The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2016 Easter Message From Bishop Dr. Munib Younan Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land +++ 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of … [Read more…]
TIBERIAS, Israel – July 14th, 2015 Dear Fathers, We have come from Jerusalem to stand in solidarity with the brother monks of this monastery after the arson and burning of this historic Church. The atrocity is not only against you and this particular church vicinity, but against every Christian and believer in the One True … [Read more…]
“Long and faithful service” to the Augusta Victoria Hospital (LWI) – With great sadness The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has learned of the death of Dr Tawfiq A. Nasser, the Chief Executive Officer of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. Dr Nasser passed away on the morning of 16 May 2015. He had been … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM/GENEVA, 17 February 2015 (LWI) – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has assured the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt of prayers and solidarity from the Lutheran communion following the recent killings of Coptic Christians by extremists affiliated to the militant group IS. In … [Read more…]
Her Excellency the Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt His Excellency the Speaker of the Parliament, Mogens Lykketoft Copenhagen, Denmark Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. Dear Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt and Speaker Lykketoft, SaIaam and grace to you from Jerusalem. I am writing … [Read more…]
On Wednesday, November 19th, 2014, Bishop Munib Younan was bestowed with the title of Doctor Theologiae Honoris Causa from the Protestant Theological Faculty of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universtät Münster for his work to bring peace to the Middle East. Bishop thanked the gathered community for the honor bestowed upon himself and his church and spoke on the work … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM – On November 10, 2014, corresponding to the 17 of Muharram 1436H, a senior delegation of Patriarchs and Bishops of the Holy City and representatives of all the churches in Jerusalem visited the Haram Asharif compound. They were received by the Chairman and members of the Islamic Waqf Council and senior staff of Awqaf … [Read more…]
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…]
Geneva, 7 August, 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I am writing to solicit your prayers for the Christians, the church communities and all the suffering people on the Plain of Nineveh in northern Iraq, as well as the surrounding region. Reports in recent days have confirmed the … [Read more…]
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…]