Armenian Evangelical Martyrs' Church
Basic information
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Geographic coordinates	36°13′9″N 37°09′45.5″E / 36.21917°N 37.162639°E / 36.21917; 37.162639Coordinates: 36°13′9″N 37°09′45.5″E / 36.21917°N 37.162639°E / 36.21917; 37.162639
Affiliation	Armenian Evangelical Church
Year consecrated	1931
Leadership	Vatche Ekmekjian
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Specifications

The Armenian Evangelical Martyrs' Church (Nahadagatz) is located in Soulemaniye quarter, Aleppo, Syria. The origin of the church goes back to 1865, Aintab, Turkey, where the first Armenian Evangelical - Kayajik church with the full content of its members was split into two groups and one group moved into Hayik quarter of the city and established a second church there. The first pastor of the church was Rev. Kara Krikor Haroutyounian, who has served the church until his death in 1907. Rev. Manaseh Papazian has also served as associate pastor from 1892-1907 followed by Rev. Bedros Topalian (1907-1912). During these years, the church had run an elementary and an intermediate school called Niziblian School (founded by the benevolent Mr. Adoor Niziblian). Then several pastors took over the leadership of the church until 1921, when all the Armenians of Aintab were forced out of the city. The Churche's new location – Martyrs' Church, Aleppo.

In 1931 some seventeen members together with their families of the former Hayik Church came together and founded the Nahadagatz (Martyrs') church. The name was chosen to commemorate the Armenian Martyrs' under the Ottoman regime (1914-1918). The first pastor of the church was Rev. Hagop Chakmakjian. At the beginning, the congregation used to meet in an ancient courtyard close to the Salibe Christian Quarter, and then it moved to a rented building which was known at that time as the Armenian Red Cross building in Suleymaniye Street. In 1965, the church board decided to buy a new lot and build its permanent sanctuary with the parsonage in Soulemaniye quarter. From the time of its foundation, the church has played great role in the formation of the Christian, moral and national character of hundreds of children, teenagers, youth and grown ups who attended its services. Nahadagatz Church is a member of Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE) and pastored by Rev. Vatche Ekmekjian since 2004 ^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.amaa.org/AMAA%20Directory.pdf

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