ABOUT OUR PASTOR CHADY EL-AOUAD | القس شادي العواد
He is the Founder & Senior Pastor of Abundant Life Church and Ministries in Beirut Lebanon.
ALC is one of the leading churches in the Middle East and the fastest growing evangelical and charismatic church in both Lebanon and Syria.
Ps. Chady is recognized as an anointed preacher and teacher. His mandate is to teach faith that will lead God’s church to walk in abundant life, mobilizing the body of Christ to go and obey the great commission.
Ps. Chady is recognized as an anointed preacher and teacher. His mandate is to teach faith that will lead God’s church to walk in abundant life, mobilizing the body of Christ to go and obey the great commission.
Global Outreach
Having had opportunities to preach in more than 90 nations, Pastor Chady’s teachings have helped strengthen and change the body of Christ all over the world. He has answered his apostolic calling, having a burden for the Middle East and the Arab world.
Ps. Chady and his wife Zeina have two kids, Zoey and Joey.
Ps. Chady and his wife Zeina have two kids, Zoey and Joey.
Family Life
Beginning of July 2023, pastor Joe Tannous was chosen by the Senior Pastor to step up as the Executive Pastor of Abundant Life Church. Pastor Joe is carrying Pastor Chady's mantle and serving under the anointing of the Holy Spirit to carry the vision that the Lord entrusted Pastor Chady with. He also serves as the overseer of elders and pastors with whom he is planting churches in the MECANA region. Other than preaching, teaching, and coaching, he is also an author.
Ps. Joe and his wife Vanessa have two daughters, Leviah and Amadea.
Ps. Joe and his wife Vanessa have two daughters, Leviah and Amadea.
WHO WE ARE
The VISION
There are many revelations in the Bible explaining the purpose of the church, its identity and its mission.Two key references declared by our Lord Jesus, summarize the goals of this church, in addition to the main verse (John 10:10) from which the name of the church is derived:
The Greatest Commandment
(Matthew 22:37-40)
The Greatest Commission
(Matthew 28:19-20)
The Greatest Commandment and the Greatest Commission provide the main goals of the church:
MINISTRY – EVANGELISM – FELLOWSHIP – DISCIPLESHIP – MERCY MINISTRY
The best is yet to come, our vision is now to establish cells and plant churches all over Lebanon, and the Middle East by training and disciplining new leaders, and grow an influential model church to destroy the works of the devil and make way for the King of Kings. Arabs shall be saved, Jesus shall be glorified in Arabic, and the Prince of Peace will surely bring peace, joy, restoration and salvation to Lebanon and the Middle East. To God be all the glory for the things He has done and surely He will continue to do until His second coming, Amen.
WHO WE ARE
The Statement of FAITH
The fundamentals of our faith can be summarized as follows: We believe the Bible, as originally given, to be without error, the fully inspired and infallible Word of God and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe that the Godhead exists co-equally and co-eternally in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that these three are one God, sovereign in creation, providence and redemption.
We believe in the true and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His real and complete humanity, in His sinless life, in His authoritative teaching, in His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, and in His ascension to the right hand of the Father in His heavenly places.
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity of His work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and sanctification. We also believe that the believer is promised an endowment of power as the gift of Christ through the baptism in the Holy Spirit followed by vocal signs. Through this endowment the believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church, its worship, evangelism and service.
We believe in the universal sinfulness of all men since the Fall, rendering man subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
We believe in the necessity for salvation of the repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by which the sinner is pardoned and accepted as righteous in God’s sight. This justification is granted by the grace of God because of the atoning work of Christ, is received by faith alone, and is evidenced by the Fruit of the Spirit and a holy life.
We believe in the spiritual unity and the priesthood of all believers in Christ, and these comprise the universal Church, the Body of Christ. We believe in the ministries that Christ has set in His Church, namely, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. We also believe in the present operation of the manifold Gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the New Testament.
We believe in the baptism of believers by immersion in water in obedience to the command of Christ, and in the commemoration of Christ’s death by the observance of the Lord’s Supper until His return.
We believe that the gospel embraces the needs of the whole man and that the Church is therefore commissioned to preach the gospel to the world and to fulfill a ministry of healing and deliverance to the spiritual and physical needs of mankind.
We believe in the personal, physical and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to reign in power and glory.
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in the final judgment of the world, the eternal conscious bliss of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.
OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS
Our Elders
Bassam Al Attrach
Elder
Lina Deaibess
Elder
Reinhard Barakat
Elder
Elder Samia Barakat
Elder