Leadership & Staff

Marwan was born in Kuwait and has family roots throughout the region. Due to war, his family moved to the United States when he was a child; and there, soon after, the Lord saved him. While in university, Marwan’s desire grew to return to the Middle East for the sake of the gospel. This general call to “go” became a more specific calling to church planting and local church ministry. Prior to planting City Bible Church, he completed an internship and residency at Redeemer Church of Dubai.

Marwan is married to Marci, and they have two boys, Noah and Shaya. He loves spending time with his family, is a self-proclaimed foodie and coffee connoisseur, and enjoys exploring Beirut on foot or on his Vespa.

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Anwar was born in Dhour Choueir, Lebanon to a Roman Catholic family. In 1982, due to the Civil War, Anwar emigrated to the US. It was there, four years later, that he repented of his sins and trusted in Jesus Christ as his Saviour and Lord. 

In 1996, he and his wife Julene moved to Abu Dhabi. There they joined the Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi. They were active members and Anwar served as a lay elder. After 25 years of living in Abu Dhabi, they decided to move to Lebanon for full-time ministry. In September 2022, Anwar joined CBC as a staff pastor.

Anwar and Julene have three adult children. Jared (married to Chelsea); Eric (married to Caitlin); and Jessica.

Serge was born in Beirut, Lebanon. As a baby, his family emigrated to Houston, Texas, where he grew up. At 15, Serge heard the true gospel and believed in Jesus Christ for salvation. Throughout his time in college, he grew in his faith and desire to make disciples. Coming out of college, he worked as a Chemical Engineer for 12 years, as he ministered within his workplace, church, neighborhood, and among refugees.

After marrying Anna, God stirred in both of them a desire to move to the Middle East to make His name known. Seeing a good opportunity in Lebanon, they moved to Beirut in 2023. Serge works on staff as an Associate Pastor. Serge is passionate about discipling men to greater maturity in Christ. He and Anna have one son, Hosea.

Mike was born in Manitoba, Canada. Raised in a Christian home, he came to know Christ at an early age.

Mike and his wife, Stacy, have been in full-time ministry for 25 years. They spent a decade in South Asia, where Mike served as a pastor and church planter. In 2021, they moved to Beirut to join City Bible Church.

Mike holds an MTh in Pastoral Ministry from Bakke Graduate University.

He and Stacy have two adult children who live in the United States. Mike enjoys swimming, hiking, and exploring Lebanon’s great outdoors.

Elie was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in a Christian home. By God’s grace, he came to saving faith in Christ at the age of 23 after hearing the gospel and responding in repentance and faith.

Elie serves as a lay elder at CBC, while pursuing his MDiv and working full-time in sales and construction. He is burdened to see healthy, biblically-grounded churches flourish across Lebanon, and toward that end he hopes to be sent out from CBC to plant a church in 2027.

Elie has been married to his wife, Silvana, since 2018, and together they are raising their two children, Timothy and Heavenly-Joy. He enjoys reading, hiking, and playing basketball.