Christian organisations helping Lebanon
Church agencies, charities and diaspora groups that support Lebanese Christians — their schools, parishes, families and villages.
Church aid agencies
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)
Pontifical foundation that funds Lebanese parishes, schools, priests and nuns, and emergency aid for Christian families. In France: AED (aed-france.org).
L'Œuvre d'Orient
Supports Eastern Christian schools, dispensaries and communities in Lebanon, including Maronite, Melkite and Armenian institutions.
CNEWA – Pontifical Mission
Papal agency for the Eastern Churches; in Lebanon it funds schools, clinics, the elderly and families in need through local churches.
Catholic Relief Services
US Catholic relief agency; worked with Caritas Lebanon on shelter, food and cash aid, including after the 2020 port explosion.
Knights of Columbus
Catholic fraternal order whose Christian Refugee Relief raises funds for persecuted and displaced Christians in the Middle East.
SOS Chrétiens d'Orient
Sends volunteers and aid to Eastern Christians, with missions and projects in Lebanon.
Working on the ground in Lebanon
Caritas Lebanon
The Catholic Church's relief agency in Lebanon: medical centres, food, social work and emergency response across the country.
Order of Malta Lebanon
In Lebanon since 1953: community health centres, mobile clinics, agriculture and community kitchens, serving all communities.
Middle East Council of Churches
Fellowship of Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical churches; runs relief, education and dialogue programmes from Beirut.
Jesuit Refugee Service
Education and support for refugees and vulnerable families in Lebanon.
Protestant and evangelical charities
Samaritan's Purse
Emergency relief in Lebanon, including medical and shelter aid after the 2020 Beirut explosion.
World Vision Lebanon
Child protection, education and livelihoods for Lebanese and refugee families.
Open Doors
Supports churches and Christians under pressure across the Middle East, including through local partners in Lebanon.
Tearfund
Works with Lebanese churches and partners on relief and community recovery.
Embrace the Middle East
Funds Lebanese Christian partners in health, education and social care.
Advocacy and the diaspora
In Defense of Christians
Advocates in Washington for Lebanon's Christians, its sovereignty and the Lebanese Armed Forces.
The Philos Project
Christian organisation working on the Middle East, with programmes and advocacy on Lebanon.
Maronite Foundation in the World
Founded by the Maronite Patriarchate (2008) to help Lebanese abroad register and keep their Lebanese citizenship.
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