Our Mission Statement
Believing That God has put all things under the Lordship of Jesus, and as He is the Head of the Church, we gather as a family to proclaim the Gospel for the salvation for all, and to nurture, shelter, and ensure the spiritual fellowship of all. We gather also to promote adequate worship of our Almighty God, sharing the Sacraments, and performing evangelism, counseling, healing and service specially to those coming from the Middle East
Our Vision
During the next two years the pastor and congregation look forward to expand the Arabic fellowship by reaching new families and incorporating them into the worship and work of the church. We desire to grow spiritually, expand our instruction to the children and extend our social services for new families.
In the future we desire to establish a radio service in the Arabic to reach more people in
Our Goals
1. To provide Christian fellowship, worship, biblical instruction, counseling, pastoral care, and social assistance to Arabic-speaking families in Richmond, Virginia.
2. To identify Middle Easterners living in the area and invite them to participate in Christian worship and fellowship.
3. To lead Arabic children to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
4. To help Arabic Christians grow in their faith and service for the Lord.
5. To assist new immigrants from the Middle East to understand and adjust to the culture.
6. To bridge the gap between Arab and American cultural so that we may live in peace and appreciate one another’s culture.
7. To be interpreters of Middle East culture and Christianity to the people, churches, the pastors and religious organization in the American society.
8. To nurture the ties of the Arabic Fellowship with the Presbyterian Church USA.
9. To serve as an arm of the American Church in evangelism and ministry to Middle Easterners.
10. To help local churches serve Arabic or Middle Eastern refugees.
Our Ministry
The Christian Arabic Church is a spiritual and social ministry to the Arabic-speaking people in Richmond, VA. It is a religious and social ministry under the supervision of the Presbytery of the James (PCUSA). The Arabic cgyrch services Arab Christians who live in the Greater Richmond Metropolitan area by providing worship services, Bible study, Christian education programs for all ages, retreats, counseling, pastoral care, and social activities and services. The fellowship assists new immigrants and refugees from the Middle East, who flee crisis and war, to settle in their new country. The Arabic fellowship orient members to the American society and the mission of the church.
Practical assistant to the new comers include food, clothing, furniture and assimilation services such as locating houses, finding jobs, admitting children to school, translating and teaching English as a second language.