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Christians in Qatar celebrate formal opening of Anglican center
By Matthew Davies
Episcopal News Service] Christianity in Qatar was once an underground religion, but today it thrives, thanks in part to people like the Rev. Bill Schwartz, an Anglican priest and an Episcopal Church missionary.
The Christian community in the Islamic Middle Eastern state celebrated a pivotal moment Sept. 21 with the official opening of the Anglican Centre, in a complex known locally as Church City, in the country’s capital Doha.
At the heart of the center is the Church of the Epiphany, which was consecrated one week later on Sept. 28.
“We are all overjoyed to finally celebrate the consecration of our new church after five years of very hard work by many people,” said Schwartz, Epiphany’s rector, who has overseen the development of the Anglican Centre since before construction began in August 2008.
Read more at http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/10/02/christians-in-qatar-celebrate-formal-opening-of-anglican-center/