Just like the endurance of Khachkars,(made of stone found all across Asia Minor) the faithfulness of Emmanuel community is demonstrated in this article.

The brothers and sisters from Emmanuel Community in Aleppo Syria just finished a long-awaited retreat in the first week of June where they came upon a renewed commitment to the vision and mission they have from the Lord. There are about 60 people in the core community. Earlier this month an additional 19 made their commitment to join this core group.

The community of Christ the Redeemer has its origins in a prayer meeting that started at a youth center in St. Paul in the fall of 1972. From its very origin the community of Christ the Redeemer has had a strong orientation to bringing youth and young adults closer to Christ, which has been both a great blessing and a great challenge –striving to keep the overall vision and call in its rightful balance.

From the very beginning of the charismatic renewal in Northern Ireland, the Holy Spirit worked to bring Christians from different denominations together, and in the autumn of 1972 charismatic prayer meetings began in West Belfast and Queens University Belfast.

The A Boa Nova Community was founded in 1989 by 4 couples from the Ex-Portuguese Colonies, mainly Mozambique. The couples all belonged to the same Catholic Couples chairing Group and all felt they needed something more. A way of life that involved in living a more committed day to day way of life. Our community didn’t start like many other communities with youth groups or young couples etc. It started with four retired couples who belonged to a movement for Couples “ Our Lady of Charity” in their sixties and their search for something more than just their sharing of faith.