JERUSALEM – The President of the Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, Annette Kurschus, visited the ELCJHL on invitation of Bishop Younan to help nourish and grow the relationship between the two churches. Annette Kurschus, joined by Rev. Gerhard Duncker and a delegation of leaders from her church in Westphalia, visited a number of the ELCJHL’s ministries, … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM – Bishop Munib Younan met with the heads of churches at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem today to give his Easter greetings. Ten of the thirteen heads of churches were present, as well as priests and Bishops from Jerusalem. The Lutheran delegation to the meeting included Bishop Younan, Propst Wolfgang Schmidt, representative of the … [Read more…]
The Church of the Redeemer, Old City Jerusalem celebrated the Reformation with a full congregation (standing room only, literally) of people from around the world. The pipe organ was accompanied by a brass band and the singing of more than 400 people from around the world. As is tradition in this church, the Lord’s Prayer … [Read more…]
HAMBURG, November 19, 2010 – “I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers” (Ephesians 1:15-16). It was with these words from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians … [Read more…]
HANNOVER, November 7, 2010 – “We as Christians share the same loaf. We share the same responsibility for a hungry world, hungry for spirituality and hungry for justice,” said Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) in his words before the Evangelische Kirche Deutschland … [Read more…]
WITTENBERG, November 5, 2010 – It was the dove that came back with a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak and the sign of hope that must have been to Noah and his family that Bishop Younan reflected on as he planted a tree in the Luther Garden in Wittenberg, Germany in early November. … [Read more…]
Pictured here: Rev. Fred and Gloria Strickert, Laying on of Hands, Presentation of Gloria Strickert and Rev. Elizabeth McHan. JERUSALEM, September 17, 2010 – On Sunday, September 12, 2010, Pastor Fred Strickert and Diaconal Minister Gloria Strickert were installed to the English-Speaking Congregation of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of … [Read more…]
Worshippers sang “Silent Night” and carried candles as they marched from Christmas Lutheran Church to the International Center of Bethlehem along the city’s ancient cobblestone streets. Preaching at the Christmas Eve service was Dr. Uwe Gräbe, propst of the the German-speaking congregation of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem. Also presiding at the service were … [Read more…]
ELCJHL Pastor Ibrahim Azar brought greetings from the ELCJHL to the Evangelical Church of Westphalia, in Bielefeld, Germany, in his address at its annual general assembly on Nov. 12. A delegation of the EKvW was in Palestine in October as the two churches renew their long-term partnership. (Photo: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen/Andrea Rose)
A delegation from the Evangelical Church of Westphalia has been making visits around the ELCJHL in recent days. On Oct. 11, the EKvW’s bishop, Alfred Buss (second from left), preached at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, where he encouraged believers not to let the political realities of the occupation rob them of their hope. ELCJHL … [Read more…]