Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   20 April 2024

Armenian priest ordained for first time in NC Sunday

Armenian priest ordained for first time in NC Sunday

YEREVAN, 6 DECEMBER, ARMENPRESS: Members of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Charlotte witnessed North Carolina religious history Sunday with the ordination of their deacon, Benjamin Rith-Najarian, to the holy priesthood. It was the first time an Armenian priest has ever been ordained in the state, reports Armenpress referring to Charlotte observer.

Presiding over the sacred service in the church on Park Road was New York-based Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, who heads the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.








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