Our Companions

Look at other Lutheran programs with which the ELCA collaborates in Israel-Palestine.

School Kids

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land (ELCJHL)

Congregations

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer - Jerusalem (Old City)
Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church - Bethlehem
- International Center of Bethlehem - The ICB is a Lutheran-based, ecumenically-oriented institution serving the whole Palestinian community. The programs of the Center serve the entire community from “the womb to the tomb”, with an emphasis on children, youth and women.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope - Ramallah
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation - Beit Jala

Abraham’s Herberge (House) - A newly-built guest house on the church compound. It is supported largely by churches in Germany. Abraham’s Herberge is intended to be a place of hope and reconciliation for all the children of Abraham – Jews, Muslims and Christians. The vision is to give a place where people can meet and speak about common hatred, pain and suffering.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour - Beit Sahour
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd - Amman, Jordan

Other Programs

Women’s Programs - Women of the ELCJHL are like women everywhere -- busy with trying to develop themselves and find balance in faith, life, work and family. But they have complications most people would never even think of.

Lutheran Schools - The ELCJHL Schools and Educational Programs are designed to meet the needs of the Palestinian people as a whole. In embracing and empowering students and families in the region from all religious, economic and social backgrounds, the programs provide the opportunity to live and to learn under the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Youth Programs - Learn what is happening with and for the young people of our Lutheran congregations in Palestine and Jordan.

Folk Dance Tour - Schools of the ELCJHL teach tradional folk dancing to many of their students. From Ramallah, in the West Bank, a group of young folk dancers traveled to the United States in 2004 to share their culture and help Americans understand who they are and how they live. The teens are members of the Al Raja Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupe at the Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah.

Palestinian Crafts - Purchase crafts for congregational craft fairs or for your own personal gifts as a way to positively invest in the Palestinian economy.

Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

The Lutheran World Federation Department for World Service, Jerusalem - Headquarters located in Geneva, LWF Jerusalem focuses on Emergency assistance through development, advocacy, peace and reconciliation initiatives, and disaster relief; Service to refugees, those living in poverty, and the marginalized; and Ecumenical partnerships (LWF is a member of Action by Churches Together).

Augusta Victoria Hospital and Clinics - The LWF has been providing health care services to refugees and other Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory for over 50 years through Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH). The LWF serves patients regardless of race, gender, religious belief, nationality, ethnic origin, or political persuasion.

Vocational Training Program - The Lutheran World Federation Department for World Service in Jerusalem and, in cooperation with, the ELCJHL operate vocational training centers and an outreach program in Palestine . The mission is to provide programs that promote poverty alleviation, justice, peace, human rights and nation-building as witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Other Ministries

Mount of Olives Housing Project - Christians in the Holy Land need our help. Together we can build a housing project that will help alleviate the critical shortage of housing and strengthen the dwindling Christian presence in Jerusalem. FAQs concerning the MOHP are now available. Mt of Olives Housing project is a three-way partnership between the LWF, ELCJHL and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Foundation (KAVF).

The Living Nonviolence Peace Camp was held at the Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah in July 2007. The camp is a ministry of Love Thy Neighbor, an ecumenical organization dedicated to provide educational resources and programs about the plight of Palestinians in Palestine/Israel and to support both peoples' deepening commitment to nonviolence as the way to bring a just peace for themselves and their neighbors.