Abou Kasm, on Thursday 13 Februatry 2025, at 1:45 pm Beirut Time, on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel. He was interviewed by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Director of “The Platform of the Word”, and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC.

The episode focused on the importance of the media in spreading the values of love, fraternity and peace away from the discourse of hatred and injustice, in addition to the role of "The Platform of the Word" in the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and its mission in strengthening the Ecumenical spirit.

Video - Word of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Dr. Michel Abs
Video - Word of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Dr. Michel Abs

About His Upcoming Visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt and His Participation in the Celebrations of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The World Day of the Sick - 11 February
The World Day of the Sick - 11 February
Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches
Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches