Pastor Mitri Raheb confirmed twelve young people Sunday, May 18, at Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. On May 4, at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala, Pastor Jadallah Shihadeh and Ass’t Pastor Saliba Rishmawi confirmed 14 young people, and the Lutheran Church of Hope in Ramallah will hold their confirmation on Sunday, … [Read more…]
The Ramallah Church of Hope received and dedicated a peace pole that says “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in Arabic, English, Hebrew and Finnish. The peace pole was given by the Church of the Brethren in Oakton, Virginia, who have been working on a partnership with the Ramallah Church was years.
More than a hundred Palestinian and Israeli women gathered to protest the ongoing occupation and human rights violations in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian women who have lost their sons or not seen them in prison for years combined with Israeli women peace-makers to focus attention on these injustices and the high rate of violence against … [Read more…]
The Lutheran Church of Hope in Ramallah was bursting at the seams on Sunday, May 7, as almost 20 young people were confirmed during their Sunday morning service. The celebration was heightened by the presence of Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme from the Church of Norway and 5 members of their delegation of deans and staff from the … [Read more…]