List of WCC member churches in the Middle East
The list of WCC member churches in the Middle East includes the members of the World Council of Churches , sorted by the state in which they are headquartered.
Headquarters (State) | church | Church family | Number of members |
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Egypt | Coptic Orthodox Church | Oriental Orthodox Churches | 12,000,000 |
Egypt | Nile Synod of the Evangelical Church | Reformed churches | 250,000 |
Egypt | Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All of Africa | Eastern Orthodox Churches | 500,000 |
Iran | Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran | Reformed churches | 1,500 |
Israel and Palestine | Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East | Anglican churches | 39,882 |
Israel and Palestine | Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem | Eastern Orthodox Churches | 400,000 |
Israel and Palestine | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land | Lutheran churches | ? |
Lebanon | Armenian Apostolic Church (Cilicia) | Oriental Orthodox Churches | 1,285,000 |
Lebanon | National Evangelical Synod in Syria and Lebanon | Reformed churches | 20,000 |
Lebanon | Association of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Middle East | Reformed churches | 9,500 |
Syria | Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the entire East | Eastern Orthodox Churches | 4,320,000 |
Syria | Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the entire East | Oriental Orthodox Churches | 1,430,000 |
Cyprus | Church of Cyprus | Eastern Orthodox Churches | 654,000 |
Web links
- World Council of Churches: Middle East