City of Berd to Have Church At Last

CITY OF BERD TO HAVE CHURCH AT LAST

BERD, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The city of Berd of the Tavush marz will
again have a church: after destroying the only church of the city in
1930s, a new church has not been build yet. As Andranik Sharian, the
Berd Mayor informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, construction of the
new church in the city will start this year and end, perhaps, in
2008. According to the Mayor, the place where the church will be built
have already been decided and the necessary geological works have
already been done. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, with
benefactors’ assistance, will care expenses for contruction of the new
church.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS