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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan & the Holy Land

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Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches Hosts Women’s Conference in Amman, Jordan

October 24, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Ten women from the ELCJHL attended the “Women in Leadership” Conference of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) in late October in Amman, Jordan. More than fifty women attended from different evangelical traditions such as Lutheran, Presbyterian and Evangelical Armenian, from Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait. A psychologist and a representative … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: FMEEC, Peace, Permanent Peace Movement in Lebanon, Women in Leadership

The Amman Message Anniversary

October 17, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

In late October, Bishop Younan joined almost 200 Muslim, Christian and Jewish faith leaders gathered in Amman for the one year anniversary of the release of the Amman Message by King Abdullah last year. The Amman Message is an initiative to raise the moderate voices of Islam who interpret the Koran as teaching co-existence, peace … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Amman Message, Christian-Muslim Relations, Ecumenical, Interfaith

A Palestinian Christian Appeal for an Open and Shared Jerusalem

October 10, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

This year we were blessed to celebrate the Jewish High Holidays at the same time as the Holy Month of Ramadan. Both Ramadan and Yom Kippur call for repentance and fasting, and Sukkot invites pondering the wanderings in this life, as it commemorates the Hebrews wandering homeless in the wilderness of Sinai after their deliverance … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Interfaith, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Christians

The Church: Called to a Ministry of Reconciliation

September 5, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The closing day of the weeklong LWF Council Annual Meeting began with a prayer service at the wall, praying for an end to divisions, walls, violence and occupation. It ended with the Council adopting a statement calling for the end of the Israeli occupation and the establishment of a two-state solution with a shared Jerusalem. … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Accompaniment, Palestinian Christians, Reconciliation

Visits to Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas

August 15, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met an LWF delegation led by President Bishop Mark S. Hanson; General Secretary Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko; and Vice-President for the Asia region, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan in the PA offices in Gaza City September 3. He praised the LWF for its continued efforts to work for peace, justice and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lutheran World Federation, LWF, Palestine

Visit to Israeli President Moshe Katsav

August 8, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The same leaders met with Israeli President Moshe Katsav to discuss the future of Middle East peace, conditions of the Palestinian people and the status of the AVH tax case. Katsav spoke of the importance and the trauma of the Gaza disengagement for his people, and said that because of this a “historic opportunity” is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: CRIHL, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Visits with Church and Political Leaders in Jordan

August 1, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

This same group of leaders traveled to Jordan the weekend before the Annual Council Meeting began. They discussed the role of faith communities in promoting a culture of non-violence, respect for all religions and peaceful co-existence with Jordanian government officials in Amman. At a meeting with Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran, delegation leaders Hanson, Noko … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Christian-Muslim Relations, Interfaith, Lutheran World Federation, LWF

Youth from the USA, Sweden and the ELCJHL Meet in the Holy Land

June 27, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

15 people, including 7 young adults from the USA and 3 from Sweden, are visiting the ELCJHL for over 2 weeks. The Southeast Michigan Synod of the ELCA, a companion synod of the ELCJHL, has been planning the trip for over a year. They wanted their young people and others from ELCJHL partners to meet … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Sweden (CoS) News, ELCJHL News, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) News Tagged: Delegation, ELCA, Sweden, United States, Youth

ELCJHL Bishop Urges Tolerance Not Desecration

May 15, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

In the wake of accusations of the desecration of Holy Scriptures recently, Bishop Munib Younan issued the following statement: A Call for Co-existence not Desecration: Sacred Scriptures, Sacred Places – A Sacred Trust for Peace: The reality of Jerusalem and the Holy Land has taught us deep respect for the three Monotheistic religions so that … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Interfaith, Non-Violence, Palestinian Christians

Activities of the Women of the ELCJHL, April 2005

April 20, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

What is the role of women in strengthening the ministry and mission of the Church? Is it possible to develop a core group of key lay women in a region where many of the churches have not seriously sought to strengthen lay leadership, and are predominantly patriarchal, clerical and hierarchical? Can women leaders develop better … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Women of the ELCJHL
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