Ordination of Jirair Ghazarian as Pastor at the Armenian Evangelical Church in Beirut
The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Attends the Ordination Service
The Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE) granted ordination and the title of "Verabadveli" to one of its pastors, Jirair Ghazarian, in the Armenian Evangelical Church. The ordination was presided over by Reverend Mgrdich Karagoezian, on Sunday 26 February 2023, at the First Armenian Evangelical Church, in Beirut.
Reverend Dr. Paul Haidostian, President of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East, President of Haigazian University in Lebanon, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Evangelical Family participated in the ordination, as well as Pastors and Church Leaders. Attendees were Reverend Dr. Habib Badr, President of the National Evangelical Union in Lebanon and MECC Honorary President and Treasurer, and the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, alongside representatives of several Ecumenical organizations and parties.
During the service and based on the recommendation of the UAECNE's Ordination Committee and the approval of the Union's General Assembly, the candidate took his pastoral oath, and also presented his testimony of faith before the congregation.
