Oman is strategically an important country in the Gulf region. With the newly found wealth of oil in the 1960’s and with the beginning of a new region in 1970 under the enlightened and dynamic le1adership of the present ruler H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the dawn of modern Oman began.

Prior to 1970, only the Anglican service was conducted at the sole Church in Muscat which was run by the American Mission