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Video - What Are the Details of the Homecare Services Platform Launched by MECC?

*Home care services are available at reasonable and discounted prices.

Stemming from its belief in the importance of serving with dignity, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) launched a new platform for homecare services in Lebanon, enabling service seekers to identify certified caregivers who have undergone extensive health training with Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and Tripoli) and Khoury General Hospital (Zahle, Lebanon). Hence, the platform offers a variety of home services related to elderly care, mothers and newborn care, as well as babysitting and childcare.

In this context, the video sheds light on how this platform works and the details of its services.

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The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter

“Momentum”

7-8-2025

This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments 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 “On Corruption, Social Structure, and Faith”.

You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/9438a8453f12/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.

You can also subscribe to the Momentum Newsletter via the following link: https://mecc.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=fd3381352a&u=1db32cafe9ea32b38eb90480a.

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On Corruption, Social Structure, and Faith

Professor Michel Abs

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches

Its name is corruption.
It began with the dawn of humankind; its existence recorded from the first moments of history.
It dwells in the hidden corners of human minds and souls. It knows how to disguise itself and emerges when the dominant ego feels the need to assert itself.
It spreads through society, hiding among people, especially since many have learned to market themselves as angels or saints.

Many know how to hide corruption well, projecting false impressions that are difficult to disprove.
The corrupt, the liar, the fraud, the traitor, all belong to the same semantic field revolving around corruption.
Corruption is a source of shame, and its derivatives are disgraceful. That’s why those who belong to it know how to hide it, though some have embraced it shamelessly, even proudly, dressing it up in all kinds of decorative, flattering labels.
Some call it "cleverness," others "savviness," and still others refer to it as "resourcefulness."

But all of them are justifying a terrifying and vile value: corruption, the cornerstone of betrayal…

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His Eminence Metropolitan Elias Kfoury and Father Joseph El Khoury at the MECC Headquarters in Beirut

A Meeting with the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs

What Are the Details?

His Eminence Metropolitan Elias Kfoury, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Tyre, Sidon and Dependencies, accompanied by Father Joseph El Khoury visited the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the offices of the MECC General Secretariat in Beirut.

The meeting included various Church and social issues. The attendees discussed the difficult circumstances that the region, and the south specially, are facing due to the security, economic and social crises, addressing the most urgent needs of the people of Lebanon and the region. They also discussed the role of the Church in supporting the neediest people, healing their wounds, and providing them moral and spiritual support.

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"Important Files with the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs" Program

A Mirror of the Society and a Loud Voice in the Wilderness

In a world dominated by injustice, violence, inequality, and hate speech, the “Platform of the Word” at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has launched a new program entitled "Important Files with the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs." The program reflects the reality and constitutes a loud voice in the wilderness, defending the rights of every human being on this earth.

"Important Files," prepared and presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media and Church Relations Coordinator at MECC, addresses weekly various Church, Ecumenical, national, social, and humanitarian issues. The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs discusses urgent and emerging issues from a sociological and social perspective, presenting his explanations, analyses, and aspirations at many levels.

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Member of the Central Committee of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees at MECC

Dr. Farah Atallah On a Visit to the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs in Beirut

Emphasizing the Need to Heal the Wounds of the Neediest People

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, received Dr. Farah Atallah, Member of the Central Committee of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) at MECC, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.

During the meeting, both parties discussed various current issues, as well as current development work and the most prominent activities implemented by the MECC, including DSPR programs.

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The MECC Team Continues Its Graphic Design Training

Trainer Father Spyridon Tannous Emphasizes the Importance of Developing Skills and Capabilities with Creativity and Professionalism

Capacity building and skills development are among the most important goals of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), which it seeks to achieve with its team. Therefore, the MECC Communication and Media Department continues to organize a Graphic Design training, which it launched under the supervision of the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs.

The training is being held over several weeks with Father Spyridon Tannous, Parish Priest of Sharbila in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Akkar and its Dependencies, at the offices of the MECC General Secretariat in Beirut. The course is attended by the media team and colleagues from various departments in Lebanon and Syria, in person and online.

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The Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME): Between Past and Present

Its New Executive Secretary Reverend Dr. Samuel Rozfy Ibrahim in a Special Episode for the “Platform of the Word” at MECC:  

"ATIME’s vision lies in strengthening cooperation between Theological Academic Institutes in the Middle East and instilling the Ecumenical spirit among their students"

What Are the New Activities that He Revealed?

Exclusive: Media of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) 

From the Cradle of Christianity to the entire world, and from the Middle East, a region that clings to its hope, to all corners of the globe, its mission is one: witnessing to faith and unity, and promoting the Ecumenical spirit in the region. It is an Association of fraternity, education, respect, and, most importantly, exchanging experiences and aspirations for a one, unified Theological future for all.

It is the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME), which has always sought to be a reference for students of Theological Institutes in the region. A Theological, cultural, and educational reference for future Church Leaders by contributing to the development of their capabilities and skills. How was ATIME established? What are its objectives and frameworks?

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The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter

“Momentum”

31-7-2025

This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments 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 “A Nation in the Waiting Room”.

You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/75559650337e/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.

You can also subscribe to the Momentum Newsletter via the following link: https://mecc.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=fd3381352a&u=1db32cafe9ea32b38eb90480a.

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A Nation in the Waiting Room

Professor Michel Abs

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches

Five years have passed since the near-nuclear explosion of Beirut.
That day, the Lebanese believed the end of the world had come,
That the skies had collapsed upon them,
That they were heading toward the mouth of oblivion.

That day, destruction struck beyond the imagination of any sane mind,
Beyond the dreams of even the most despairing soul.
That day, the blood of the Lebanese watered the soil of their beloved capital.
That day, they saw their cherished “Lady of the East,” Beirut, in ruins—shattered lives, shattered buildings, remnants of a civilization…

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Signing of an Official Cooperation Agreement Between the Middle East Council of Churches and Makhzoumi Foundation

A Joint Program Aiming at Establishing a Culture of Social Entrepreneurship in Lebanon

What Are the Details?

In a step towards enhancing the social and economic situations in Lebanon, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and Makhzoumi Foundation to implement a loan provision program aiming at empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) located in North and Akkar governorates.

This signing took place during an official meeting held on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the headquarters of the Makhzoumi Foundation in Beirut. It was attended by the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Professor Michel Abs, and the President of Makhzoumi Foundation Mrs. May Makhzoumi.

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