NCC Statement on Syria

The following statement was issued on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 by the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA is watching with both hope and concern the rapidly changing developments in Syria.

The fall of the Assad regime brings to an end a complex chapter in Syria’s history. At the same time, as we have seen with other regime changes in the region, revolutionary movements also bring uncertainty at best, and further oppression at worst, in the immediate near-term. This is the basis of our concern. Conversely, our hope is rooted in the fact that the coalition of rebel groups in Syria has indicated they will honor the pluralism that is characteristic of Syrian society, including the many religious and ethnic communities that make up Syrian history and contemporary context.

Among these communities are the religious communities that call Syria their home. Noting both our concerns and our hopes, which mirror their concerns and hopes, we post here statements of local Christian church communities:

Statement Issued by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East

Advent greetings from “Syria in transition” – National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon