{"id":66,"date":"2014-02-25T17:26:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T01:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2017-09-18T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T19:15:31","slug":"church-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/about-2\/church-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Church History \u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>During the second half of the twentieth century, the numbers of Arab Presbyterian Christians in California. increased tremendously and a need for a worship meeting for them began to surface<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0635\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a\u00a0\u0628\u062f\u0623\u062a \u0623\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0632\u0627\u064a\u062f \u00a0\u0641\u064a \u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629. \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u062e\u0631\u0649\u00a0 \u0628\u062f\u0623 \u064a\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062d\u062a\u064a\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-534 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture2-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture2.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>So<\/i><i>, a group of devout Egyptian Christians came together and communicated with the Synod of the Nile in Egypt this need and the possibility of starting a Presbyterian meeting in the Los Angeles Area.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0644\u0648\u0633 \u0627\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0633 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0637\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u064a\u0637\u0629 \u0648 \u0628\u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0631\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628\u060c \u0634\u064a\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u062d\u0628\u0634\u064a\u060c \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0639\u0627\u062f\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0635\u0641 \u060c \u0628\u062f\u0623\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0639 \u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0645\u0645\u062b\u0644\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u0646\u0648\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062d\u064a\u0644\u064a \u00a0\u0644\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0625\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u062f\u0621 \u0625\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-535\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>April 1988 saw the birth of this meeting through the support of the San Gabriel Presbytery. They had their first meeting in Westminster Church in Pasadena, CA<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u0641\u064a \u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0645 1988 \u0648 \u0628\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0633\u0627\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0644 \u0628\u062f\u0623 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0625\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639\u064a \u00a0\u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u064f\u0639\u0642\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0648\u0633\u062a \u0645\u0646\u0633\u062a\u0631 \u0628\u0628\u0627\u0633\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0627.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-539 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture4.png\" width=\"174\" height=\"211\" \/>In 1992, Pastor Adel <\/i><i>Iskander<\/i><i> moved to Los Angeles to help in the development of this meeting to grow into a Church as they started their weekly meetings<\/i><i>. In <\/i><i>November <\/i><i>1994, the <\/i><i>Mideast Evangelical Church (MEC) was registered with the State of California as a non-profit organization \u2014 the first Arabic speaking Presbyterian Church in the US West <\/i><i>Coast. Pastor <\/i><i>Adel continued to lead the church until he was called to heaven in 1995<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 1992 \u0642\u064e\u062f\u064f\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633 \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0644 \u0625\u0633\u0643\u0646\u062f\u0631 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0644\u064a\u0635\u0628\u062d \u00a0\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062c\u0644 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u00a0\u0642\u062f \u062a\u0645 \u0625\u0646\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0633\u0627\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u062e\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639 \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629. \u0648\u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 1994 \u00a0\u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0633\u062c\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0643\u0647\u0626\u064a\u0629 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0647\u0627\u062f\u0641\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0631\u0628\u062d \u0628\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0644\u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0625\u0646\u062c\u064a\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0634\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a \u0648\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629. \u0648\u0642\u062f \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633 \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0644 \u0625\u0633\u0643\u0646\u062f\u0631\u0647\u0648 \u00a0\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629\u060c \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062f\u0639\u0627\u0647 \u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0639\u0627\u0645 1995<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"227\" \/>In 1997, <\/i><i>Magdy<\/i> <i>Girgis<\/i><i> was ordained as a pastor for the church thus becoming the second pastor for MEC.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>In 2007, God called pastor <\/i><i>Magdy<\/i> <i>Girgis<\/i><i> to another field of ministry in California after serving as MEC pastor for ten <\/i><i>years.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 1997 \u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0646\u0635\u064a\u0628 \u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u062f\u0649 \u062c\u0631\u062c\u0633 \u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0644\u064a\u0635\u0628\u062d \u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629. \u0648\u0641\u064a \u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631 2007 \u062f\u0639\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u062f\u064a \u062c\u0631\u062c\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u062e\u0631\u0649 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u062a\u0631\u0643 \u0631\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u062a \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0639\u0634\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0639\u0648\u0627\u0645<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-541 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mec.church\/mec_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"196\" \/>In 2008, the Church started looking for a new pastor, and in June 2011 Maher Makar became a lay pastor for MEC.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: rtl;\">\u00a0 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 2008 \u0628\u062f\u0623\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0631\u062d\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0644\u0644\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0627\u064b \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0644\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629. \u0648\u0641\u064a \u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 2010 \u062a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0644\u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0627\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0631 \u0647\u0648 \u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629.<\/p>\n<hr 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