Our Aims:
To explore issues of solidarity and prayerful support
To give public recognition of one another’s church
To support UCA young people attending youth camps in Lebanon
To oversee responses to any crisis in the Middle East
To consider any potential support for graduates of NEST pursuing postgraduate studies at UTC / CSU
To facilitate and support academic links between NEST and UTC / Camden Theological Library
To assist in the planning of any exposure visits to Lebanon for ministers and students
To exchange journals – Uniting Church Studies and The Middle East Journal of Theology
To encourage UCA congregations to engage with their counterparts in Syria, Lebanon, Armenia – and to provide guidelines for such.