Department of Mission and Evangelism
Our Mission:
The Department of Mission and Evangelism of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles aims to serve the community by tending to their physical and spiritual needs. Through this charitable work, we hope to offer all people the fullness of the Church, presenting every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Col 1:28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Our Leaders.
His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion
President
Metropolitan Serapion is the first hierarch and bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii. He encourages the expansion of the Coptic Orthodox Church and welcomes newcomers.
Fr. Mina Ghebrial
Vice President
Father Mina was ordained on April 29, 2007 to serve Christ the Redeemer in Lakewood, California. Fr. Mina overseas the Department of Mission and Evangelism (DOME) which consists of Mission Trips, Medical Missions, Local Church Services, Educational Services and outreach through different media channels.
Our Leaders.
We are team of passionate leaders who hope to channel God’s grace into our service.
Rebekah Saadalla
Secretary & Director of Community Services
Rebekah serves the College Youth of St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church in Pomona, California. She serves as D.O.M.E Board Secretary and also DOME Director of Community services which aims to assist parish churches in the Diocese of Los Angeles by connecting congregants to local community service resources and planning service opportunities for parishioners to participate in and experience the joy and blessing of serving others.
Mark Makar
Treasurer
Mark serves as Treasurer and board member at D.O.M.E where he facilities all donations globally for all mission trips. He also prepares all financial and tax reports for the department.
Fr. Gregory Bishay
Director of Educational Resources
Fr. Gregory and his team research, create, and provide content for teaching and preaching by working closely with the Diocesan Department of Education.
Marcos Faheem
Director of Media services
Mark serves ad D.O.M.E Director of Media Services. Mark and his team are responsible for all medica content the is posted on social media and our website. The team is also responsible for the monthly digital and quarterly mailed newsletters.
Beshoy Yanny
Director of Medical Missions
Beshoy serves as D.O.M.E Director of Medical missions. Beshoy works closely with Nader to coordinate Medical missions around the world and ongoing medical support to help serve our brothers and sisters abroad. Beshoy also works closely with Rebekah to provide medical needs for our local church services.
Nader Gad
Director of Global Missions
Nader serves as D.O.M.E Director of Global Missions. He coordinates with some of the reverend Fathers who coordinate with global Bishops for yearly trips. Nader and his team are responsible for coordinating every global mission trip and ongoing support for our churches abroad.
Fr. Abraam Ayoub
Latin America Lead
Fr. Abraam coordinates Mission dates and services with H.G Bishop Yousef of Bolivia (serving Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Spain and Dominican Republic) and Bishop Agathon (Brazil).
Fr. Paul Elias
Kenya & surrounding countries Lead
Fr. Paul coordinates Mission dates and services with H.G Bishop Boules of Kenya (serving Kenya, Congo and other African countries)
Fr. Paul Baky
Philippines Lead
Fr. Paul coordinated the mission needs and services with H.G. Bishop Rewis of the East Asia.