Congregational Life
The Armenian Protestant Community in Syria is sustained through historic congregations that have preserved worship, biblical teaching, pastoral care, and community stability across generations. These churches reflect the continuity of Armenian Protestant witness across Syria.
Aleppo
Armenian Evangelical Bethel Church
A central congregation of Armenian Protestant life in Aleppo.
Established in the 1930s with roots connected to the Marash Armenian Evangelical community, Bethel Church has served as a primary place of worship, fellowship, and pastoral care for Armenian families in Aleppo.
Through years of conflict and economic instability, the congregation has maintained continuity of worship, congregational support, and spiritual formation. Bethel Church remains closely connected to the wider institutional mission of the Armenian Protestant Community in Syria.
Today the congregation is led by Rev. Haroutune Selimian, with congregational life expressed through regular worship, biblical teaching, pastoral visitation, and ministries supporting families across generations.
Aleppo
Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church
One of the oldest Armenian Evangelical congregations in Aleppo.
Founded in 1852, Emmanuel Church represents a historic pillar of Armenian Protestant presence in Aleppo. Its current sanctuary, erected in 1923, remains an enduring Protestant landmark in the city.
During the Syrian conflict the church sustained damage, but it has since been restored and continues to support worship, Christian formation, and congregational fellowship within the Armenian Protestant community.
Aleppo
Martyrs’ Church (Nahadagatz)
A congregation established in remembrance and sustained through ministry.
Located in the Suleimaniyeh quarter of Aleppo, Martyrs’ Church was formally established in 1931 by members of the former Hayik congregation.
Named in remembrance of Armenian martyrs of the early twentieth century, the church has served in worship, Christian formation, and community support initiatives across decades.
Aleppo
Church of Christ
A century-long Armenian Evangelical presence in Aleppo.
Founded in 1922, the Church of Christ congregation has been part of Armenian Evangelical life in Aleppo for more than a century.
It continues to serve worshippers through congregational fellowship and participation in the broader Armenian Protestant presence in the city.
Aleppo
Syriac Evangelical Church
A historic partner within the broader Protestant network.
Distinct in heritage and language, the Syriac Evangelical Church historically cooperated within the wider Protestant network in Aleppo.
While pastoral leadership has been limited in recent years, its historic presence reflects the wider ecumenical Protestant landscape in Syria.
Damascus
Armenian Evangelical Church — Damascus
Historic Armenian Protestant presence in the Syrian capital.
The Armenian Evangelical congregation in Damascus reflects the historic continuity of Armenian Protestant witness in the capital.
While the congregation has diminished over time due to demographic shifts, its presence remains part of the Armenian Protestant heritage of Syria.
Homs
Armenian Evangelical Church — Homs
A congregation established in the mid-twentieth century.
Founded in 1949, the Armenian Evangelical church in Homs served Armenian Protestant families through worship and congregational fellowship.
Its activities were affected by the Syrian civil conflict, yet its historic role remains part of the community’s institutional memory.
Kessab Region Congregations
The Kessab area and nearby Armenian villages historically hosted several Armenian Evangelical congregations serving village communities.
Kessab
Holy Trinity Armenian Evangelical Church
The Armenian Evangelical Church and the school in Kessab are among the oldest institutions in the Union, as well as in the old Cilician Union; moreover, they have been the fortress of the Armenian Evangelical Church. After passing through two world wars, and even after the most recent disastrous events in Syria, they continue to tenaciously cling to their Armenian Christian identity at great cost.
Kessab Area
Armenian Evangelical Church of Ekizolouk
From 1855 to the 1960s, the entire population of the village of Ekiz Olouk was Evangelical. Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian undertook the construction of a new church in 1911, but the building project was delayed due to subsequent wars and emigrations. Finally, the envisioned edifice was completed in 1956, and was named the Emmanuel Armenian Evangelical Church.
Kessab Area
Armenian Evangelical Church of Keorkuneh
There is one church in Keorkuneh – the Armenian Evangelical Church, founded in 1860, in a village near to Kessab. Next to the church was a school that operated from 1898-1915. Then it resumed its mission in 1930-81. This church and the Emmanuel Armenian Evangelical church of Ekiz Olouk have been yoked churches sharing one minister since their inception. Currently Pastor Shant Agishian leads the church
Kessab Area
Armenian Evangelical Church of Kaladouran
Part of the historic Armenian Evangelical network in the Kessab region, the Kaladouran congregation served village communities across generations.