{"id":2013,"date":"2014-01-03T16:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2015-09-20T16:19:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T22:19:54","slug":"elcjhl-prepares-for-dedication-of-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-of-bethany-beyond-the-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/elcjhl-prepares-for-dedication-of-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-of-bethany-beyond-the-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"ELCJHL Prepares for Dedication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Julie Brenton Rowe<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Baptismal Site at the River Jordan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHGUY2QXqQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Learn about the ELCJHL&#8217;s new pilgrimage center at Bethany beyond the Jordan, believed to be the site where Jesus was baptized.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">Ecumenical\u00a0and faith leaders from around the world are gathering\u00a0with the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elcjhl.org\/\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\"> Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land <\/span><\/a><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">for the\u00a0Jan. 6 dedication of\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0Lutheran\u00a0church\u00a0built on a holy site:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elcjhl.org\/elcjhl-projects\/baptismal-site-at-the-river-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">The Evangelical Lutheran Church at Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">This site on the Jordan River is believed to be the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus and crowds of others, as related in John 1:29, which refers to &#8220;Bethany beyond the Jordan.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">The ELCJHL is one of 7 churches given land at this site by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.<\/span>\u00a0 Pilgrims visiting &#8220;the Holy Land&#8221; are encouraged to remember this and other Biblical sites in Jordan in their trip plans.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">Rev. Rolf Pearson and his wife Kerstin will be caretakers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan, which consists of\u00a0a <span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">church, pastor\u2019s house and multipurpose hall<\/span>. They will be developing worship services, baptismal renewals and spiritual practices as they develop the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/us2.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=c9c32f1679d067d8ca8107b9e&amp;id=e201679cac&amp;e=255673706a\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">pilgrim center.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elcjhl.org\/support\/\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-2\">Find out more about how to support this site and other ministries of the ELCJHL. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julie Brenton Rowe Learn about the ELCJHL&#8217;s new pilgrimage center at Bethany beyond the Jordan, believed to be the site where Jesus was baptized. 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