Antioch Council forTruth & Stewardship
A Christian-American educational nonprofit dedicated to recovering historic Christian theology, raising awareness of Middle Eastern Christian communities, and encouraging principled civic engagement rooted in faith.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission
The Antioch Council for Truth and Stewardship exists to educate, equip, and mobilize American Christians to uphold historic Christian theology, support the ancient indigenous Christian communities of the Middle East, and practice faithful stewardship in public life.
Our Vision
We envision a generation of American Christians grounded in historic faith, informed about the realities facing Middle Eastern Christian communities, and committed to wise, principled engagement in matters of theology, culture, and public policy.
Why “Antioch”?
Antioch is where believers were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). It stands as a symbol of historic, multiethnic Christianity rooted in the Middle East — the birthplace of our faith. The name ACTS reflects our commitment to biblical roots, memorable identity, and cross-denominational unity.
Truth · Awareness · Stewardship
Three interconnected pillars that guide everything we do
Truth
Recovering Historic Christian Theology
We promote careful theological reflection rooted in the historic Christian tradition. Through education on church history, examination of modern theological movements, and forums for thoughtful engagement, we equip believers with deep theological clarity.
Awareness
Elevating Middle Eastern Christian Realities
Many American Christians are unaware of the challenges facing ancient Christian communities in the Middle East. We seek to close that knowledge gap through research, testimonies, documentary storytelling, and educational events.
Stewardship
Encouraging Responsible Christian Citizenship
We encourage thoughtful, principled stewardship in civic life, grounded in Christian ethics and concern for human dignity. This includes conversations about foreign policy, ethical use of public resources, and religious freedom advocacy.
We are not antisemitic and not anti-Muslim. We reject all hatred, hostility, and scapegoating of any people or faith. We stand unequivocally for human dignity, truth, and the preservation of Middle Eastern Christian heritage in all its historic diversity.
Palestine · Syria · Iraq
The ancient Christian peoples of these lands are not political pawns — they are living bearers of Middle Eastern heritage.
Christ's Birthplace Communities
In the Palestinian Territories, we focus on the accelerating threat to the world's oldest continuous Christian presence. Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Melkite communities — whose roots reach back to the time of Jesus — endure in Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Beit Jala, Taybeh, and Ramallah. Israeli settlement expansion, documented settler violence including the bulldozing of Ush al-Ghurab in Beit Sahour, repeated attacks on Taybeh, land seizures, and outpost construction are driving forced emigration and demographic erasure of these ancient towns.
We advocate for the protection of their land, security, and right to remain in their ancestral homeland — so that Christ's birthplace communities may endure.
Under Islamist Governance & Extremist Threat
In Syria, we highlight the primary pressure from Islamist governance and groups — including Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which leads the post-2024 transitional authorities and enforces Islamic jurisprudence — alongside ISIS remnants. These forces have produced killings, church attacks, and radicalization that endanger Greek Orthodox, Syriac, Armenian, and other historic communities whose presence in Syria predates Islam by centuries.
A Decade After the ISIS Genocide
In Iraq, we document the central role of Iranian-backed Shia militias — Popular Mobilization Forces factions — in land grabs, political co-option, and ongoing displacement in the Nineveh Plains, the heartland of Chaldean Catholic, Assyrian, and Syriac churches. A decade after the ISIS genocide that devastated these communities, new threats continue to undermine their survival and right to return.
Our Commitment to Action
Awareness
We will continue to research and publicize the specific realities facing Christian communities in Palestine, Syria, and Iraq — through reports, testimonies, documentary storytelling, and educational events that close the knowledge gap for American Christians.
Stewardship
We advocate for U.S. foreign-policy principles that protect vulnerable minorities, promote religious freedom, and secure the survival of these communities — without ever descending into hatred of Jews or Muslims. We seek cultural formation, historic continuity, and human dignity for all.
We invite American Christians to join us in preserving the living witness of the very places where the faith was born — not through agitation, but through truth, prayer, principled engagement, and tangible support for the people and heritage that must not be lost.
Our Core Identity
Christian-First
Rooted in historic Christian faith and theology across all denominations.
American-Rooted
Engaging American Christians in principled civic responsibility.
Non-Partisan
Seeking cultural formation, not partisan agitation.
Anti-Hatred
Explicitly rejecting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility.
About ACTS
ACTS — the Antioch Council for Truth and Stewardship — is a Christian-American nonprofit dedicated to strengthening awareness, theological clarity, and responsible civic engagement concerning historic Christian communities of the Middle East.
We believe that American Christians have a responsibility to understand the heritage and plight of the world's oldest Christian communities. Our work bridges the gap between ancient faith traditions and modern civic responsibility, equipping believers with the knowledge and conviction to engage wisely.
“ACTS seeks cultural formation, not partisan agitation. We stand for truth, historic continuity, human dignity, and wise stewardship.”
Whether through educational resources, research publications, church presentations, or campus events, ACTS is committed to preserving historic Christian witness and encouraging a thoughtful, principled approach to faith in the public square.
Stand for Truth. Support the Faithful.
Join a growing community of American Christians committed to historic theology, awareness of persecuted believers, and principled civic stewardship.