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Bible Society celebrates the reopening of Downtown Bookshop
Beirut-LEBANON: On the evening of May 5, 2006, the Bib
The Bible Society offices and bookshop had been located in the
downtown Beirut area since 1935, but was forced to abandon them
during the war (1975 – 1990). Due to the after-the-war lease laws,
the Bible Society was unable to reclaim its rental agreement and had
to settle for a 30-year lease on a small bookshop in the same
building, which was opened to the public in 2002. Last year, the
neighboring business offered the Bible Society bookshop the
possibility of moving to another location – right across the street
– which has an old open lease; they paid the key money and the
relocation cost. The Bible Society Board, after studying the offer The Bible Society felt the need to inaugurate this new location with a small celebration, to dedicate this strategic bookshop for the vision and mission of the Bible cause. Bible Society Board and General Assembly members were present, along with Church leaders representing all the bishops of Beirut, as well as a few friends. “We are so fortunate to be back in Downtown Beirut,” said Mr. Amine Khoury, Chairman of the Bible Society Board, in his word of welcome. “This bookshop is strategically located to serve all the churches and their Scriptural needs”.
The General Secretary of the Bible Society, Mr. Mike Bassous, spoke
briefly about the bookshop’s operation. “Special thanks to our staff
and volunteers, who keep the bookshop doors open 84 hours per week,
serving the thousands of an Following these two short words, a prayer was uplifted by Bishop Roland Abou Jaoude, President of the Episcopal Commission for Media & Social Communication, surrounded by other clergy from various Church affiliations. The cake was cut and the ribbon was removed, allowing the invitees to survey the new location. The reopening celebration of the Downtown Bookshop, although a small and private event, attracted the general public and the Christian media, mainly SAT-7 and Tele-Lumiere televisions, who reported on this event.
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Society – Lebanon organized a small celebration for the reopening of
its Downtown Bookshop following its recent relocation.
and its legal implications, accepted it due to its obvious merits,
and so the relocation was done over Easter vacation.
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visitors.”