His Holiness Karekin II Work Project 2009 Opening 

 
On July 21, 2009, The Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II blessed the launch of “Building on Faith” project implemented by Fuller Center for Housing Armenia: in the village Haytagh of Armavir region.
On 16 June 2009 a partnership agreement was signed between Fuller Center for Housing Armenia and Armenian Apostolic Church to combine efforts to eliminate poverty housing in Armenia.
Only in the context of “His Holiness Karekin II Work project” Fuller Center for Housing Armenia aims to build thirty-seven homes for families in housing need - symbolizing 36 Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church together with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. 20 houses in 6 regions of Armenia will be built thanks to generous donors of the US Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church.

 ”We express our gratitude to our sisters and brothers overseas for their contribution, for their concern about our homeland, for lending their hands to the poor ones here”, - said His Holiness Karekin II in His speech at the opening ceremony.


“Thus communities of the US Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church wish to express their love, devotion and concern towards their compatriots, living in their far away Homeland, not only by financial contributions, but also, as you can see, by their volunteer work, coming to Armenia and building with and for the homeless families,” said Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) during the blessing of the project by “Fuller Center For Housing Armenia”.


“Fuller Center for Housing Armenia assists in building and renovating safe, simple, comfortable homes, with and for low-income families in Armenia. It is great honor for us to work side by side with Armenian Apostolic Church, and we share the same mission to help our people in housing need, by advocating the right of everyone to have a decent shelter. We get together around the same idea of helping these families to build at their homeland, to create at their homeland and to live at their homeland.” said Ashot Yeghiazaryan, the president of Fuller Center for Housing Armenia.

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 August 2011 10:10 )