2009 Conference of Bishops

More than half of the 66 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the ELCA secretary, and five of the six bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), plus spouses and staff visited the Middle East, Jan. 6-13, 2009.

Lutherans Worship at Jesus’ Baptism Site, Leaders Meet King

Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Ben McDonald Coltvet

His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, addresses ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson during an audience with the Jordanian monarch Jan. 6 in Amman. ELCIC Bishop Susan Johnson and ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan also attended.

AMMAN, Jordan (ELCA) — About 60 people, including about 10 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), worshipped at the site of Jesus’ Baptism on the banks of the Jordan River on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6.

Joining the bishops were members of Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, Amman, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL).

His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan gave land at the site to the ELCJHL, which plans to build a chapel and retreat center, said the Rev. Munib A. Younan, ELCJHL bishop. <more>

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