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Ecumenical

Bishop Younan’s Speech to the Fellowship of of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) On The Ecumenical Response to the Present Middle East Crisis

September 15, 2014 by communications coordinator

CAIRO, September 10th    Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, People of God, Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Jesus Christ says to us today, “Get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Christian-Muslim Relations, Ecumenical, FMEEC, Heads of Churches, Interfaith, Middle East Christians

Urgent Appeal from the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon to all the Evangelical and Protestant Churches and Organizations Across the World

September 8, 2014 by communications coordinator

1. We, the leaders of Evangelical and Protestant churches and organizations affiliated to the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon, have met together at this critical juncture of our history in order to reflect on the current situation, and on the tragic events that our people in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL Happenings Tagged: Christian-Muslim Relations, Christians, Ecumenical, Lebanon, Middle East, Middle East Christians, Peace, Press Release, Syria

Statement of the Presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)

July 1, 2014 by communications coordinator

AMMONNEWS – The General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Fr. Michel Jalakh, called the Presidents of the Council to an extraordinary meeting in Amman, Jordan, on June 19th, 2014, which was hosted by His Beatitude Theophilos III. The Presidents were mindful of the commitment of His Majesty King Abdullah II to … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Accompaniment, Ecumenical, MECC, Middle East Council of Churches, Palestinian Christians

ELCJHL and National Evangelical Church in Beirut Concelebrate Holy Communion

March 12, 2014 by communications coordinator
The concelebration between Bishop Munib Younan of the ELCJHL and Rev. Dr. Habib Badr of the National Evangelical Church in Beirut.

BEIRUT – On March 9th, 2014, in conjunction with the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC), Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and Rev. Dr. Habib Badr of the National Evangelical Church of Beirut concelebrated Holy Communion. In 2006, the ELCJHL … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Accompaniment, Bishop Munib Younan, Ecumenical, Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches, FMEEC, Palestinian Christians

French President Hollande Meets With Palestinian Christians

November 28, 2013 by communications coordinator
French President Hollande meets with Christian leaders in Jerusalem.

French President, François Hollande, met with Christian leaders in Jerusalem on Monday, November 18th, at St. Ann’s Church in the Old City of Jerusalem to discuss the Christian presence in the Holy Land and the issues surrounding Jerusalem. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos, Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal, and Archbishop Youssef Jules El Zereyi of the Greek Catholic Patriarchate, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land (CRIHL), ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Council of Religious Institutions In the Holy Land, Ecumenical, France, French President, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Palestinian Christians

Global Religious Leaders Endorse “Welcoming the Stranger” Affirmations

November 22, 2013 by communications coordinator
LWF President Younan (third left) at the Religions for Peace Assembly. Photo: Religions for Peace

LWF President Younan: Apply Justice by Accepting “the Other” (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan joined global religious leaders in signing the historic “Welcoming the Stranger: Affirmations for Faith Leaders” that pledge support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless persons, and to work against xenophobia. The signing took … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Lutheran World Federation, LWF, Peace, Prayer, Religions For Peace

LWF: Joint Lutheran-Catholic Publication on Reformation Launched

June 18, 2013 by communications coordinator

Cardinal Koch: Keynote Address to LWF Council (LWI) Presenting the keynote address to the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) today, Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), reflected on the joint Lutheran-Roman Catholic publication, “From Conflict to Communion,” which was launched during the meeting of the LWF governing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Catholicism, Ecumenical, Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran-Catholic Relations, LWF

ELCJHL Bishop Younan Condemns Kidnapping of Syrian Christian Leaders

April 23, 2013 by communications coordinator

With anger and dismay, we have heard the news of the abduction of Metropolitan Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo (brother of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great City-of-God Antioch and all the East), and Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo. We strongly condemn this … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, Syria, War

ELCJHL Bishop Decries Sectarian Violence in Egypt

April 11, 2013 by communications coordinator

  JERUSALEM, 8/4/2013 – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land condemns in no uncertain terms the violence perpetrated against Coptic Christians as they mourned the deaths of four Copts at a funeral service on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo. The victims were killed on April 4 … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Press Release

Bishop Younan Meets With The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem

April 2, 2013 by communications coordinator

JERUSALEM – Bishop Munib Younan met with the heads of churches at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem today to give his Easter greetings. Ten of the thirteen heads of churches were present, as well as priests and Bishops from Jerusalem. The Lutheran delegation to the meeting included Bishop Younan, Propst Wolfgang Schmidt, representative of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News, Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) News, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Accompaniment, Bishop Munib Younan, Easter, Ecumenical, ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Heads of Churches, LWF, Rev. Dr. Angela Zimmann, Rev. Dr. Martin Zimmann
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