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Church Council from Church of Norway Visits ELCJHL Church Council

March 16, 2015 by communications coordinator
Bishop Munib Younan addresses the assembled Church Councils. (© D. Hudson/ELCJHL)

BEIT JALA – Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt, Bishop of the Diocese of Borg, Church of Norway, and the Church Council from the same region visited the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan of the Holy Land from Thursday, February 26th, 2015 to March 2nd, 2015 in a bid to strengthen their relationship and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Norway (CoN) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Accompaniment, Church Council, Church of Norway, Diocese of Borg, ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Partners, Partnership

Norwegian Church Aid and Ecumenical Council of the Church of Norway Condemn Violence in Gaza

August 4, 2014 by communications coordinator

The atrocities of war have reached frightening dimensions in the Gaza Strip. 100 000 people are internally displaced trying to escape the assault, and the death tolls are on the rise. Three out of four that have been killed are children, women andother non-combatants. The widespread demolition of civilian infrastructure, hospitals, clinics, schools, water and sanitationfacilities, threatens the war-affected population’s access to basic services and human rights. The staff, working at the social institutions of the churches’ in Gaza, tells us that people are seeking shelter in their churches, hospitals and schools. The church institutions are located in poor and vulnerable areas of the Gaza Strip. They report of anexhausted population who has no place … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Norway (CoN) News Tagged: Accompaniment, Church of Norway, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Press Release

Church of Norway Presiding Bishop and Delegation Visit Jerusalem

March 20, 2012 by communications coordinator

JERUSALEM, 20 March 2012 (ELCJHL)– A High-level delegation from the Church of Norway, including Presiding Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien and Church Council President Mr. Svein-Arne Lindø, visited yesterday with Bishop Munib Younan and ELCJHL Women’s Work Facilitator Mrs. Bassimah Jaraiseh. Bishop Younan met with the delegation to discuss the present and ongoing mission and ministry … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Norway (CoN) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Church of Norway, Delegation, Norway, Visit, Women of the ELCJHL

Bishop Younan Congratulates Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt and Looks Forward to Continued Accompaniment Together

February 1, 2012 by communications coordinator

FREDRIKSTAD, NORWAY/JERUSALEM, 1 February 2012 – This past weekend Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan “joyfully participated” at the consecration of Rev. Atle Sommerfeldt as bishop of the Diocese of Borg in the Church of Norway. Younan was present for the consecration both in his role as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Norway (CoN) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Church of Norway, Norway

Norwegian bishops meet with partners, visit Holy Land sites

January 27, 2010 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Norwegian bishops and officials joined Bishop Munib A. Younan on a tour of the Haram es-Sharif (“Noble Sanctuary”) in Jerusalem’s Old City in late January. Here they pause in the Al-Aqsa (“Farthest”) Mosque for a group photo. The bishops visited sites in Jordan, Israel and Palestine during their week-long trip to the Holy Land. It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Church of Norway (CoN) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Church of Norway, Delegation

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