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Empowering Palestinian Communities through Education and Service

Learn about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land's impactful ministries in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Amman, and Ramallah, focusing on education, social services, and community development. Witness their commitment to peacebuilding, women's empowerment, and interfaith dialogue.

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Empowering Palestinian Communities through Education and Service

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  1. The Evangelical Lutheran Churchin Jordan and the Holy Land

  2. Bethlehem Beit Jala Beit Sahour Ecclesiastical Ministry 6 Churches Amman Redeemer Jerusalem Ramallah

  3. Educational Ministry • Schools • Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour • Dar al-Kalima Evangelical Lutheran School, Bethlehem • Talitha Kumi Evangelical Lutheran School, Beit Jala • Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope, Ramallah • Educational Programs • Al-Mahaba Kindergarten, Jerusalem • Evangelical Lutheran Home for Boys, Beit Jala • Environmental Educational Center, Beit Jala • Martin Luther Community Development Center

  4. Goals of the ELCJHL Schools • To mold the Palestinian Christian identity; • To teach co-existence in religions, esp. Judaism, Islam and Christianity • To teach peace education and promote democracy; • To promote the role of women in the Palestinian society; • To give quality education with an innovative approach; • To give a holistic education by addressing the needs and developing the talents of all students; • To build and develop the Palestinian community and improve connections with the international community.

  5. Amman, Jordan

  6. The Good Shepherd Lutheran Musical Team

  7. Jerusalem Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

  8. Elderly CenterAt Redeemer Church, an elderly center serves some basic health monitoring and social needs.

  9. Al-Mahaba Kindergarten

  10. Martin Luther Community Development Center A center offering various health, social and educational needs in the Old City of Jerusalem.

  11. Bethlehem Lutheran Christmas Church

  12. International Center of Bethlehem - Dar Annadwa A cultural center for arts, music and creativity that creates “facts on the ground of hope.”

  13. Artists are empowered to create their art and then sell it in the giftshop.

  14. Dar al Kalima School

  15. Beit Jala Church of the Reformation

  16. Abraham’s House A guesthouse for cultural exchanges and interfaith dialogue. Boy’s Home A home for boys – mostly Muslims – whose families are gone or unable to care for them.

  17. Talitha Kumi School

  18. The Environmental Education Center

  19. Beit Sahour

  20. Beit Sahour School

  21. Ramallah Lutheran Church of Hope

  22. Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope, Ramallah

  23. Amman, Jordan Faith and Life under Occupation The root problem is not the wall. That is a symptom. The root problem is not the spiral of violence. That is also a symptom. The root problem is the occupation. The occupation is a sin against God and against humanity. It deprives people of human dignity and normal life. Bishop Munib Younan, ELCJHL

  24. Our daughter was killed because of the terror of the Israeli occupation. Every innocent victim from both sides is a victim of the occupation. The occupation is the cancer feeding Palestinian terror. Father of Smedar Elhanan, Age 13 Killed by suicide bomber in 1997

  25. What Does it Mean to Live Under Occupation in Palestine?

  26. Restriction of Movement

  27. More than 500 Road ClosuresCheckpoints, Blocks, Earth Mounds, Gates Only 30 are on the recognized armistice line between Palestine and Israel

  28. Ghassan and Rimaz Kasabra Rimaz Kasabra, the wife of the organist at Redeemer Lutheran Church in the Old City of Jerusalem can’t go to church with her family. She is from the West Bank and Israel has refused for 10 years to grant her the necessary “reunification permit” to live legally with her family in Jerusalem. She has been arrested 3 times near her home, and has been told the next time she will go to prison.

  29. The Wall

  30. The wall will be twice the length of the Green Line, the internationally recognized armistace line from 1947. In many places it is built right through the middle of Palestinian land, separating Palestinians from their friends, families, schools, land and neighborhoods. Built in 2003 Length: 403 miles Height: 8 – 25 feet

  31. It completely isolates East Jerusalem – a part of occupied territory according to international law – from the rest of the West Bank. Jerusalem accounts for 30-40% of the economy of Palestine, so this makes a viable Palestinian state virtually impossible.

  32. Ultimately, the effect will be to isolate the northern West Bank from the southern West Bank , and all areas into smaller cantons in which Palestinians will need permits to leave.

  33. Palestinian Land and Greenhouses Palestinian Town

  34. Land & Greenhouse outside the wall The Village inside the wall The Wall

  35. The story of Nazlet ‘Azza The news of the demolition order arrives in the morning ……

  36. And the bulldozer arrived together with the order…… Along with the bulldozers

  37. And the army……

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