Message of comfort and assurance from ELCJHL Bishop Azar
On March 26, 2020 ELCJHL Bishop Azar shared a letter of comfort and assurance. Please find the full letter here.
ELCA joins letter to Administration on COVID-19 and the Middle East
On March 25, 2020 the ELCA joined other churches and church organizations in a letter to the Trump Administration about COVID-19 and the Middle East. Generally the letter says, “We urge you to lift sanctions that negatively impact civilian populations...
ELCJHL Statement on COVID-19 in Jerusalem/West Bank
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land has issued a statement on COVID-19 in Jerusalem and the West Bank: ELCJHL Statement on COVID-19
Responses to President Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” document
On January 28, 2020 President Trump presented his administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” proposal. Here is a brief description (from the Washington Post ): “The Trump administration’s now-published “vision for peace,” the culmination of what the president said was “a long...
Lutheran Schools in the Holy Land Video Featuring Students
In this video high school students share about their experience learning at the Lutheran Schools in the Holy Land. The 4 ELCJHL schools (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land) start with preschool and continue to Grade 12...
Rev. Dr. Saïd Ailabouni: God is on the side of rejected, oppressed, occupied
“Born in Nazareth, Galilee, Rev. Dr Saïd Ailabouni moved to the US at the age of 19 to become a physician. But he was so angry at God that he went to study theology instead, becoming a Lutheran pastor. Now...
ELCA Churchwide Assembly Passes Assembly Actions Related to Israel and Palestine
On August 6, 2019, at the ELCA’s 2019 Churchwide Assembly in Milwaukee, the assembly approved by 96% (YES-829; NO-33) four Assembly Actions related to Israel and Palestine (the memorials were presented en bloc with other memorials). The Assembly Actions...
Easter messages from the Holy Land
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem shared an Easter message: read it here. You can find the Easter message from Bishop Ibrahim Sani Azar, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land here.
US Churches and Christian organizations reject President Trump’s recognition of Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights
On March 28, 2019 the ELCA joined other US churches and Christian organizations in a statement rejecting President Trump’s recognition of Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights. Read the full statement here.
Letter on UNRWA and bilateral funding to West Bank and Gaza
On March 25, 2019 the ELCA joined other churches and church organizations in a letter to Congress advocating for the disbursement of funds appropriated for UNRWA and bilateral ESF assistance to the West Bank and Gaza and the inclusion of...