Tag: Armenian Church

Hundreds gather to help preserve an Armenian church in Turkey

OCP- May 24, 2011

By Taleen Babayan 22/5/2011 New Milford, N.J. - Though thousands of miles away from the St. Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir (Dikranagerd), Turkey, Armenians from ... Read More

Armenian Church of Singapore Celebrates Major Anniversary

OCP- May 24, 2011

20/5/2011 SINGAPORE — One sometimes wonders about the lost communities of the Armenian diaspora. Singapore, whose 175-year-old church, The Armenian Church of St. Gregory the ... Read More

Armenian Church will become a cultural house in Istanbul

OCP- May 20, 2011

BY TIMES.AM 20/5/2011 “This is a project of peace,” Gevorg Ozqaragyoz, head of the reconstruction project of the Armenian St. Vordvots Church in Istanbul said. ... Read More

Georgians Building Office on Ruins of Armenian Church

OCP- May 11, 2011

Kristine Aghalaryan 11/5/2011 A new office building that will house the Samtskhe-Javakh Regional Administration in Georgia is being constructed on the ruins of the Holy ... Read More

Istanbul Armenian Church Doors to Open After 100 Year Wait

OCP- May 4, 2011

Kristine Aghalaryan 3/5/2011 There have been no religious services in the Istanbul Armenian Surp Vortvots Vorodman Church (Children of Thunder) for the past 100 years. ... Read More

Evening to Benefit Restoration of Dikranagerd Church

OCP- April 30, 2011

By: Weekly Staff 28/4/2011 NEW MILFORD, N.J.—A Benefit Night to raise funds to restore the St. Giragos Armenian Church in Dikranagerd will take place on ... Read More

For The Sake of Clarification

OCP- April 21, 2011

By Hagop Vartivarian 20/4/2011 For a while now, certain members of the mass media, both in Armenia and the diaspora, have publicized certain communiqués connected ... Read More

New iPhone App from the Eastern Diocese

OCP- March 22, 2011

The Armenian Apostolic Church - Eastern Diocese of America 22/3/2011 This month the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America announced the release of ... Read More

Meeting of Armenian Church Liturgical Committee

OCP- March 16, 2011

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 12/3/2011 With the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Holiness Aram ... Read More

Milwaukee talk gives the history behind Avarayr

OCP- March 6, 2011

By David Luhrssen 5/3/2011 Milwaukee, - Vartanants, commemorating the Armenian defeat by Persia at the Battle of Avarayr (AD 451), is familiar to all Armenians. ... Read More

Turkish culture minister visits Armenian Church

OCP- March 6, 2011

6/3/2011 Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay paid a working visit to the city of Nigde where he visited an Armenian church. In the ... Read More

Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator Singapore marks 175th Anniversary

OCP- March 3, 2011

28/2/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - The Trustees of the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator Singapore and the Armenian community in Singapore invite Armenians from around ... Read More

Iraqi church continues its work despite flight and Threats

OCP- February 25, 2011

24/2/2011 Declarations of "mission accomplished" and US troop withdrawals notwithstanding, Iraqi Christians continue to flee because their safety cannot be guaranteed and there is little ... Read More

Armenian Church of Malatia will be served as a Library

OCP- February 3, 2011

3/2/2011 One Armenian Church Tashhoron located in Cavusoglu district, Malatia, the birthplace of Hrant Dink, will be reconstructed in spring, the governor of Malatia state ... Read More

New Life Flows Through Renovated Holy Cross Church of Akhalkalak

OCP- January 29, 2011

28/1/2011 The Holy Cross Armenian Church of Akhalkalak was renovated in 2010, receiving new furniture, cosmetic renovation, and a new heating system. The renovations have ... Read More

Two New Dioceses Established in the Armenian Church

OCP- December 16, 2010

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 15/12/2010 By the Pontifical blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and by a ... Read More

Azerbaijan decides to restore Armenian Church

OCP- December 9, 2010

9/12/0201 PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian church is being restored in Baku, according to director of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation. Stepan Grigoryan, ... Read More

Mother See Initiates Project “Assistance to the Families”

OCP- December 9, 2010

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin With the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Christian Education Center of ... Read More

Jerusalem Church to Have Co-Adjutor Patriarch

OCP- November 24, 2010

By: Arthur Hagopian 21/11/2010 The Armenian Patriarchy of Jerusalem JERUSALEM—For the first time in living memory, the Armenian Church in Jerusalem will have a co-adjutor ... Read More

Solar Lights Ancient Armenian Church

OCP- November 10, 2010

By: Pete Danko The 1,000-year-old Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, on the Turk island of Akdamar, is a place of worship once more — ... Read More

Revival: Armenian Church in Turkey offer prayers after years of Oblivion

OCP- October 30, 2010

By Gayane Mkrtchyan ArmeniaNow reporter 27.10.10 After 30 years of inactivity, the Saint Kirakos Armenian church in Diarbekir, Turkey offered prayers led by Archbishop Aram ... Read More