May 7 - Charlie Costa

Rev Charlie Costa will be speaking at the afternoon session of the May 7 Rev Up, following lunch. He will present from about 1 pm to 2.30 pm

Rev Charlie Costa is Senior Pastor of Ras Beirut Baptist Church, Beirut, Lebanon. In May he is visiting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to speak about what God is doing in the Middle East.

Charlie grew up and ministered in Beirut during the Civil War (1975-91). He has been Pastor of the Ras Beirut Baptist Church since 1993. This church is the largest Baptist Church in Lebanon.

Charlie has an extensive ministry round the Middle East. He broadcasts via radio, and television. He is currently engaged in planting three churches in other ME countries.

He has been President of the Lebanese Baptist Convention; an Executive Committee Member of European Baptist Federation. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as a Magistrate for the Family Court in Beirut.

Charlie has known what it is to pastor through a Civil War and the recent war between Israel and Lebanon (2006). He ministers within a community and its tensions with Islam.

Charlie is 54 years of age and married to Mona with two children.

He has been brought to Australia and New Zealand by MECO Australia to communicate the challenge of ministering in the midst of the Islamic world.

He will also be speaking at New Hope Baptist Church, Blackburn North on Sunday May 3 at 9:00 and 11:00am and St Marks Anglican, Camberwell at 7:00pm.

In Sydney he speaks at Parkside Baptist Church at 10:30 am on Sunday May 17. In Brisbane he speaks at Kenmore Baptist Church on Sunday May 24 at 8:30 and 10:30am and at Ashgrove Baptist Church at 6:30pm.

Further information and details can be obtained from MECO’s National Office on (03) 9898 0077.