Ecumenical agencies - Middle East

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• Association of Interchurch Families
• Canadian Centre for Ecumenism
• Canadian Council of Churches
• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
• Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
• North American Academy of Ecumenists
• Prairie Centre for Ecumenism
• World Council of Churches

Also see the Directory of Ecumenical Study Centers

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• Académie des œcuménistes de l'Amérique du Nord
• Centre canadien d'œcuménisme
• Conseil canadien des églises
• Conseil œcuméniques des églises
• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
• Foyers Mixtes
• Kairos: Initiatives canadiennes œcuméniques pour la justice
• Prairie Centre for Ecumenism

Voir aussi le Directory of Ecumenical Study Centers

Middle East Council of Churches
"The MECC is a meeting-place for the indigenous churches of the region, a facilitator of their common response to common needs. It encourages and supports relationships between its member churches in an ecclesiastically sensitive manner, adhering to the historical confessions of the united Church, the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, to which all its members subscribe. Its family structure emphasizes consensus and participation in community. Larger and smaller families each have equal opportunity to have their voices heard in its deliberations, and no one perspective is permitted to eclipse any other. The decision-making process of the MECC is sensitive to the various church traditions represented."

Catholicosate of Cilicia - Department of Ecumenical Relations
"The Catholicosate has been a member of the WCC since 1962 and a founding member of the MECC, and is actively involved in the ecumenical movement globally and regionally. It has working relationships with various ecumenical organizations. It participates in many bilateral and multilateral ecumenical dialogues. The Catholicosate sent observers to the Vatican Council II. The visits of the Catholicoi to Popes and joint declarations, meetings and consultations with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church have all contributed greatly to the development of cordial relations and theological dialogue between the Armenian and the Roman Catholic Churches on international, regional and local levels. The Catholicosate's relations with the churches of the Middle East have always been cordial. As one of the initiators of the ecumenical movement in the region, the Catholicosate took an active part in the foundation of the MECC in 1974. The Catholicosate has played a key role in promoting the theological dialogue between the two families of the Orthodox tradition. It has played a significant role in developing a more organized collaboration among the Oriental Orthodox Churches, particularly following the meeting of the Heads of these Churches in Addis Ababa, in 1965."
Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies
"The campus of the Tantur Institute is situated on the main road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Tantur welcomes scholars and students to pursue their research and writing for longer or shorter periods, and offers programs of continuing education and spiritual renewal for parish clergy, teachers and other church workers. Tantur also offers a Laity Enrichment Program."
World Student Christian Federation - Palestine
"WSCF-Palestine was established by a group of a Palestinian Christian graduate students, in the beginning of the year 2000. WSCF-P currently is part of World Student Christian Federation WSCF-Geneva. WSCF-P works among Palestinian Christian youth and students, with the goals of building ecumenism at the grassroots level, fostering leadership development among youth and students, and defining the relationship between the Church and society. One of the main objectives of WSCF-P is to build Student Christian Movements (SCM) throughout Palestine. Through the SCM students can meet, share their hopes, and work together to grow spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. As well, WSCF-P will work to foster contacts with similar Christian student movements in the Middle East and around the world."