About SAT-7
The Vision: To see a growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, confident in Christian faith and witness, serving the community and contributing to the good of society and culture.
The Mission: To provide the churches and Christians of the Middle East and North Africa an opportunity to witness to Jesus Christ through inspirational, informative, and educational television services.
SAT-7 is governed by an International Board of Directors, the majority of whom must be Christians living in the Middle East and North Africa. This International Board is the owner of the ministry and sets its core policy and goals. SAT-7 has ministry offices and studios located in Egypt, Lebanon and Cyprus, and fundraising offices in Europe, the UK, Canada and the USA. SAT-7 has more than 100 local staff working in its offices in the Middle East. SAT-7 is also made of Partners and Associates who believe in and support the ministry. For more information about Partners and Associates click here.
Current SAT-7 International Board Members include:
Rev. Dr. Habib Badr (Board Chairman)
Senior Pastor, National Evangelical Church of Beirut and lecturer in church history at the Near East School of Theology
Rev. Dr. Safwat El Baiady (Board Vice Chairman)
President of the Protestant Churches in Egypt and the General Secretary of the Synod of the Nile
Roy Kemp (Treasurer/ Representing SAT-7 Trust UK)
Mr. Kemp is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants
Dr. Nadia Halim Suliman (Secretary)
Professor of Sociology at the National Centre for Social and Criminological Research and staff member at the Cairo Demographic Centre
Bishop Moussa
The Youth Bishopric of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt
Bishop Marcos
Coptic Orthodox Bishop for the Diocese of Shoubra El Kheima in Cairo, Egypt
Monsignor Roland Aboujaoude
Patriarchal Auxiliary and Protosyncellus of the Maronite Church in Lebanon and the President of the Episcopal Commission for Social Communications in Lebanon
Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan
President of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb (Alternate member for Bishop Younan)
General Director of The International Centre of Bethlehem, Dar al-Kalima Academy and Senior Pastor of The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, Bethlehem
Dr. Guirguis Ibrahim Saleh (Representing the Middle East Council of Churches)
General Secretary of the MECC
Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian
Armenian Archbishop of Tehran
Rev. Ashton T. Stewart
Director of Persian Ministries for World Witness
Mar Dr. Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim
Metropolitan of Aleppo, Syrian Orthodox Church
Ray Padrón (Representing SAT-7 USA Board)
Partner of Brightworth, Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Roy Rissanen (Elected Representative of SAT-7 Partners)
Currently serves as the Middle East regional representative for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM)
Many additional questions about the ministry can be answered in the FAQ portion of this website. If you would like more detailed information about SAT-7, click here to reach your local SAT-7 office.