[1] Protestant churches and missions were one of the early proponents of ecumenism and inter-church cooperation in the Middle East.
A parallel development occurred in 1924 when a Conference for Workers in Moslem Lands[3] was convened in Jerusalem leading to the eventual formation of the Western Asia and North Africa Council in Helwan in 1927.
[5] In 1964, dialogue began to form a larger ecumenical organisation in the Middle East incorporating the various Church traditions present in the region.
[4] Efforts continue to be made to establish full fellowship and communion between the member churches of the FMECC.
[4] A renewed effort was made in 2005 focusing on member churches of the Reformed and Lutheran traditions and in 2006 an agreement was reached in Amman for full communion was reached with the signing of the Amman Declaration of Lutheran and Reformed Churches in the Middle East and North Africa.