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Palestinian Christians

Evangelical Lutheran School Beit Sahour and Erich-Maria-Remarque Realschule School Sign Partnership

January 18, 2014 by communications coordinator
Shaking Hands

BEIT SAHOUR – On Saturday, January 4, 2014, a group from Erich-Maria-Remarque Realschule in Osnabrück, Germany visited the Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour to sign a school partnership. This partnership was signed by representatives of both schools in cooperation with the German Palestinian Association. The goals of this partnership include the following: • To build … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Accompaniment, Erich-Maria-Remarque Realschule, Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Germany, Osnabrück, 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

A Call From Jerusalem: Political Solution, Not Military Intervention

August 30, 2013 by communications coordinator

JERUSALEM – With many people around the world, I am deeply troubled by the apparent use of chemical weapons inside Syria.  Such weapons have no place in our world and their use by any party is unacceptable under any circumstance. While the use of chemical weapons is wrong, the forms of intervention being predicted thus … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Palestinian Christians, Peace, Press Release

ELCJHL and friends meet with PA prime minister

May 18, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

A delegation of Christian leaders meet with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (third from right) at his Ramallah office on May 18. He said it was a “matter of high national interest” to help Palestinian Christians stay in their native country. Diversity and peaceful coexistence are key to Palestine’s survival, he said. PA Minister … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Palestinian Christians

Bishops denied entry to Gaza to visit Christians, projects

February 4, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Despite assurances from the Israeli government, ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan (pictured, at right) and Anglican Bishop Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani (at left) were denied entry to Gaza today. They were traveling with the heads of churches of Jerusalem to visit Christians in the region. The two are the only Palestinians in the group and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Gaza War, Heads of Churches, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Christians

Bishop Younan Calls for Palestinian Christians and the International Community to Seek Just Peace

November 3, 2006 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Bishop Younan told a conference of 400 people on Saturday, November 3, that it is the responsibility of all Christians world-wide and the entire international community to help the Palestinians achieve some justice that will lead to peace He said the situation is getting very difficult for all Palestinians. The Bishop spoke at Sabeel’s 6th … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Non-Violence, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, Sabeel, The Forgotten Faithful

Reformation at the ELCJHL

October 31, 2006 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The traditional Reformation service was celebrated as usual on October 31, a festival communion service in 6 different languages. Many local heads of churches attended the Reformation Service even though their tradition does not celebrate it. In addition, His Beatitude Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos II came to the reception following the service for the first … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, Palestinian Christians, Reformation, Reformation Day

UN International Day of Prayer for Peace Celebrated in Holy Land

September 21, 2006 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Christians packed the Church of the Dormition on Thursday to pray for peace in the world, but especially for peace with justice in the Holy Land. Christian and Muslim Palestinians in Bethlehem – most of whom cannot go to Jerusalem – gathered for a service of their own. About 70 people gathered around Rachel’s Tomb, … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Christian-Muslim Relations, Heads of Churches, Palestinian Christians, Peace, United Nations

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
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