▁ancient ▁Ass y ri ans . ▁( see ▁Ass y ria , ▁Ass y rian ▁continu ity ▁and ▁Ass y rian ▁people ). ▁ ▁Most ▁Ass y rian ▁Evangel ical s ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Church ) ▁had ▁initially ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East , ▁its ▁later ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁off sh oot ; ▁the ▁Chal de an ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁or ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁before ▁conversion ▁to ▁Protest ant ism . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Ass y ri ans ▁remain ▁ad her ents ▁of ▁these ▁ancient ▁Eastern ▁R ite ▁churches ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁Ass y rian ▁Evangel ical ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁di as por a , ▁e . g . ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁Tur lock , ▁and ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁Iran ian ▁past ors ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁K erm ans h ah ▁and ▁det ained ▁for ▁ 5 4 ▁days ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁attempting ▁to ▁convert ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ass y rian ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁ ▁Te h ran ▁Ass y rian ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Jose ▁ ▁Category : Ass y rian ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁Category : E v angel ical ▁denomin ations ▁in ▁Asia <0x0A> </s> ▁Lost ▁Is les ▁is ▁the ▁debut ▁full - length ▁album ▁by ▁British ▁metal