On March 19, 2026, the Diocesan Primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian welcomed Rev. Dr. Krikor Youmshajekian, the new Executive Director of the Armenian Evangelical World Council, to the diocesan headquarters. Accompanying Rev. Dr. Youmshajekian were Rev. Hendrik Shanazarian, Minister of the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America, and Rev. Joseph Garabedian, Pastor of the Armenian Cilicia Evangelical Church of Pasadena. During