Sunday, July 10, 10 am
East County Shared Ministry
First Congregational Church of Antioch – Community Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg
200 E Leland Rd (between Railroad & Harbor), Pittsburg, CA 94565
The historic Stoneman Chapel
https://www.eastcountysharedministry.org
925.439.9361 – 925.757.4094
Dr. Peter Makari will bring his extensive knowledge and experiences in and of the Middle East as our guest speaker. Join us for inspired scripture, song, praise and fellowship.
Dr. Makari has served in the capacity of Executive for the Middle East and Europe with the Common Global Ministries Board of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since July 1, 2000. For two terms, he also served ecumenically as the Co-Chair of the National Council of Churches’ Interfaith Relations Commission (2008-2013).
An Egyptian-American, he has lived in the Middle East, where he worked with the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in Cairo, Egypt (1991-1994), and then with the Middle East Council of Churches, based in Limassol, Cyprus (1997-2000).
Dr. Makari earned an M.A. in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo (1993) and a Ph.D. in Politics and Middle East Studies from New York University (2003). He is the author of Conflict and Cooperation: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt .
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, ALL are welcome here. We recognize, celebrate and give thanks for the many diverse gifts of God among us. Everyone is invited to participate in community and worship including, but not limited to, believers, seekers, agnostics, women and men, those of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions, those of all races and cultures, those of all classes and abilities, those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope.