Church Administration Staff The ELCJHL holds offices in the Old City of Jerusalem inside the Church of the Redeemer. This dedicated team works to organize and carry out the ELCJHL's administrative needs. Bishop Doctor Imad Haddad Presiding Bishop to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. email: ihaddad@elcjhl.org Deacon Bassem Thabet Director of Operations email: bthabet@elcjhl.org Tamara Zahran Administrative Assistant to the Bishop email: tzahran@elcjhl.org Ranan Issa Gender Justice Ministry Director email: genderjustice@elcjhl.org Olivia Slagle C...

A Brief History Compared with other churches in the Middle East, the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is very recent, but still rich in the culture and traditions of Palestine. The ELCJHL traces its origins to the middle of the 19th century, when German and English Evangelical Protestant Christians came to Palestine to support the Christian minority in the area through diaconal and mission work. They channeled their many activities through a variety of organizations and institutions. The initial phase of the Lutheran mission effort began in...

Our Mission  Vision We envision ourselves as “salt of the Earth,” as God calls us to be in the Gospel of Matthew. Just as a little bit of salt adds immense flavor to food, we center on being a positive and empowering addition to our communities. For this reason, we facilitate congregational and educational ministries to serve not only our members but the society at large. Through these ministries we work toward a future that is just, peaceful, and reflective of God’s kingdom. Calling The ELCJHL is called to serve the vulnerable in our community– regardless of...

Our Bishop: Doctor Imad Mousa Haddad 5th Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land  Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad was born and raised in Beit Jala, Palestine. He received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, Lebanon and spent an additional year studying at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Colombia, South Carolina.   He was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in March, 2008...