BETHLEHEM – The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem hosted the annual joint Christmas Eve service on December 24th, 2014. Members of the Arabic, English, and German Speaking congregations joined together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in the place of his birth.
BETHLEHEM/JERUSALEM, 4 January 2012 – Just as Mary and Joseph had difficulties finding room in Bethlehem so long ago, it looked as though worshippers at the Christmas Eve service at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem would have difficulties finding places to sit this year as more and more visitors kept arriving. But the … [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…]