HISTORY:

The Arabic Evangelical Baptist Church (the “Church”) was founded by the late Rev. Sammy Ammary, an ordained Baptist Minister who migrated from Jordan in the late sixties with his wife Repsemah with whom they had one child, Ruth.  Few of us learned of the Church through our attendance at Park Street Church of Boston, known for its Christian outreach to the international community, and decided to join the Church’s services which were held in Arabic, our native language.  These services were originally held in Roslindale but at some point later were re-located to the basement of the Emanuel Episcopal Church in West Roxbury where the Sunday attendance ranged from 4-16 in those days.  In the mid to the late seventies, the late Rev. Hanna Ibrahim migrated from the Gaza Strip and succeeded Rev. Ammary.  In 2002 when Rev. Ibrahim’s health began to decline, the Church sponsored Rev. Khaled Ghobrial, his wife Manal and his two sons, Karim and Amir to move to the United States to succeed Rev. Ibrahim.  At all times, regardless of the founder, the Church dedicated itself in proclaiming its commitment as a lighthouse for Jesus Christ in the Boston area.