LWF General Secretary Junge Urges Political Solution and Support for ELCJHL

(LWI) - Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has called for an immediate and unconditional…

LWF President Wrongfully Placed as Signatory

(LWI) – A statement today with the title: “Statement from Palestinian Christian Leaders: Europe Must Recognize the State of Palestine,” has been published and widely distributed. The…

Bishop Younan: Women’s Contribution to a Historic Decision

(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has adopted a constitution for its Ecclesiastical Court, which henceforth provides for gender equality…

LWF Council concern over violence against religious minorities

GENEVA, 3 August 2015 (LWI) - At its 2015 meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) adopted a resolution on the Middle East, voicing concern about violence…

Religious leaders play a critical role, Younan says

Living and working together as people of different faith in the community is increasingly important in today’s global contexts where extremists are bent on using religion to create…

Arabic version of LWF Gender Justice Policy launched in West Bank and Gaza

(LWI) - Unequal pay, unemployment, early marriages, and violence against women remain key challenges for women in the West Bank and Gaza, in spite of increased…

The Lutheran World Federation's gender justice policy has been translated into Arabic. LWF member, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, hosted a workshop that incorporated the launch of the Arabic version. The policy…

ELCJHL important for Middle East

(LWI) – The Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has elected Rev. Ibrahim Azar to be a bishop of the church.

Bishop-elect Azar,…

Calls for robust moderation that rejects all forms of extremism

Palestinian Lutheran Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan today received the Niwano Peace Prize, with a plea for greater engagement of faith leaders in confronting extremism and “the…

LWF training in Jerusalem paves way for a global toolkit 

(LWI) – Young people from Christian and Muslim backgrounds around the world who took part in a training on peace building skills and practice in Jerusalem, say they are going back…