Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki During His Meeting with an ATIME Delegation:
Supporting the Ecumenical movement is a priority to achieve coexistence and an urgent necessity
90% of the Evangelical Authority's activity is inside Egypt and aim to serve the Egyptians, and we are proud to participate in the Presidential initiatives
Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki, President of the Evangelical Churches in Egypt, the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services, met with a delegation including 40 Deans, Religious Leaders and students, who are members of the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME), on Monday 24 July 2023, in Cairo.
Among the participants in the visit were Archimandrite Dr. Jack Khalil, ATIME’s President, and Dean of the Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology in Balamand, Lebanon, Father Dr. Michael Kanbar, ATIME’s Executive Secretary, Priest and Professor, Reverend Dr. Samuel Razfi, Associate Executive Secretary, and Dean of the Evangelical Faculty of Theology, Dr. Gergis Saleh, Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches, and Professor at the Evangelical Faculty of Theology, and Father Dr. Bishoy Rasmi, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
During the visit, Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki welcomed the guests. He expressed his great happiness with the visit, and gave a presentation about the activities of the Evangelical Community and the Evangelical Organization at the local, regional and international levels. The Leaders of the Evangelical Organization also presented the activities of the various units and sectors of the Organization, introducing their role in the Presidential initiatives in many governorates, in addition to their participation in the National Alliance for Civil Action and Development.
In his conversation with the delegation of the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME), Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki said: “in Egypt there are 10 colleges accredited by the Presidency of the Evangelical Community, through which their graduates are registered as Priests affiliated to the Evangelical Community, led by the Presbyterian Evangelical Theological College, in addition to the colleges of Theology affiliated to the Association of Evangelicals in Egypt. We seek an influential Theological education.
He added, "Supporting the Ecumenical movement is a priority to achieve coexistence and an urgent necessity, and 90% of the Evangelical Authority's activity is inside Egypt and aim to serve the Egyptians, and we are proud to participate in the Presidential initiatives."
Noting that the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME) is holding its conference from 24 to 30 July 2023 in Egypt. The conference includes many sessions, as well as lectures, meetings, visits to different personalities, and various activities.
