Tele Lumière & Noursat USA

A light for every American home.

Christian television of hope, prayer and family, carried across America by people who believe in it.

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Chapter 02 · Our story

Founded by the late Brother Nour, Noursat was built on one conviction: that the light of Christ can cross any border, any war, any distance. Across America, it keeps the families of the Eastern Churches close to their faith, their roots and one another. Nour means light. Together, we keep it shining.

Tele Lumière & Noursat USA is the American nonprofit that supports Noursat's mission across the United States. Led by a volunteer board of bishops, clergy and lay faithful from Maronite, Melkite, Antiochian and Chaldean communities.

We raise the support that keeps Noursat on air and available to every family who needs it, connecting American parishes, families and young people with programming that strengthens faith, preserves heritage and offers hope.

Stained glass window: In Honor of our Tradition, 1903 to 1948 — In honor of our tradition
Like the country it sprang from, it is more than a television station: it is a mission. Broadcasting across five continents, it links Lebanon with the Lebanese worldwide and bridges the Christians of the East with the rest of the world.
On March 22, 2001, Télé Lumière International Ltd. was registered in the State of Virginia, with a vision of bringing the network to all Lebanese abroad. It soon spread to many American states, and to France, the UK, Australia, Canada and Mexico.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:5

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Noursat USA

An American home for a voice of light.

Founded in Virginia in 2001 and now under the auspices of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, Noursat USA has been run for more than twenty years entirely by volunteers: clergy and lay faithful from the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

About Noursat

From one room in Lebanon to the world.

Founded in 1990 by Brother Nour and a group of lay faithful as the war ended, Tele Lumière was the first Christian ecumenical television in Lebanon and the Middle East: neither political, commercial nor partisan. Its satellite channel, Noursat, followed in 2003.

Open to every Church, it was encouraged by Pope Benedict XVI, and in December 2025 Pope Leo XIV blessed the cornerstone of its new media city at Harissa.

On air

Prayer and liturgy, every hour of the day.

Broadcasting free of charge, around the clock: daily Mass, ecumenical prayer, catechesis, children's programs and news from the Church, in Arabic, English and French.

Founder

Tele Lumière & Noursat

Our founder · In memoriam

Brother Nour

He made the peace of Christ his identity, and his constant greeting.

Of Aleppine roots on his father's side and raised in Kesrouan on his mother's, Brother Nour studied philosophy and sociology and taught at the Institute of the Apostles in Jounieh. In 1975, at twenty-seven, he chose a harder road: an ascetic life in the heart of the world, living its tragedies and building institutions to meet its needs.

Humble, smiling, fasting from appearances and from the spotlight, he became, in the words of those who knew him, a phenomenon of one generation serving many generations to come.

“One human being in the universe is more important than everything in the universe.”

Brother Nour

A life in light

1975

A life given

At twenty-seven, he leaves teaching philosophy for an ascetic mission in the heart of the world.

1984

Voice of Love

Launches the radio station Voice of Love.

1985

Sons of the Church

Founds the Assembly of the Sons of the Church to safeguard moral values.

1990

Tele Lumière

The first Christian ecumenical television in Lebanon and the Middle East.

2003

Noursat

The first satellite channel: an ecumenical channel for the family.

2026

Into the light

He entered eternal life on Good Friday, 3 April 2026.

We believe that the truly faithful person can change the future. Tomorrow, we prepare today, and it will be a feast for us.

Brother Nour · Entered eternal life on Good Friday, 3 April 2026

Chapter 03 · Mission & Vision

i.Our mission

To carry a message of hope, peace and love from the land where the Prince of Peace once walked into American homes, parishes and hospitals.

ii.Our vision

A country where every family, in every language and tradition, can find a trusted Christian voice of peace, unity and light.

iii.Our valuesCarried from Tele Lumière since day one

Belonging

Faithful to Christ and the Church, with respect for every religious tradition.

Respect

For every spiritual and civil authority, its people and its symbols.

Independence

No political news, agendas or campaigns. Ever.

Transparency

Programs that reflect the truth of the Gospel, without falsehood.

Discipline

Faithful to the principles, rules and laws that guide our work.

Quality

Excellence in image and content, as a mark of fidelity to the truth.

Chapter 04 · Board & Members

The people who serve this mission.

Board of Directors, Tele Lumière & Noursat USA. October 2026.

Chairman of the Board

Bishop Gregory Mansour

Eparch of Saint Maron · Brooklyn, NY

Honorary Member

Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun

Former President · Minneapolis, MN

President

Mrs. Vera Maalouf

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Treasurer

Father Manuel Rahmeh

Miami, FL

Secretary

Mrs. Marlene Saad

Woodruff, SC

Board members

Bishop Elias A. Zaidan

Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon · Porter Ranch, CA

V. Rev. Fr. Michel Najim

President, Antiochian House of Studies · Azusa, CA

Fr. Dimitri Saliba B.C.O.

Pastor, St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral · North Hollywood, CA

Fr. Elian Alhakim

Ss. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church · Charlottetown, PEI

Mrs. Carol Tegho

Jacksonville, FL

Mrs. Jeanne D'Arc Nicolas

Germantown, MD

Mr. Awad Qumseya

Omaha, NE

Dr. Bassam Rizk

Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Steve Konja

Franklin, MI

Mr. Fouad Mehawej

Forest Lake, MN

Mr. Karam Bahnam

West Bloomfield, MI

Tele Lumière Lebanon

Chairman, Tele Lumière Lebanon

Mr. Jacques Kallassi

Beirut, Lebanon

Liaison Officer, Lebanon

Mr. Raymond Nader

Jounieh, Lebanon

“We are living in a time of many wars; the call for peace must be shouted.”

Pope Francis

Please add to your daily prayers the safety and protection of Christians throughout the world.

Chapter 05 · Donate

Be the light someone turns on tonight.

Tele Lumière has been called the station of miracles: it runs day and night on very little funding. For a homebound grandmother or a young family looking for faith, your gift keeps it free and on the air across America.

i.Live liturgies for the sick, elderly and homebound.

ii.English programming for American-born youth.

iii.Satellite and streaming access for every viewer.

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Choose your amount on PayPal, once or monthly. Every gift, large or small, keeps Noursat free and on the air.

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Chapter 06 · Contact

We would love to hear from you.

Questions about giving, partnering with your parish, or receiving Noursat in your area? Send us a note and a member of our team will reply.

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