Update on Human Rights screening at Portico Benefit
In April of 2018, the ELCA Church Council approved a Human Rights social criteria investment screen. Following this, at its August board meeting, Portico’s Board of Trustees approved the ELCA Human Rights screen for future use in its Social Purpose...
Christmas message from Jerusalem
Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) shares a message of joy from Jerusalem. Read the full message here.
Bethlehem Simulcast Service: Dec 15 at 9:30am ET
Bethlehem Simulcast Service Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 9:30am ET Join the congregations of Washington National Cathedral and the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem (a congregation of the ELCA’s companion: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land),...
US church leaders urge President to restore vital funding to East Jerusalem hospitals
Leaders of Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopal (Anglican) churches in the United States have jointly called on the US President to restore vital funding for four church-associated medical institutions in East Jerusalem. By halting this humanitarian assistance “lives are being threatened...
ELCA Conference of Bishops statement on East Jerusalem hospitals
ELCA Conference of Bishops statement on Augusta Victoria Hospital and East Jerusalem hospitals is available here and copied below. In early September, members of the Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were saddened and dismayed...
Letter to President Trump on UNRWA and Humanitarian Aid
On Sept 27 the ELCA joined other churches and church organizations in a letter to President Trump on UNRWA and humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. “Mr. President, we ask that you restore U.S. funding for UNRWA to $365 million, as...
Support Augusta Victoria Hospital
Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH), located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, needs your urgent help. Owned and operated by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), it is the main cancer and kidney center serving Palestinians in the West Bank and...
Augusta Victoria Hospital needs your help
Media reports say the Trump Administration will not continue to fund the Lutheran World Federation-operated Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. Please call the White House hotline (202-456-1111) to urge them to ensure there is no interruption of assistance for children...
Joint Statement on planned demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
On August 15 the ELCA joined 15 other international faith-based, human rights, and civil society organizations in a joint statement on the planned demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, a Palestinian Bedouin community. The statement explains that “The demolition order against Khan...
ELCA and ELCJHL Response to Jewish Nation-State Law
In her Aug 6 letter to Bishop Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), Presiding Bishop Eaton joins Bishop Azar in calling on the Israeli Knesset to rescind the recently adopted law titled: “Basic...