▁is ▁currently ▁run ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Tony ▁H add ad ▁and ▁M s . ▁Alice ▁W az ir . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁school , ▁but ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁faith s . ▁O wn ership ▁was ▁recently ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Society ▁for ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁Social ▁Development . ▁ ▁Be ir ut ▁Bapt ist ▁School ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁higher ▁level ▁schools ▁in ▁Leb anon , ▁and ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁Ad van c ED . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Bapt ist ▁Near ▁East ▁Mission , ▁begun ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Fin ely ▁Graham ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁J olia , ▁began ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁they ▁founded ▁the ▁Be ir ut ▁Bapt ist ▁School . ▁Dr . ▁James ▁Reg land ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁principal . ▁Mr . ▁E lias ▁B itar ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁principal ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Mr . ▁Paul ▁O ue is ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁principal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Pierre ▁Michel ▁Rah al ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁but ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Mr . T ony ▁H add ad ▁and ▁M s . ▁Alice ▁W az ir . ▁The ▁Bapt ist ▁Near ▁East ▁Mission ▁recently