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Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries Directory

2018

Valerie Way

PCUSA | 100 Witherspoon St Louisville, KY 40202

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The Nobel Prize Laureate 1988.

Naguib Mahfouz, portrayed with some of his stories characters.

About the Office of Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries -5

Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact Information Pages 6-10

Iranian Fellowships, Congregations, and Churches Page 11

National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus Page 12

Presbyterian Middle Eastern Leadership Pages 13-15

Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Staff Page 16

Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact Update Form Page 17

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About the Office of Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries (PCUSA)

Armenian Presbyterian Church New Jersey 1927-1970

The office of Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries provides spiritual and organizational services to enable the growth and enhance the ministry of Middle Eastern Presbyterian churches and fellowships in the United States.

Presbyterian Middle Eastern Americans trace their Reformed roots to Presbyterian missions in the Middle East in the mid-19th century. Here in the United States, Middle Eastern Christian immigrants started to join the Presbyterian Church more than a century ago.

In 1898, the Armenian Presbyterian Mission of West Hoboken was organized to minister to refugees from the 1895 Turkish massacres and was officially recognized by the Jersey City Presbytery. The Mission later became the Armenian Presbyterian Church in New Jersey.

In 1899, a small group of Lebanese immigrants met regularly for worship in an apartment in Fall River, Massachusetts. The group eventually became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, first as a mission and in 1934 as a church.

The first Assyrian Presbyterian Church in the United States was established in Chicago in 1910 as the Carter Memorial Persian Assyrian Presbyterian Church.

Today, there are more than 60 Presbyterian congregations and fellowships throughout the United States worshiping in different languages, including Persian, Assyrian, Armenian and Arabic. This, indeed, is a reflection of the work of the Holy Spirit among us and a testament to the enduring witness of Middle Eastern Christians in Diaspora.

In partnership with its Advisory Committee and the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus, the office of Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries provides the following services:

Assists presbyteries in forming new worshiping communities for Middle Eastern immigrants. Coordinates leadership training events for clergy and laity. Creates and produces language-specific resources. Advocates for the participation of women and youth in all ordained leadership roles in the church.

Acts as a bridge of dialogue promoting educational and cultural understanding

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East Coast Leadership Training Mission Symposium NY 2016

Omaha New Worshiping Community Phoenix New Worshiping Community


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West Coast Leadership Training Tucson, AZ New Worshiping Community

Pastor’s Conference Pre-Big Tent June 2017

Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact Information

Synod: Lakes and Prairies

Presbytery: Missouri River Valley

Ministry: Arabic Chrisitian Church

Group: New Worship Community NWC

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Emad Tawadrous

Address: Omaha, NE

Office phone: 402-812-8356

Email: [email protected]

Synod: Lincoln Trails

Presbytery: Chicago

Ministry: Carter-Westminister

Group: Midle Eastern Fellowship, Fellowships, Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev Younan Shiba

Address: 4950 West Pratt Ave. Skokie, IL 60077


Synod: Mid-America

Presbytery: Heartland

Ministry: Arab Presbyterian Fellowship

Group: Middle Eastern Fellowship, Fellowships, Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Amgad Megally

Address: 11100 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210



Synod: Living Waters

Presbytery: Middle tenneessee

Ministry: Arabic Bible Study groups


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Wael Sous

Address: 713 Aventura Dr, Mt Juliet, TN 37122

Cell phone: 979-709-1089


Synod: Living Waters

Presbytery: Middle tenneessee

Ministry: Arab Presbyterian Fellowship

Group: Middle Eastern Fellowship,

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder. Isaac Sarofeem

Address: 11100 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210



Synod: Mid-Atlantic

Presbytery: The James

Ministry: Greenville Richmond

Group: Chaplain/Bible Study Group

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Fady Lous

Address: 1703 Dresden Rd Henrico, VA 23229



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Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact InformationSynod: Mid-Atlantic

Presbytery: National Capitol

Ministry: Arabic Church of the Redeemer


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Fuad Khoui

Address: 13105 Ideal Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906


Cell phone: 202-309-4980


Synod: Northeast

Presbytery: The Palisades

Ministry: Mideast Evangelical Church


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder Adina Jacoub

Address: 241 Sip Ave. Jersey City, NJ 7306


Synod: Northeast

Presbytery: The Palisades

Ministry: Arabic American Evangelical Fellowship

Group: Middle Eastern Congregation

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder Amgad Hanna

Address: 440 Hoboken Avw Jerey City, NJ 7306



Synod: Northeast

Presbytery: New Brunswick

Ministry: Arabic Presbyterian Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Nagy Hanna

Address: 47 N Main St. Milltown, NJ 8850



Synod: Northeast

Presbytery: New York City

Ministry: Arabic Christian Fellowship of Queens


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Bahig Peter

Address: 17 68th St. Glendale, NY 11385

Cell phone: 347-256-2102


Synod: Northeast

Presbytery: New York City

Ministry: MENA Evangelical Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder Sobhy Girgis

Address: 367n 94th St Brooklyn, NY 11220


Cell phone: 917-373-9521


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Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact InformationSynod: The Pacific

Presbytery: San Francisco

Ministry: Arabic Evangelical Fellowship NWC


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder Philip Bedros

Address: 4975 Concord, CA 94521



Synod: Southern California & Hawaii

Presbytery: Los Ranchos

Ministry: Arabic Fellowship in Huntington Beach


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Adel Malek

Address: 16911 Bolsa Chica St. Huntington Beach, CA 92649




Presbytery: Los Ranchos

Ministry: Syrian Presbyterian Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Adel Malek

Address: 2850 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626




Presbytery: Riverside

Ministry: Arabic Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Rafik Ibrahim

Address: Temecula, CA

Cell phone: 760-587-9369



Presbytery: Riverside

Ministry: Corona Arabic Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Mr. Adel Ibrahim

Address: Corona, CA

Cell phone: 626-945-3333



Presbytery: San Diego

Ministry: Escondido Arabic Church

Group: Middle Eastern Congregation, Fellowships, Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Mofid Wasef

Address: 17010 Pomerado Rd. San Diego, CA 92128



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Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact InformationSynod: Southern California & Hawaii

Presbytery: San Fernando

Ministry: Horizon Arabic Church


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Elder William Fahmallah

Address: 1850 E Avenue R Palmdale, CA 93550

Cell phone: 760-638-6835




Ministry: Church Planter (Bridges)

Group: Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Raafat ElGawly

Address: Alhambara, CA




Ministry: Trinity Armenian Presbyterian Church

Group: Iranian Fellowships, Congregations

Language: Armenian

Pastor: Rev. Ara Chakerian

Address: 11960 Victory Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91606

Cell phone: 818-761-9737


Presbytery: San Gabriel

Ministry: Mideast Evangelical Church


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Makar Maher

Address: 9723 Gaibaldi Ave, Temple City, CA 91780




Presbytery: San Gabriel

Ministry: Temple City Arabic Church


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Hisham Kamel

Address: 121 Alice St. Aracadia, CA 91006



Synod: Southwest

Presbytery: De Cristo

Ministry: Middle Eastern Presbyterian Fellowship

Group: Midle Eastern Congregation, Fellowships, Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Re. Bitar Georges

Address: 2450 E. Fort Lowell Rd. Tucson, AZ 85719


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Middle Eastern Ministries (PCUSA) Contact InformationSynod: Southwest

Presbytery: Grand Canyon

Ministry: Arabic Presbyterian Fellowship

Group: Midle Eastern Congregation, Fellowships, Bible Study Groups

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Estawri Khjeek

Address: 7702 N 35th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051

Office phone: (602) 841-8507


Synod: Sun

Presbytery: New Covenent

Ministry: Middle Eastern Bible Study

Group: Middle Eastern Bible Study

Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Wael Nasief

Address: Houston, TX


Synod: Sun

Presbytery: New Covenent

Ministry: Arabic Fellowship of Houston


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Eid Abdelmassih

Address: 29 Pinedale Street #7 Houston, TX 77006



Synod: Trinity

Presbytery: Lehigh

Ministry: Christian Evangelical Church


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Barry Abdelnour

Address: 1625 W. Tremont Street Allentown, PA 18102


Synod: Trinity

Presbytery: Lehigh

Ministry: Allentown Arabic Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Moufid Khoury

Address: 3231 Tilgham St. Allentown, PA 18104


Synod: Trinity

Presbytery: South Jersey

Ministry: Arabic Evangelical Fellowship


Language: Arabic

Pastor: Rev. Aiman Mahrous

Address: Morristown, PA

Cell phone: 619 481-8145


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Iranian Fellowships, Congregations and Churches

Ministry: St. John's Assyrian Presbyterian Church


Pastor: Rev. Edward Eissabake

Address: 450 S. Palm St. Turlock CA 91104

Cell phone: 209-668-0522

Ministry: Holy Trinity Armenian Evangelical Church


Language: Armenian

Pastor: Rev. Hendrik Shanazarian

Cell phone: 818-933-1322

Ministry: Fellowship of Glendale Church of the Good Shepherd


Language: Armenian

Pastor: Rev. Yezras Sepanian

Ministry: Iranian Christian Church of Atlanta


Language: Farsi

Pastor: Rev. Sasan Tavassoli

Cell phone: 303-873-6611

Ministry: Iranian Church of New York


Language: Farsi

Pastor: Rev Thomas Kenneth

Fax: 212-932-9317

Ministry: The Beverly Hills Persian Church


Language: Farsi

Pastor: Rev. Martin Wilson


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National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus

Leadership

2015-2017 NMEPC

Moderator Rev. Raafat Girgis [email protected]

Vice Moderator Elder. Amgad Beblawi [email protected]

Treasurer Elder. Sobhy Girgis [email protected]

Secretary Rev. Wael Sous [email protected]

Member at Large Rev. Estawri Khjeek [email protected]

For Additional Information

Visit our Website: http://nmepcusa.org/

Mailing Address:

National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus

P.O. Box 278 Boonton, NJ 07005

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Presbyterian Middle Eastern Leadership

Name Email Address City State Phone NumberMedhat Yoakeim [email protected] St. Paul MN 651-366-2157George Bitar [email protected] Tuscan AZ 520-404-0547Estawri Khieek/Silva [email protected] Phoenix AZ 602-326-2725Nahida Gordon [email protected] Wooster OH 330-464-9691Amir Tawadrous [email protected] Chicago IL 773-961-6977Younan Shiba [email protected] Chicago IL 224-522-1776Almas Touman [email protected] Chicago IL 408-859-2018Joe Faragalla [email protected] New Jersey NJ 973-722-9329Aida Faris [email protected] Houston TX 512-775-8159Lucy Janigian [email protected] Los Altos CA 201-294-0939Martha Soliman [email protected] Rancho CA 626-590-4029Afaf Girgis [email protected] San Dimas CA 626-353-6334Raafat Hanna [email protected] Detroit MI 585-530-7975Sam Moussa [email protected] Allentown PAEhab William [email protected] King ofPrussia PA 484-687-3203Milad Istafanous [email protected] Shoreline WA 206-201-9392Ikram Mehanni [email protected] New Jersey NJ 732-318-4845Maged Farah [email protected] Philadelphia PA 215-817-0645Eid Elsharony [email protected] Houston TX 713-592-2801Suzanne Abraham [email protected] Monrovia CA 626-825-2570Hisham Kamel [email protected] Temple City CA 626-255-7323Raafat Elgawly [email protected] Alhambra CA 818-626-7130Mansour Khajehpour [email protected] Seattle WA 620-757-1433Maher Makar [email protected] Arcadia CA 626-255-7323Suzy Ramzy [email protected] Arcadia CA 626-242-8440Amgad Megally [email protected] Kansas City KS 804-665-6032Hany Sedrak [email protected] Lancaster CA 760-638-6835Bahig Peter [email protected] Glendale NY 347-256-2102Emad Tawadrous [email protected] Omaha NE 402-812-8356Mofid Wassef [email protected] San Diego CA 760-443-7760Mourise Amin Yousef [email protected] Morrestown NJ 856-503-7275Raafat Zaki [email protected] Chicago IL 678-478-2058Moufid Khoury [email protected] Allentown PA 610-390-3030Fouad Khouri [email protected] Silver Spring MD 301-929-8816Nina Khoury [email protected] Silver Spring MDAdel Malek [email protected] Mission Viejo CA 949-303-3409Salam Lebbos [email protected] Fall River MA 781-646-6712Sabry Tanios [email protected] Brooklyn NY

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Presbyterian Middle Eastern LeadershipName Email Address City State Phone NumberMona Massamiri [email protected] Northridge CA 818-368-5121Rafik & Eman Mikhail [email protected] Louisville KY 502-533-7269Kamal Abdulkarim [email protected] Prescott AZ 818-425-0725Lamia Jarjour [email protected] Woodland Hills CA 818-640-4336Adel Ibrahim [email protected] Glendora CA 626-945-3333Rafik Farouk [email protected] San Diego CA 760-587-9369Moris Yousef [email protected] Moorestown NJ 856-235-1688Ara Chakerian [email protected] N. Hollywood CA 818-761-9738Fahed Abu-Akel [email protected] Atlanta GA 404-228-7749Afaf Khoury [email protected]@lvh.com Allentown PA 484-884-2989Ihab Sorial [email protected] Norton MA 508-269-6599Adina Ayoub [email protected] New Jersey NJ 973-886-2221Zohny Haa [email protected] Temple City CA 626-487-4917Nermean Hanna [email protected] Temple City CA 626-487-9594Karam Azab [email protected] Chicago ILKamal Abdel-karim [email protected] Prescott AZ 818-425-0725Aiman Mahrous [email protected] San Diego CA 619-481-8145Safwat Saad [email protected] Downey CA 562-413-0184Raafat Girgis [email protected] Louisville KY 502-424-8049Amgad Beblawi [email protected] Louisville KY 502-569-8264Magdy Girgis [email protected] Louisville KY 626-241-3754Peter Bahig [email protected] Glendale NY 718-418-5421Maged Bestourous [email protected] Roslyn Heights NY 516-729-6324Nazeeh Bestourous [email protected] Kew Gardens NY 718-441-7944Sam Tanas [email protected] Queens NY 516-305-2066Wael Nasief [email protected] Houston TX 979-709-1089Sameh Shaker [email protected] Willow Grove PA 484-661-0773Sami Khalil [email protected] Charlotte NC 704-402-6632Amgad Hanna [email protected] Jersey City NJ 973-253-5655Rami Almakdasi [email protected] Buffalo NY 716-206-4177Shady Ghali [email protected] Arcadia CA 310-347-5266Magad Kamel [email protected] Arcadia CA 626-483-2632Phoebe Malak [email protected] Monrovia CA 626-429-7593Ann Abraham [email protected] Glendora CA 626-945-4444Mickey Bishara [email protected] Rancho Cucamonga CA 909-524-5719Mehdi Abhari [email protected] Duarte CA 626-256-1592Edward Eissabake [email protected] Turlock CA 209-668-0522Farshid Hakim [email protected] Cheshire CT 203-272-3397Mansour Khjehpour [email protected] Princeton NJ 609-425-1462Hendrik Shanazzari [email protected] Burbank CA 818-933-1322

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Presbyterian Middle Eastern LeadershipName Email Address City State Phone NumberSasan Tavassoli [email protected] Atlanta GA 404-550-8852Kenneth Thomas [email protected] New York NY 212-932-9317Johanna Ghabour [email protected] Jersey City NJ 917-399-3746Amgad Hanna [email protected] Jersey City NJ 973-253-5655Samuel Khalil [email protected] Jersey City NJ 973-253-5655Ramzy Shaker Jersey City NJ 609-771-8811Alfred Graise [email protected] Jersey City NJ 908-331-4346John Boshra [email protected] Riverton NJ 804-274-0865Ayad Saad Bebawy Attia [email protected] Dayton OH 201-238-0366Samy Estefaanous [email protected] Jersey City NJ 937-829-0867Safwat Marzouk [email protected] Elkhart IN 574-296-6265Wael Sous [email protected] Mt. Juliet TN 979-709-1089Isaac Sarofeem [email protected] Overland Park KS 615-397-1327Sobhy Girgis [email protected] Brooklyn NY 917-373-9521

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Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries (PCUSA) Staff

Visit us on the Web:

https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/racial-ethnic-and-womens-ministries/middle-eastern-ministries/

Magdy Girgis, D. Min

Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries, Field Staff


Marissa Shearon

Administrative Assistant

Phone: 502-569-5385


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Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries (PCUSA) Contact Update Form

Name of Church/Fellowship: _____________________________________________________________

Church Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________

City: _______________________ State: _________________________ Zip Code: __________________

Church Phone: ________________________________________________________________________

Local Church Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________ State: _________________________ Zip Code: __________________

Fax Number (If any): ____________________________________________________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________

Web Site (if any): ______________________________________________________________________

Synod: ____________________________________ Presbytery: ________________________________

Church Status (Check one): Fellowship (__) New Church Development: (__) or

Chartered congregation (__)

Number of Members 2016: _____ Number of Members 2017: _____ Number of Active Members:_____

Main Ethnic group served (national origin): __________________________________________________

Main language(s) spoken during worship service: _____________________________________________

Pastor’s name: _____________________________ Phone number: _____________________________

Pastor’s mailing address: ________________________________________________________________

Is the pastor an Ordained Minister? Yes (___) No (___) If yes, since: ____________________________

Pastor’s phone number: ______________________________ Fax number: ________________________

Email: ____________________________________________ Other: _____________________________

Name and title of person sending information: _______________________________________________

Please Mail/Fax/Email information to:Middle Eastern Intercultural Ministries

Att: Marissa Shearon100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202 Room 3009A

[email protected] 502-569-5385

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