Middle East and North Africa Union Mission
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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA UNION MISSION

(Attached to the General Conference)

(Formerly known as the Greater Middle East Union Mission)

Organized 2012; renamed October 2012; reorganized 2015

Territory: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara*, Yemen, and the northern half of Cyprus; comprising the Egypt-Sudan, Gulf, and Turkey-Iran Fields; and the East Mediterranean, and Maghreb Regions. (*Western Sahara is a contested area not universally recognized as a separate country or region).

Statistics: Churches, 49; membership, 3,514; population, 527,120,000 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 961 (1) 690-290.

Fax: 961 (1) 690-490.

E-mail: [email protected].

Addresses:

Street: Ferdous Street; Sabtieh; Beirut; Lebanon.

Mailing: P.O. Box 90-2026; Jdeidet El-Metn; Metn; Lebanon.

Administration:

President, Richard E. McEdward.

Secretary, Tibor Szilvasi.

Treasurer, Michael A. Wixwat.

Vice President, Michael D. Collins.

General Conference Middle East and North Africa Union Mission Oversight Committee:

Magdiel E. Perez Schulz, Chair; Claude J. Richli, Secretary; Guillermo E. Biaggi, Dowell Chow, Cheryl Doss, Jonathan M. Duffy, Myron A. Iseminger, Gary D. Krause, Peter N. Landless, Geoffrey G. Mbwana, Hensley M. Moorooven, Karen J. Porter, Heather-Dawn K. Small, Artur A. Stele, J. Raymond Wahlen II. Ex Officio Members: Richard E. McEdward, G. T. Ng, Delbert B. Pearman, Juan R. Prestol-Puesan, Tibor Szilvasi, Ted N. C. Wilson, Michael Wixwat

Departments:

Departments do not operate in the usual way in the Middle East and North Africa Union Mission. Liaisons are listed under Ministries and Services.

Agencies:

ADRA/MENA. Near Bitar Hospital, Sabtieh; Jdeidet El-Metn; Beirut; Lebanon. Telephone: 961 (1) 694-184. Cell: 961 (76) 804-304. Regional Director, Nagi Khalil. E-mail: show. Website: www.adramena.org.

ADRA/Kurdistan. Al Mustahat Street; Enkawa; Kurdistan; Iraq. Telephone: 964 (751) 235-1946. Project Manager, Leyn Gantare. E-mail: show.

ADRA/Lebanon. Near Bitar Hospital, Sabtieh; Jdeidet El-Metn; Beirut, Lebanon. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 90-2026, Jdeidet El-Metn; Metn; Lebanon. Telephone: 961 (1) 694-184. Cell: 961 (76) 804-304. Fax: 961 (1) 690-490. Director, Nagi Khalil. E-mail: show.

ADRA/Sudan. Street 117, House No. 19, Block 26; Riyadh, Khartoum; Sudan. Mailing: P.O. Box 3030; Khartoum; Sudan. Telephone: 249-91234-9734. Director, Paul Howe. E-mail: show.

ADRA/Syria. West Mazzeh; Damascus; Syria. Telephone: 963 (11) 633-1913. Fax: 963 (11) 613-3914. Director, Nagi Khalil. E-mail: show.

ADRA/Tunisia and Libya. 6, Residence Abir; Gammarth; 1002 Tunis; Tunisia. Telephone: 216 (71) 919-394. Fax: 216 (71) 919-409. Director, Alexandru S. Balint. E-mail: show; show.

ADRA/Yemen. Office Building 75, Across from Canadian Nexen Oil Company; Sana'a; Yemen. Mailing: P.O. Box 19404; Sana'a; Yemen. Telephone: 967 (1) 260-529. Fax: 967 (1) 260-528. Director, Gerald Maier. E-mail: show.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist Volunteer Services, Tibor Szilvasi.

AMR, Centers of Influence, and Global Mission, Alexander Ott.

Children's Ministries, Family Ministries, Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, and Women's Ministries Liaison, Amal Fawzy.

Communication, Chan Min Chung.

Education, and Trust Services Liaison, ___.

Health Ministries, Boaz Papendick.

Literature Ministry, and Translation, Michael Eckert.

Ministerial Association, and Stewardship Liaison, Michael D. Collins; Shepherdess International Liaison, Kathie Lichtenwalter.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Liaison, ___.

Waldensian Students, and Tentmakers, Brian Manley.

Youth Ministries Liaison, Jaimie Eckert.

System Codes: EntityID, 32980; OrgMastID, AH1111; AdmFieldID, GMEU.
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