Armenian Missionary Association of America Faithful to Our Legacy
Our mission is to serve the physical/spiritual needs of our people at home and overseas. To fulfill this mission, we maintain a range of educational, evangelistic, relief, social service, and child care ministries in 24 countries. This is made possible through the Grace of God and the gifts of individuals and churches committed to the Great Commission: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” -Mark 16:15
Latest Issue of AMAA News
Our Daily Bread in Armenian
On July 9, RA’s Chief Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan and the Head of the Office of the High Commissioner Sara Anjargolian received 17 Interns of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) coming from 8 countries – USA, Canada, Australia, Lebanon, Syria, Switzerland, France and Argentina. During their 15 days in the Homeland, the youth will not only get acquainted with their Homeland but will do humanitarian service. They will… Read More
AMAA wishes a safe journey to the young interns traveling to Armenia with a VISION FOR MISSION! They’ll be in Armenian through July 4-19. Follow their Blog and our Social Media (Facebook/ Twitter / Instagram) for their progress and updates!
By Kenell Touryan, Ph.D.*
In late October 2018, I returned from my 40th+ trip to Armenia. My trips started in 1984 but my extensive involvement with Armenia actually started just after the tragic earthquake of December 7, 1988. Financial help for the earthquake victims was pouring into the coffers of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA). Rev. Dr. Movses Janbazian, then Executive Director of the AMAA, had the prescience to realize that energy was going to be one of the key factors to help Armenia recover, especially in view of the problems that would arise as a result of the eventual independence gained by ArmSSR, after the fall of the USSR in 1989.
AMAA TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING ON OCTOBER 19 IN BOSTON, MA
By Florence Avakian
“We’ve got to do something,” they said, and they did, and continue to do so, declared Zaven Khanjian, Executive Director and CEO of the Armenian Missionary Association of America, (AMAA).
The “they” are the dedicated couple, John and Michèle Simourian who with “commitment, goodwill and action” took devoted action and inspired the members of the AMAA to help the survivors of the 1988 earthquake in Armenia 30 years ago.
ՀԱՄԱՏԵՂ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՄԱՄԼՈ ՀԱՄԱՍՓՅՈՒՌ ՀԱՂՈՐԴԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՄԱԿ-ը ՀԱՐՑԱՊՆԴՈՒՄ Է ՀՂԵԼ ԹՈՒՐՔԻԱՅԻՆ 1915-1923 ԹՎԱԿԱՆՆԵՐԻՆ ՀԱՐԿԱԴԻՐ ՏԵՂԱՀԱՆՎԱԾ ՀԱՅԵՐԻ ՃԱԿԱՏԱԳՐԻ ԵՒ ՆՐԱՆՑ ՎԱԽՃԱՆԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ Առաջնորդվելով համազգային շահերով, մեր պատկան կազմակերպությունների և հաստատությունների անունից մենք ողջունում ենք Միավորված ազգերի կազմակերպության (ՄԱԿ) Բռնի կամ հարկադրաբար անհետացած անձանց հարցերով աշխատանքային խմբի, ՄԱԿ-ի Կարծիքի և արտահայտության ազատության աջակցության և պաշտպանության հարցերով հատուկ զեկուցողի և ՄԱԿ-ի Ճշմարտության, արդարադատության, փոխհատուցման խրախուսման և չկրկնվելու երաշխիքների հարցերով հատուկ զեկուցողի համատեղ գործողությունը, այն է՝ իրենց… Read More
WORLD-WIDE PRESS RELEASE UNITED NATIONS QUESTION TURKEY ON THE FATE AND WHEREABOUTS OF FORCIBLY DEPORTED ARMENIANS IN 1915-1923 Guided by pan-Armenian interests on behalf of our respective organizations and institutions we welcome the joint action of the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the… Read More
