Urge your lawmakers to support Augusta Victoria Hospital!
BACKGROUND Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) is operated by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Jerusalem. It started in partnership with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency in 1948 as a major medical facility in Jerusalem to care for Palestinian refugees....
LWF Jerusalem Annual Report
The LWF Jerusalem Program 2016 Annual Report is printed and ready to be sent out! The report details the activities of the LWF Jerusalem Program, highlighting news and updates from Augusta Victoria Hospital and the Vocational Training Program. How do I...
Easter Message from Bishop Younan
Resurrection Joy in a Fearful World Easter Message 2017 From Bishop Dr. Munib Younan Matthew 28:5-8 “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not...
Bishop Younan 2017 Niwano Peace Award Recipient
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land is pleased to announce that on Monday, 20 February The Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Munib Younan was named the 34th recipient of the distinguished Niwano Peace Award for his work...
LWF’s Augusta Victoria Hospital receives US funding
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Representative in Jerusalem, Mark Brown shares the following good news regarding US funding for the LWF’s Augusta Victoria Hospital: “I am pleased to report that the U.S. recently released 25 million USD for the payment...
An Open Letter to President Donald Trump from Bishop Younan
Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, sent the following letter to President Trump about his recent executive order about refugees and immigrants: An Open Letter to President Donald...
FAQs about ELCA actions on Israel and Palestine
At the 2016 Churchwide Assembly the ELCA voted in favor of two actions related to peace with justice in Palestine and Israel. This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about both the “Peace with Justice in the Holy Land...
Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton in Telling the Presidential Candidates: “Prioritize Peace!”
Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and 20 other Christian leaders of national denominations and organizations in calling upon the major 2016 presidential candidates to pledge, if elected, to take urgent and vigorous new steps to seek creative political solutions...
ELCA Churchwide Assembly addresses human rights concerns in Israel and Palestine
The text below is an ELCA News Story that can be found here CHICAGO (Sept. 8, 2016) – Voting members of the 2016 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans Aug. 8-13 approved two memorials that...
ELCA passes actions on Israel and Palestine
At the 2016 Churchwide Assembly the ELCA voted in favor of two actions related to peace with justice in Palestine and Israel. On August 12 the assembly voted in favor of the “Peace with Justice in the Holy Land (Category...