The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has celebrated the bottom breaking ceremony for a worship centre in Qatar.
The ceremony occurred on 25 January and was attended by Rev Samuel Chiang, Deputy Common Secretary of the WEA, Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi of the Doha Worldwide Middle for Interfaith Dialogue and representatives of the Qatari authorities.
WEA’s native affiliate, the Evangelical Church buildings Alliance Qatar (ECAQ) is behind the deliberate worship centre, which can home worship halls, a bookstore, a espresso store and a weddings and occasions house to generate income.
Talking on the ceremony, Rev Samual stated, the occasion was “a milestone of our collective religion in addition to God’s unwavering faithfulness and provision. … The constructing of the worship centre is greater than architectural, it’s a non secular act of worship , a manifestation of our religion within the God who calls us to each envision and enact His kingdom on earth.”
The worship centre is to be positioned inside a spiritual complicated that’s residence to eight different Christian teams within the nation. The plot of land on which it will likely be constructed was awarded to ECAQ in November 2023, following a go to of the WEA Common Secretary to the Qatari Ministry of Overseas Affairs. It adopted years of lobbying and prayer by ECAQ for a plot of land.
The pinnacle of ECAQ, Bishop Beba Robles spoke of his excessive hopes for the brand new centre, “Could our loving Jesus be glorified and recognized by the entire world! Could Our God of heaven himself prosper and provides us success as we His individuals (Evangelical) come up and construct this challenge collectively (John 17:20-21). All for His glory and honor and for the way forward for the Gospel in furtherance of His Kingdom within the Muslim world.”
Practically 90 per cent of individuals in Qatar are immigrants, and of those round 15 per cent are believed to be Christian.
