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A-Nimre
Haidamous
B-Michel Rahhal
C-Jamal Rahhal
D-Najla Haddad |
E-Margo Soweidi
F-Shafika Nashef
G-Rene Rizkallah
H-Souad Rahhal |
I-Cozhaia Costa
J-Nabil Costa
K-Michel Sallou,
L-Salwa Haddad |
M-Boulos Haddad
N-George Ishak
O-Elias Soweidi
P-Wadih Haddad |
Q-Rizkallah Nashef
R-Yousef Jabbour
S-Habib Hajj
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T-Antoun Hajj
U-Camil
Costa
V-Samir Haddad
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...Beginning of the church 1956 |
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The ministry at Badaro Baptist Church started in 1956.
Members of the congregation used to meet at the house of the
founder, brother Boulos Haddad, who at the time was an
employee at a prominent company.
Over the years, the ministry grew and new comers started
joining.
As such, the founder and the members moved to a rented house
in Badaro where worship and prayer services took place. As
for the Sunday school, for children, it used to take place
at the church while adults used to meet in the houses of the
church members because the church premises was too small to
fit everybody. |
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Officially established 1985
The Church
was officially established On 8 March 1958, the
church was officially established with
28 member namely: Boulos & Salwa Haddad, Kozhaya & Helen
Costa, Mikhael & Nahil Abboud, Milhem Haidamous, Wadih Haddad,
Michel & Souad Rahhal, Habib and Antoun Hajj, Nakhle Dib, Louis
Helou, Ihssan Aboud, Rene Khairallah, Emily Rahhal, Fayez &
Jamal Rahhal, Margo Tabet, Abdo & Najla Haddad, Yousef &
Shafeeka Rizkallah, Camil Nouneh, Elias & Shaker Sowaidi. |
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In 1959
brother Boulos Haddad was elected and ordained pastor of the
church. He continued working as an employee in the company till
1972 . After which he resigned and became totally devoted to the
church.
Under his leadership, the church kept growing and its mission
reached many villages in different parts of Lebanon like the
mountain (Ain Dara & Kahhaleh), The South (Jizzine), Bekaa
Valley, and the suburbs of Beirut.
Brothers and sisters were eager and zealous to reach out to
their families. As such, many visits were arranged to different
villages to preach the gospel and spread tracts. As a result
four new centers were established in different areas: Ain Dara,
Shiyah, Khirbet Kanafar, and Jizzine, and
the Lord blessed His work tremendously and
those centers became official churches. |
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Al
Ghareeb Magazine 1960
In 1960, the church published a magazine called
Al Ghareeb which means "the stranger".
It
was issued bimonthly and discussed many important
subjects
related to prayer and revivals that help Christians in their
spiritual life.
It also included many articles and sermons written by brothers
and sisters from different local churches. The magazine was
distributed throughout the Arab world and other countries. The
first executive director was Maurice Jureidini, and the first
senior editor was Dr. Wadih Haddad.
The last issue (# 89) was published in 1974. The
complete
set
of Al Ghareeb magazine is available as a hard copy at the
church library. |
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The
New Building 1972
When
the church in Badaro could no longer fit all the new comers, the
church seniors decided to purchase a new land in the same area and built a new
church, where Badaro Baptist Church is currently located.
The new church building was inaugurated in 1972, and is
composed of
5 floors, and for
the first time could cater for Sunday school classes, and a
church hall that fits 400 individuals.
In 2003, Reverend Boulos Haddad retired and brother Michel Abbas
took over until he resigned in 2004, where Reverend Tony Skaff
was elected pastor of the church and has been pastoring the
church since then. |
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Habib & Coletter Hajj 1959 |
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Robert
& Souad Haddad 1966 |
Nimeh & Yvonne Zaiter 1970 |
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Samouil & Rima Rahhal 1981 |
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Lois & Agnes Helou 1960 |
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Abdo & Siham Issa 1967 |
Nabih & Samia Haddad 1972
(Ain Dara) |
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Farid & Lena Lahhoud 1981 |
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Yousef & Salma Jabbour 1960 |
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Mike & Habaa Feghali 1968 |
Samir & Maha Marji 1973 |
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Saba & Theressa Dibo 1982 |
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George & Rose Feghali 1963 |
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Mauris & Rafka Gedeon 1969 |
Dimirti & Leile Nseir 1973 |
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Majdi & Saada Melki 1984 |
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Edmond & Elisabeth Melki 1963 |
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Hanna & Nahi Atwi 1969 |
Camil & Mona Costa 1979 |
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Pierre & Katia Rahhal 1984 |
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Edmond & Hanne Karam 1963 |
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George & Jamal Saba 1970 |
Paul & Mary Jiries 1980 |
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Rabih & Cladys Abi Khalil 1984 |
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Wadih
& Hoda Haddad 1964 |
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Ghassan & Hanneh Khalaf 1970 |
Nazih & Amal Khater 1980 |
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Dawood & Lydia Souleiman 1984 |
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Samir & Yvette Haddad 1964 |
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Samouil & Grace Atweh 1970 |
Hanna & Sawsan Tannoury 1980 |
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Hadi & Ghada Iskandar 1986 |
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Michel & Laur Salloum 1965 |
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Michel & Norma Khoury 1980 |
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