The Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in Near East held its 66th General Assembly July 4-7, 2010 in the Armenian Evangelical Holy Trinity Church, Kessab – SYRIA in the presence of 39 voting members and delegates, and 36 non-voting members from five countries in the Middle East.

The theme of the GA this year was, “To Learn Or Not To Learn, That Is The Question”, based on the verse John 6:45.

The opening worship service took place on Sunday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m., where Rev. M. Karagoezian gave the sermon, followed by Holy Communion administered by Rev. H. Selimian.

The following two days were devoted to presentations and discussions related to the main theme. The presenters were Revs. M. Karagoezian, H. Sevadjian, H. Selimian, P. Haidostian, Miss A. Boujikanian and Mr. G. Deyirmenjian.

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Assembly reconvened for UAECNE business sessions, where elections of the Central Committee took place and other pertinent decisions were made. The Assembly was concluded at a closing worship service on Wednesday noon during which Rev. S. Megrdichian delivered the sermon.

We want to thank God for entrusting us with church congregations, educational institutions, children's, youth, women's and other social ministries, church publications, and ecumenical relationships. There are many encouraging activities within the Union, for which we give thanks to God who called us to learn, teach, and relearn. At the same time, we know that there are more challenges than we can handle, but through God’s grace, we look forward to overcoming them and remaining faithful to our Lord and His call.