Annual joint service for Ascension Day on May 1. The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer celebrated Ascension day as they do every year on the Mt. of Olives Ascension Church. The Arabic, English and German-speaking congregations share Holy Communion and then process out to the Mt. of Olives, overlooking the Jordan Valley, to conclude the … [Read more…]
The Coordinating Council for the Cooperation of Overseas Partners of the ELCJHL (COCOP) celebrated its 30th year of partnership at the recent annual meeting in May at Dar Annadwa conference center in Bethlehem. On the study day before the council meeting, Rev. Hannes Ganssbauer from Germany, who was instrumental in the early years of the … [Read more…]
Bishop Dr. Munib Younan of the ELCJHL (middle right) and Presiding Bishop Dr. Wolfgang Huber of the Evangelische Kirche Deutschlands (EKD) (right) signed an historic agreement at a festival worship service in April that clarified their partnership and working relationships. Bishop Munib Younan said the agreement has been in process for 2 years, and is … [Read more…]