Middle East Day of Prayer

Join CSW and United Action for Egyptian Christians (UAFEC) for an ecumenical day of prayer for the Middle East.

This is an important opportunity to stand in solidarity and prayer with Middle Eastern Christians who are currently facing many kinds of persecution and hardship. As the Arab Uprisings gathered pace in 2011 there has also been a steep increase in the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities, who were already living in very difficult circumstances.

Christians in the region have been the victims of sectarian killings and kidnappings sentenced to lengthy prison terms because of their faith, have had homes and businesses destroyed, and live under discriminatory legislation. They live in troubled times and have suffered for their faith – and they ask that we continue to keep them in our prayers.

Speakers

Rev Dr Sameh Maurice
Senior Pastor of Kasr el-Dobara Evangelical Church in Cairo, the largest Arabic-speaking Evangelical church in the Middle East. Rev. Sameh will be delivering our keynote speech entitled “What is God doing and how is the church responding?”

His Grace Bishop Angaelos
Born in Cairo, Bishop Angaelos is General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. He travels extensively around the world, speaking to Coptic youth at youth conventions and conferences. He is an expert on inter-faith relations and on the plight of Coptic community in Egypt.

Baroness Elizabeth Berridge
Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose became a member of the House of Lords in 2011. She heads the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on International Religious Freedom, and works on projects relating to foreign affairs and multi-culturalism.

Key speakers working on the Middle East
We will also hear from experts working in the field of human rights and religious freedom in Egypt, Iran and Syria.

Additional speakers will include senior church leaders from the Middle East region, as well as the UK.

Register on the official website for your free ticket.