The majority of Anjar's Armenians are Armenian
Apostolics (Orthodox) and belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church and
Holy See of Cilicia. Armenian Apostolic Saint Paul Church is the second
largest Armenian church in Lebanon.The
Armenian Apostolic community has its own school now known as "Haratch
Calouste Gulbenkian Secondary School". In 1940, by the initiative and
zealous efforts of the chief editor of the Armenian Haratch
newspaper in Paris, Mr. Shavarsh Missakian, who organized a contribution
campaign among the Armenians living in France, the "Haratch" Elementary
School was built next to the newly established St.Paul church. The
school was considered a gift from the Armenians living in France. The
official opening of the school took place in 1941. The administration of
the "Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation" made donations for expansions and
new building for the school and the school was named in the name of
Calouste Gulbenkian as Calouste Gulbenkian Secondary School
There are also minorities of Armenian
Catholics. Our Lady of the Rosary Armenian Catholic Church in Anjar
serves as church for the Armenian Catholics who also run the Armenian
Catholic Sisters School. In the beginning, the school had two divisions,
St. Hovsep for the male students and Sisters of Immaculate Conception
for the female students. In 1954, these two departments were united.
1973 saw the official opening of the Aghajanian Orphan House, already
serving as an Armenian Catholic orphanage since 1968.
The Armenian Evangelical Church of Anjar is in
operation to serve Anjar's small Armenian Evamgelical community. Very
notably the Protestant community had its secondary school. The school
started in 1948 by Sister Hedwig Aienshanslin as part of her missionary
work in Anjar. In 1953, the school, which had already become an
intermediate school, was promoted into a secondary school. It has day
classes as well as boarding faciliies for students from other regions
who stay there throughout the winter.