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Video - A Special Episode of "Don't Be Afraid" Program on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel, About the Activities of the Diakonia and Social Service Department and the Home Care Program at MECC
Service with Dignity! What are the most prominent humanitarian programs of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)? What is its field relief role?
The answer is with Nina Hallak, the Director of the MECC Diakonia and Social Service Department, Lebanon’s Office, and the Nurse Roula Al-Sahwi, the Coordinator of the Home Care Program at MECC, in a special episode of "Don't Be Afraid" program on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel, prepared and presented by Father Charbel El Khoury.
The President of the Romaian Cultural Society Professor Najib Jahshan and of a Delegation from the Society on a Thank-you Visit to the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs
Future Intellectual and Cultural Cooperation Was Discussed
What Are the Details?
The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs received the President of the Romaian Cultural Society Professor Najib Jahshan, at the head of a delegation that included Professor Elie Abdelhak, the Head of the Publishing and Documentation Committee, and Mr. Roland Khairallah, the Rapporteur of the Public Affairs Monitoring Committee, and Member of the Media and Heritage of Light Committee. The visit took place on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.
Attendees were the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC, and the TV Director Johnny Antoun, the Social Media Officer at MECC.
Video - Ecumenical Horizons: Episode 1
Produced by the Middle East Council of Churches
“Ecumenical Horizons” is a weekly program that features spiritual, cultural, intellectual, youth and environmental topics.
Video - The Attack on the Cross of Umm Al-Zennar Church in Homs, Syria
Details in this Report
The Journalist Lea Adel Maamary Appointed Secretary of the Eastern Club For Civilizations Dialogue in Its New Administrative Board, and Professor Laure Abi Khalil Appointed Member in the Club
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary was appointed Secretary of the Eastern Club For Civilizations Dialogue in its new administrative board, following the Club's General Assembly meeting in accordance with the legal quorum and the election of a new administrative board.
Professor Laure Abi Khalil was also appointed a member of the Eastern Club For Civilizations Dialogue.
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter
“Momentum”
13-6-2025
This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments, especially the launch of the Satellite and Radio Broadcast of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as well as the Church, Ecumenical, and social events…
This is in addition to the weekly word of the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs which is entitled in this issue “Lest Darkness Overtake Us”. It is the word that he delivered at the press conference to launch the MECC Satellite and Radio Broadcast
You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/f7fc3f86f67c/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.
Lest Darkness Overtake Us
Professor Michel Abs
Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches
09.06.2025 – Press Conference for the Launch of Satellite Broadcasting
In the era of knowledge, the true power of humanity, communication and media are the primary tools for spreading this knowledge to people, thus combating ignorance and obscurantism, which lead to various social ills such as fanaticism, racism, prejudice, and hate speech.
In this era of knowledge, which both drives and benefits from technological advancement, it is unacceptable for people, not anyone, to be unaware of the affairs of life, each according to their field or interest.
The responsibility of disseminating knowledge is a supreme and serious one. Sociology recognizes that the media today surpasses parents, schools, and institutions in shaping and spreading values within society, making its role in socialization central, a value-shaping force.
This is where the danger of media misinformation lies, which is considered a crime punishable by the world’s laws, for manipulating minds and distorting facts are intellectual crimes no less serious than legally recognized offenses.
On the other hand, as a social researcher before being an ecumenical leader, I consider that hiding knowledge by withholding information constitutes an implicit crime, and at times an actual one, if it leads to harm or damage. Thus, the responsibility to transmit and broadcast knowledge, for the benefit of all, is a human, national, and religious duty…
And the Family Remains
A program that raises issues related to the family, motherhood, and childhood, in addition to the Church’s view and response to challenges, especially in light of the difficult living conditions the region is passing through.
Watch it daily via MECC TV at 4:15pm Beirut Time.
Ecumenical Horizons
A weekly program featuring spiritual, cultural, intellectual, youthful and environmental, segments, produced by the Middle East Council of Churches.
Watch it and listen to it, every Tuesday, on MECC TV and Radio, at the following times:
MECC FM: 10 am Beirut time
MECC TV: 4:10 pm Beirut time
