The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Meets with Bishop Pavli, Bishop Hermina, and Dr. Hiba Sharobim in Alexandria

A Meeting Confirming that MECC Bears Witness to the Truth

Alexandria, 16-4-2024

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs continued his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and in preparation for the activities of the MECC Fiftieth Year.

In Alexandria, the Secretary General, Dr. Michel Abs, visited with a delegation from the Council, Bishop Pavli, the Assistant of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See Saint Mark, for Al Mountazah Sector and the Youth Service Officer in Alexandria, Bishop Hermina, General Bishop of the Eastern Sector, and Dr. Hiba Sharobim, Member of the Egyptian Senate, at the Archdiocese Headquarters - Alexandria.

The meeting was attended by the Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Gergis Saleh, the Associate Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, the Coordinator of Communication for Church Relations the journalist Lea Adel Maamary, and students from the Institute of Coptic Studies - Department of Ecumenical Relations.

Firstly, everyone welcomed Dr. Michel Abs and the accompanying delegation, stressing that this visit expresses that the Council is a home for the Churches.

Dr. Michel Abs, as during each visit, explained the Council’s activities, the Fiftieth Year of its Founding, and what MECC will do this year in terms of thinking, contemplation, and future aspirations on the occasion of its Fiftieth Year.

In their turn, their Eminences praised everything that Dr. Michel Abs talked about, explaining that the Council is taking advanced steps at various levels because it speaks the Testimony of Truth. They also praised the activity that will be held in Egypt on the occasion of the Fiftieth Year of the MECC Founding.

Afterwards, the attendees addressed humanitarian and societal issues that constitute current topics and pose challenges to the Church in various parts of the world.