Lebanon Partnership

 


Lebanon Fundraiser 2026

Our Goal  |  Where Your Gift Goes  |  Middle East Consultation  |  SENT Team

On Sunday, October 18th, 2026, we held our annual missions fundraiser in support of our partnership with Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM), THIMAR, the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD), and the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS).  We were treated to a great meal of Lebanese food following the morning service, in the lower hall. We were treated to a video presentation of FBC’s ongoing relationship with the work CBM is doing in Lebanon.

 

Our goal:

This fundraising event has been very successful the past several years. With generous giving, we have been able to more than double our financial support to our partners in Lebanon.

Ways to give:

Donate to our Lebanon Partnership

  • By credit card (online) – use the link above or this QR code:

  • By cheque – write “for Lebanon” on the memo line (or, better, make the cheque out directly to CBM)
  • By cash – write “for Lebanon” on the envelope
  • By e-Transfer – write “for Lebanon” in the message space (and name and address if not a regular donor)
  • To set up monthly automatic donations, please either:
    1. Phone CBM at 905-821-3533, who will take your information and get it set up properly.
    2. Go to the CBM donations page at https://www.cbmin.org/donate/.  Select, monthly, where most needed, input the desired amount, and then click add to donation.  When entering billing information on the next page there is a box titled “Additional Information”  Please write in “Lebanon – First Baptist Regina Partnership” and it will be set up properly.

 

Where your gift goes:

First Baptist Church Regina has an ongoing commitment to our partnership through Canadian Baptist Ministries with the work in Lebanon in three areas:

      1. THIMAR Team Support
        Support Evangeline Hammond, Rabih Wazir, and THIMAR in their ministry in Lebanon and the region. Evangeline serves as Global Staff with CBM’s MENA team supporting regional partners in Lebanon with relief, education, and development projects. Rabih serves as CBM’s Alumni Engagement Supervisor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, supporting the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) and CBM’s wider ministry partnerships across the region.
      2. Middle East Consultation
        MEC 2022 will be held online. Support will help to cover the conference costs as well as registration costs for non-western participants.
      3. Syrian Refugee Support
        These funds make it possible for Syrian refugee children to participate in children’s ministry programs, including camp ministries, online ministries, and “camp-in-a-box” resources for families.


Watch for more highlights in the newsletter and on the website in days to come!

To learn about the ministry of our CBM partner in Lebanon, visit the LSESD website or watch this video.

 

 

Middle East Consultation

The Arab Baptist Theological Seminary sponsors the Middle East Consultation program to equip the Church to live Christ-like witness amid the complex realities of ministry in and beyond Middle Eastern contexts. The Middle East Consultation is an annual event bringing together church and ministry leaders of the Arab world, members of NGOs and mission agencies, Christian thinkers and practitioners, individuals engaging in contexts of Islam, and anyone with a curiosity and concern for issues impacting Christ-followers in the Middle East. MEC 2022 will be held online on September 21, 22, and 23.

 

SENT to Lebanon Team

The FBC SENT Team traveled June 14-27, 2019 to visit our Lebanese partners and ministries. Meet our SENT team.

The trip itinerary included the Middle East Consultation in Beirut on the theme “Thinking Biblically about Muslims, Mohammad and the Qur’an.” The team also got to know our mission partners, Emad & Almess Botros, their sons, Timothy and Nathaniel, and to see firsthand some of their ministries with students at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS), with churches and with refugees. The team also met CBM field staff Elie and Mireille Haddad (ABTS president), and Joe and Alexandra Bridi, and visited churches ministering to refugees in several Lebanese cities.

Here is a description of the ministry exchange CBM prepared for us: SENT teams description.

For more information on the work of ABTS seminary: Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS)

In September-October 2023, Pastor Cheryl traveled with a team of 12 pastors and lay leaders from across Canada to see the beautiful country and people of Lebanon. They had the privilege of attending the Middle East Conference where about 125 leaders from across the Middle East came to learn and share about how to be peace makers in our world. They heard dozens of stories of how these leaders integrated peace into their own lives, relationships, communities and nations.

They were also part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD), now known as THIMAR (which means  fruit’ in Arabic). What a beautiful time of celebration with over 200 supporters from around the world! THIMAR’s work is to spread God’s love and good news throughout Lebanon.

 

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