BEIT JALA – On Tuesday, May 14th, Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and the National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Bishop Susan Johnson, signed a mutual partnership agreement between the ELCJHL, ELCIC, and Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR). The ELCJHL is happy to … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada signed an agreement during the Arabic Speaking service of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on April, 28, 2013 to become companion churches. The agreement was signed by Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical … [Read more…]
WINNIPEG – In a pastoral letter from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Bishop Susan C. Johnson and Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, the joint Lutheran-Anglican communion in Canada expressed their “appreciation for the long and always deepening relationship that we share with the living stones who are our … [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…]