Emmanuel Church, Aleppo
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Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church is an
Armenian Evangelical Church The Armenian Evangelical Church ( hy, Հայաստանեայց Աւետարանական Եկեղեցի) was established on July 1, 1846, by thirty-seven men and three women in Constantinople. History In the 19th century there was an intellectua ...
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 The Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East ( hy, Մերձաւոր Արեւելքի Հայ Աւետարանական Եկեղեցիներու Միութիւն, ՄԱՀԱԵՄ), abbreviated as UAECNE, is an autonomous body of Arme ...
. Emmanuel Church was damaged after being shelled by rebels on 17 January 2016.Children dead and Armenian Evangelical Church in Aleppo damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria
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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)


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External links


AEEC official site
{{Aleppo landmarks Armenian churches in Syria
Emmanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...
Armenian Evangelical churches Churches completed in 1923 1852 establishments in the Ottoman Empire