About Us

Our Pastor

 Rev. Sinote Ibrahim, Pastor of the Arabic Baptist Church, Boston, MA was born in Egypt and received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering at Ain Shams University. Sinote Ibrahim immigrated to the USA in 1969 and lived in Richmond, VA. In 1970, the Lord called Sinote to move to Boston, Massachusetts from Richmond, VA to start a Christian ministry among the Arabic Speaking people. While in Boston he completed his Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as advanced studies in Theology with BCNE and other institutions.


Sinote started his first planted church and ministry for the Arabic speaking people in the Boston Area in the basement of Park Street Church at the Boston Common, and moved the services subsequently to West Roxbury, MA where the Lord blessed the ministry for many years. Sinote was the principal person serving in the church and many dear brothers and sisters joined in the ministry. Sinote received many of them on their arrival to the USA, hosted some at his home, and helped many to find jobs and get acquented with the life in the Greater Boston Area. Rev. Sinote was ordained on December 3, 2000 in a powerfull and blessed meeting wittnessed by all church members, Rev. Hanna Ibrahim, Rev. Esper Ajjaj, Rev. Ignatious Memerious Director of the Greater Boston Baptist Association (GBBA).


In 1976, Sinote and the bretheren in the church invited Rev. Hanna Ibrahim who just arrived in June 1976 from Gaza to be the Pastor of the church until Rev. Hanna went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2003. Many people came to know the Lord through the sacrificial and giving personal leadership of Rev. Hanna IBrahim and Rev. Sinote Ibrahim. He subsequently led the difficult renovation project and construction effort for the former lumber warehouse facility on Spring Street in West Roxbury and converted it to a very nice and practical place of worship for the blessing of many people.


In 2005, Rev. Sinote planted the second church when he started the current Ministry of the Arabic Baptist Church Boston at the Newton Corner Worship Center, in Newton Massachusetts with the help of faithful brothers and sisters. In the summer of 2012 and through the dedicated support and work of Rev. Sinote with the owners of the current Newton Corner Worship Center, the owners of the facility gifted the facility to the Arabic Baptist Church Boston under the leadership of Rev. Sinote Ibrahim. The Arabic Baptist Church Boston is expanding its ministry in the Greater Boston Area and the Lord continue to bless the ministry and more people are coming to know the Lord.

Pastor Fady Ghobrial

Fady Ghobrial was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. His family moved to the Boston area in 2002. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from Worcester State University. At the 2009 One Name Boston Conference, Fady experienced a radical encounter with Jesus, after which he quickly sensed a call to ministry and began to serve at the Arabic Baptist Church.


Fady holds a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is ordained with the Southern Baptist Convention. Fady serves as one of the pastors at the Arabic Baptist Church of Boston, where his whole family came to faith, and where he preaches, teaches and helps lead the youth ministry, One Name Boston. He is also a Ministry Fellow, along with Renée his wife, at Harvard with The Christian Union, where they teach Bible courses and disciple students. When not reading books, Fady enjoys cooking with his wife Renée, watching superhero movies and discussing theology over black coffee. You can read his testimony on Christianity Today here.

Pastor Joe Ghobrial

Youssef “Joe” Ghobrial was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. After immigrating with his whole family to the Boston region, Joe spent years rebelling against God. It was not until the 2009 One Name Boston conference that the Father drew Joe to Christ through the Spirit and made him a trophy of God’s radical grace. Joe studied at Worcester State University and Moody Bible Institute before earning his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bethel University, and his Master of Divinity from Knox Theological Seminary.


Joe has served on the pastoral team at Arabic Baptist Church since 2017 after his ordination with the Southern Baptist Convention. Joe also helps lead the One Name Boston youth ministry at ABC alongside his awesome wife, Sally. Aside from his pastoral call at ABC, Joe also serves as Staff Accountant during the week at the historic Park Street Church in Boston. When he is not preaching or accounting, Joe loves to spend time with his beautiful bride, Sally, read good books, discuss apologetics, travel and fellowship over coffee.

Our Story and Community

The Arabic Baptist Church of Boston is a local church reaching out to people of all cultures and backgrounds. Our Sunday morning services are held in both Arabic and English. We also have events during the week catering to Arabic speaking adults, English speaking young adults, as well as children.

The Arabic Baptist Church Boston community is much more than our services on Sunday mornings; it is about the people who come and share their lives with one another and encourage one another, just as the early church did. We hold various events during the week catering to Arabic speaking adults, English speaking young adults, as well as children. 

Our community consists of Christian believers who have immigrated to the United States from all parts of the Middle East as well as local believers and visitors from the Greater Boston area. We also welcome those who are new to the journey of following Christ and those who are exploring Christianity for the fist time.

Our church aims to live the Acts 1:8 challenge of being witnesses for the Lord in Jerusalem (our local community of Newton), in all Judea (Greater Boston Area), in Samaria (United States), and to the ends of the earth (The World). Our services to the community includes:

  • Locally, via the Newton Food and Clothing Pantry ministry, our Sunday morning services, weekly youth and ABC kids meetings and our weekly bible studies.
  • In Massachusetts, via our WNTN 1550 AM radio ministry broadcast throughout the Greater Boston area and involvement and support of the Greater Boston Baptist Association and the Baptist Convention of New England.
  • In the United States via our annual July 4th Conference inviting people to attend from across the U.S, and our partnerships with Arab evangelists, ministers, Christian ministries and churches across the country. We are also a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, a national network of more than forty-five thousand churches and church-type missions with nearly sixteen million members who worship in more than two dozen languages each week across the United States.
  • In the World, through the welcoming of all people regardless of cultural background into our church family, and our prayerful support of global missionaries and Arab ministries doing the good work of sharing the gospel worldwide. Our members are also working to fulfill the Great Commission through international missions to the Dominican Republic, South Africa, London, Ethiopia, Uganda, Jerusalem and many other nations worldwide.
Nationally, we are a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, a national network of more than forty-five thousand churches and church-type missions with nearly sixteen million members who worship in more than two dozen languages each week across the United States. Locally we are also members of the Baptist Convention of New England (BCNE) and the Greater Boston baptist Association (GBBA).

We hope to see you soon,
Arabic Baptist Church of Boston

Mission & Doctrine

  • To reach the Arabic Speaking Community in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, New England, USA, and the utmost parts of the World.
  • To create an Arabic/American environment of fellowship and worship in the Arabic and English language for the various generations as needed. To emphasize evangelism, growth, visitation, and caring of its members, visitors, and community.
  • To support the wide range of local, national, and international mission work and missionaries to reach the broadest groups of people according to the Lord’s Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20 & Mark 16:15-18)
The Bible is the only basis for the Church doctrine as stated in the Baptist Faith and message, adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. The Church teaches and practices the full gospel of repentance from sin, the salvation through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the obedience of the Lord’s commandments of Baptism of the believers by immersion in water, the Lord’s Supper, the fullness and Baptism of the Holy Spirit and practicing the full gifts of the Holy Spirit, the hope and the rapture of the Church that is glorified in the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, His earthly reign for a thousand years and eternally being with the Lord for ever and ever (document can be found here).


Membership

Standard of membership shall be as follows:
  • Evidence of genuine experience in regeneration (John 1:12; 1Peter 1:18-25)
  • Evidence of consistent Christian life (Romans 6:4; 13:13-14; Eph. 4:17-32; 5:1-2,15; 1John 1:6-7)
  • Baptism of the believer by immersion in water (Matt. 28:19-20; Romans 6:3-12)
  • Full subscription to the tenants of faith of the church and the Baptist Statement of Faith
  • Willingness to support the church according to the member’s ability

Evangelism

  • Visitation of Regular members and visitors
  • Church weekly and monthly worship meetings
  • Hold special meetings for discipleship, leadership training, and revivals
  • Radio ministry (2-3 PM every Sunday on WNTN 1550 AM, Boston)
  • Special evangelism events
  • Plan and participate in local, national and international missions
  • Special giving to needy families
  • Reach out to senior citizens, nursing homes, hospitals, and correctional facilities

Our Community

We welcome all people from Boston, Central, and Eastern Massachusetts, surrounding states, the USA and the world.

The Arabic Baptist Church of Boston is a local church reaching out to people of all cultures and backgrounds. Our Sunday morning services are held in both Arabic and English. We also have events during the week catering to Arabic speaking adults, English speaking young adults, as well as children.

The Arabic Baptist Church Boston community is much more than our services on Sunday mornings; it is about the people who come and share their lives with one another and encourage one another, just as the early church did. We hold various events during the week catering to Arabic speaking adults, English speaking young adults, as well as children. 

Our community consists of Christian believers who have immigrated to the United States from all parts of the Middle East as well as local believers and visitors from the Greater Boston area. We also welcome those who are new to the journey of following Christ and those who are exploring Christianity for the fist time.

Our church aims to live the Acts 1:8 challenge of being witnesses for the Lord in Jerusalem (our local community of Newton), in all Judea (Greater Boston Area), in Samaria (United States), and to the ends of the earth (The World). Our services to the community includes:

  • Locally, via the Newton Food and Clothing Pantry ministry, our Sunday morning services, weekly youth and ABC kids meetings and our weekly bible studies.
  • In Massachusetts, via our WNTN 1550 AM radio ministry broadcast throughout the Greater Boston area and involvement and support of the Greater Boston Baptist Association and the Baptist Convention of New England.
  • In the United States via our annual July 4th Conference inviting people to attend from across the U.S, and our partnerships with Arab evangelists, ministers, Christian ministries and churches across the country. We are also a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, a national network of more than forty-five thousand churches and church-type missions with nearly sixteen million members who worship in more than two dozen languages each week across the United States.
  • In the World, through the welcoming of all people regardless of cultural background into our church family, and our prayerful support of global missionaries and Arab ministries doing the good work of sharing the gospel worldwide. Our members are also working to fulfill the Great Commission through international missions to the Dominican Republic, South Africa, London, Ethiopia, Uganda, Jerusalem and many other nations worldwide.
Nationally, we are a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, a national network of more than forty-five thousand churches and church-type missions with nearly sixteen million members who worship in more than two dozen languages each week across the United States. Locally we are also members of the Baptist Convention of New England (BCNE) and the Greater Boston baptist Association (GBBA).

We hope to see you soon,
Arabic Baptist Church of Boston
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