St. Andrew's United Church of Cairo is an international Christian church in

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

. It has an English-speaking international congregation, an Egyptian congregation and five refugee congregations. Its church building was completed in 1908. It is located at 38 26 July St. between Ramses and Galaa streets, just above the Nasser metro stop in downtown

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

. English worship services are held at 10 am on Fridays. St. Andrew's also provides St. Andrew's Refugee Services. Since 1978, St. Andrew's congregation has played a role in educating and advocating among African refugees in Egypt. Most of the refugees fled their homes in

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

, but some also come from as far away as

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

and

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. The African refugee ministry began as part of the ongoing ministry of St. Andrew's United Church of Cairo. Now it is separately constituted and has its own board, though local members of St. Andrew's also volunteer with the Refugee Services. The refugees themselves are involved in the administration of the program whenever possible.

Programs

* The Children's Education Program has six elementary education classes and five teen classes, serving 220 refugee children, with a waiting list of 75 children. The school offers a basic education curriculum and conflict resolution training. A hot meal, milk and fruit are provided each child daily. * The Adult Education Program offers courses to improve refugees’ employment options, such as English, business and accounting, and computers. A practical life skills course teaches parenting skills and conflict resolution classes. The program serves 600 students. * The African Refugee Cooperative teaches arts and crafts production and markets the crafts to generate income for 30 persons. * The Refugee Legal Aid Office provides information on resettlement to the USA via the "Direct Access" program for Iraqi refugees and is now offering its services to other refugee groups by referral. * The Youth Leadership, Education and Access to Development provides educational services, sports activities and hip hop music therapy to at-risk Sudanese refugee youth.

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External links

Saint Andrew's United Church of Cairo official website
Churches in Cairo Schools in Cairo Churches completed in 1908 1908 establishments in Egypt 20th-century churches in Egypt {{Egypt-church-stub

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