The preparations for the MECC General Assembly have started by sending out the invitations to member churches, partners, and ecumenical councils. For this purpose, the General Secretary had several meetings with Heads of Churches in Lebanon. The Assembly will be the 9th in the life of the Counci l and will take place in Cyprus (26 30 November 2007). The Executive Committee in its last meeting in Cairo has chosen the following theme for the Assembly ³..speaking for Christ, as though God Himself were making His Appeal through us² (2 Corinthians 5:20). The Assembly sets the general guidelines and ecumenical strategy of the council for the next four years, elects a General Secretary, and nominates members of the Central committee. Attendance of the Assembly will be MECC Presidents, Heads of Churches in th e Middle East, MECC Executive Members representatives of MECC member churches , partners, representatives of other world ecumenical councils, and special guests. Donations to this event are welcomed. For further details contact the General Secretariat office: guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb
Middle East Council of Churches Office of International Ecumenical Relations P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon
Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb
+961-1-353-938 http://www.mec-churches.org/