Next Step #293: Fr Vazken Movsesian's candid conversation with Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian about the church, relevancy and focusing on the basics - faith, hope and love. Tchilingirian shares insights from experiences in London as well as from a life in the Armenian Church. Filtering out the "noise," the quest for meaning are part of this discussion.

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Broadcast on 28 November 2012 on Shoghakat and Luys Channels

News report on international conference on Diakonia Education held on 27-28 November 2012 in Etchmiadzin.  Hratch Tchilingirian interviewed in the report about Diakonia.  

Broadcast on 24 November 2012, SlaqAM

Slaq News report on NERDURS dance performance dedicated to Diaspora-Armenia relations and to "repatriation", Hratch Tchilingirian introduced the programme underlining that the performance was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of repatriation to Armenia.

90th Anniversary of St Sarkis Church, London

This short documentary is the story of how in 1923 Armenians in London with the help of philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian built a place of worship and communal gathering as one of the first steps towards re-building their lives after the virtual annihilation of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire, the first genocide of the 20th century. The Armenian Church in the UK, St. Sarkis Church Trust and St. Sarkis Church Parish celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the first Armenian Church in London with a series of educational, cultural and social events between September 2012 and January 2013.  Hratch Tchilingirian is Hon. President of St. Sarkis Church Trust and headed the 90th Anniversary celebrations. 

Hratch Tchilingirian interview guest on "Focus on Faith" with Rosemary Hartill, BBC, 25 April 2006.

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Hratch Tchilingirian interview guest on "Focus on Faith" with Rosemary Hartill, BBC, 25 April 2006.

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Hratch Tchilingirain interview guest on "Analysis from the Inside Out", The Next Step hosted by Fr. Vazken Movsesian (podcast), 20 January 2011.

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Hratch Tchilingirian and Theo van Lind interview guests live on Resonance FM 104.4. "Colours of Armenia" discussion of Armenian language, literature and religion", 10 April 2011. 

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