"Riding their animals from Salt, twenty miles away, the missionaries began irregular meetings in private homes in 1919.

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war a number of Christians from Palestine were expelled to the East Bank of the Jordan, including Amman.

Located nearby are the diocesan offices and the Ahliyyah School for Girls, also a ministry of the diocese.

[2] The vision of the Arab congregation, according to the diocesan website, is "...to reach out to all our parishioners and help them receive, understand, live, and witness to the Gospel in their lives; to continue our ministry and introduce new activities; to teach and prepare leaders to take part in the ministry of the church; build a new church in West Amman to service the community.

"[3] In January 2004 the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams preached a sermon wherein he attempted to empower and encourage the local Anglicans, saying: ...Christ frees us from imprisonment in the memory of our suffering.