Emmanuel Church, Aleppo
Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church is an Armenian Evangelical Church in Aleppo, Syria. The church was established in 1852. However, the current building of the church was erected in 1923 and presently serves as the seat of the Armenian Evangelical congregation in Syria, which is a member of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East.
| Emmanuel Church | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Emmanuel Church in 1950 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Evangelical Church |
| Year consecrated | 1923 |
| Location | |
| Location | Aleppo, Syria |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°12′28.5″N 37°09′2″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
Emmanuel Church was damaged after being shelled by rebels on 17 January 2016.[1]
Pastors
- Adoor Agha Niziblian (1852-1855)
- Rev. Nazar Makanian (1855-1865)
- Rev. Sarkis Sarkissian (1865-1890)*
- Rev. Garabed Markarian (1865-1890)*
- Mr. Kevork Kazanjian (1865-1890)*
- Mr. Garabed Adanalian (1865-1890)*
- Mr. Krikor Tchoukourian (1865-1890)*
- Mr. Karekin Kouyoumjian (1865-1890)*
- Rev. Manouk Missirian (1891-1903)
- Rev. Stepan Tovmassian (1904-1913)
- Rev. Hovhaness Eskijian (1913-1916)
- Visiting pastors and preachers (1917-1923)
- Rev. Garabed Haroutounian (1922-1931)
- Rev. Sisag Manoukian (1931-1932)
- Rev. Siragan Agbabian (1932-1952)
- Rev. Soghomon Nuyujukian (1950-1959)
- Rev. Hovhannes Karjian (1960-1979; asst. 1956-1958)
- Rev. Soghomon Kilaghbian (1980-1995)
- Visiting pastors and preachers (1995-1997)
- Rev. Serop Megerditchian (1997-2015)
- Mr. Samuel Tashjian (2016–2019)
(*years unknown)
External links
- AEEC official site Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
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