At the request of Avo Kabakjouzian, Chairman of the Armenian Apostolic Church Ecclesiastical Brotherhood, on Monday, April 7, 2025, the Diocesan Primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, accompanied by the Rev. Fr. Khajag Shahbazyan, Pastor of St. Leon Ghevontiants Armenian Cathedral, and the Rev. Fr. Avedis Abovian, Pastor of Holy Apostles Armenian Church of Crescenta Valley visited the Armenian Apostolic Church Ecclesiastical Brotherhood in Glendale, where His Eminence presided over the Lenten Vigil Service.

Archbishop Derderian commended the Armenian Apostolic Church Ecclesiastical Brotherhood for preserving the religious and spiritual traditions of the Armenian Church and their commitment to upholding the Christian values which we commonly hold in reverence.