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The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part III: Syria — War, Displacement, and a Vanishing Christian Community 

The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part III: Syria — War, Displacement, and a Vanishing Christian Community 

Friday, October 2, 2026
By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette   On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Christians gathered for worship inside Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus. Families sat together, prayers were spoken, and the familiar rhythms of worship continued in a city with a healthy Christian population for nearly two thousand years. Then a man entered the church… The post The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part III: Syria — War, Displacement, and a Vanishing Christian Community  first appeared on International Christian Concern.