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Rev. Dr. Imad Haddad

Bishop-Elect of the ELCJHL, Currently Pastor to ELCJHL Good Shepherd Congregation in Amman, Jordan.

About

Reverend Imad was born and raised in Beit Jala. He studied at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, Lebanon, where he received a bachelor’s of theology in 2003. Reverend Imad did a one-year study at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in South Carolina, United States. He was ordained in the ELCJHL March 2 of 2008, and served his first call at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour until 2012. He was then called to serve at the Church of Hope in Ramallah until 2020, when he was called to the Good Shepherd congregation in Amman, Jordan, where he continues to serve today. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia in 2025. He was elected as future Bishop of the ELCJHL in 2025. Reverend Imad is married to Rula Kasbari and has two daughters; Daline and Yara.

Bishop-Elect of the ELCJHL, Currently Pastor to ELCJHL Good Shepherd Congregation in Amman, Jordan.

About

Reverend Imad was born and raised in Beit Jala. He studied at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, Lebanon, where he received a bachelor’s of theology in 2003. Reverend Imad did a one-year study at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in South Carolina, United States. He was ordained in the ELCJHL March 2 of 2008, and served his first call at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour until 2012. He was then called to serve at the Church of Hope in Ramallah until 2020, when he was called to the Good Shepherd congregation in Amman, Jordan, where he continues to serve today. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia in 2025. He was elected as future Bishop of the ELCJHL in 2025. Reverend Imad is married to Rula Kasbari and has two daughters; Daline and Yara.