Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel is on the Mission Staff at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta and has been Executive Director and Founder of the Atlanta Ministry with International Students, Inc. (AMIS, Inc.) (www.amis-inc.org), since 1978. AMIS, Inc. is a Ministry of Friendship and Hospitality with the 5,500 International students & Scholars from more than 140 countries studying in the 20 Metro Atlanta Colleges & Universities. On June 15, 2002 Dr. AbuAkel was elected General Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (www.pcusa.org), the nations largest Presbyterian body. Dr. Abu-Akel, a Native of Kuffer Yassif, Galilee, Israel and son of Palestinian Christian Arab parents is greatly involved in the community. He is Chair of both the Peacemaking Committee of the Greater Atlanta Presbytery and International Understanding Kiwanis Georgia District. He is currently President of Friends of the Union of the Palestinian Medical Relief Committees in the U.S.A. and Canada (UPMRC) and Board Member of The Interfaith Coalition of Metro Atlanta. He is also director of the Christmas International house program, which provides holiday homes for international students in 32 cities. Dr. Abu-Akel has served as past president, of Northside Kiwanis Clubs of Atlanta, past board member of The Christian Council of Metro Atlanta and past member of The Interfaith Advisory Task Force for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA. In Dr. Abu-Akel‘s 24 years as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church he has been granted many honors and awards. He is a recipient of the Kiwanis Leadership Award, The Interfaith Leadership Award and The Arab American Community of Georgia Award. In 1998 he was presented with the Greater Atlanta Presbytery Peace Making Award. Dr. Abu-Akel holds a bachelor‘s of arts degree from Southeast College in Lakeland, FL, a master‘s of divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA and a doctor of ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. SOURCE: http://dlaa.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNM_Content&file=index&sw=pg&eid =50
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