Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services

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| location = Cairo, Egypt

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| key_people = Rev. Andrea Zaki Stephanous, (General Director)

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The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, is an Egyptian Coptic Christian development organization.{{cite news|author=Chris Herlinger |url=http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-02/egypts-humanitarian-problems-need-addressing-say-christian-representatives |title=Egypt's humanitarian problems need addressing, say Christian representatives |publisher=The Christian Century |date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2009/August/opinion_August80.xml§ion=opinion |title=Cairo Reacts to Obama |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=August 16, 2009 |access-date=December 9, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoss.org.eg/site/lang__en/303/default.aspx |title=Who We Are |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120115938/http://www.ceoss.org.eg/site/lang__en/303/default.aspx |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }} It was established in 1960 by the Coptic Evangelical Church, but is now independent.{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoss.org.eg/site/345/Default.aspx |title=Our History |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203041359/http://www.ceoss.org.eg/site/345/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edhZ_g-RvyMC&dq=Coptic+Evangelical+Organization+for+Social+Services&pg=PA123 |title=Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches |author= Robert Benedetto, Donald K. McKim |date=6 October 2009 |isbn=9780810870239 |access-date=December 9, 2012}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MXvBs2PqkUcC&dq=Coptic+Evangelical+Organization+for+Social+Services&pg=PA156 |title=False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, And The Quest For A One-world Religion |author= Lee Penn |year=2004 |isbn=9781597310000 |access-date=December 9, 2012}}

Reverend Andrea Zaki Stephanous is its General Director.{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Stephen |url=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/14915 |title=Link economic assistance to freedom, says Egyptian Christian |publisher=Ekklesia |access-date=December 9, 2012}}

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