An Evangelical delegation at Balamand

2016-10-26

On the anniversary of the Silver Jubilee of the close friendship between the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the Evangelical Church in Kurhessen - Waldeck in Germany, for over 25 years, His Eminence Bishop Prof. Martin Hein, head of the Evangelical Church, along with a delegation including Rev. Dean Dr. Martin Lückhoff and Rev. Father Christof Hartge, visited the Antiochian Patriarchate in Balamand – Lebanon, to meet with His Beatitude John X.

 

The two parties discussed spiritual and church matters that concern both churches. They also discussed the situation in the Middle East, in the region as a whole, Syria in particular, assuring the continuity of consultations for the sake of supporting the peace settlement as well as attempts to reach out to peaceful solutions in Syria.