The LWF General Secretary Rev Dr Anne Burghardt visited Jerusalem and the West Bank, witnessing firsthand the impact of the current conflict on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and the LWF Jerusalem program.

In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Azar talks about the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Palestinian Christians, diaconal work, and how to preach hope during times of war.

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land says the biggest challenge is to accompany families who live in fear for their lives as the conflict between Hamas and the Israeli army continues.

Sally Azar, LWF Council Member and graduate of intercultural theology in Göttingen talks about her upcoming ordination and how she hopes it will promote greater gender justice in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.…

Voices from the Communion: Palestinian LWF Council member Sally Azar

(LWI) - Please tell us something about yourself, and your church?

I was born in…

West Bank students learn how to preserve the region’s rich biodiversity

(LWI) - With the 51,000 living species in her home region constituting around three percent of the global biodiversity, Lutheran educator Joan Ayyad wants young…

Voices from the Communion: Judge Scarlet Bishara talks about her presence on the Lutheran Ecclesiastical Court

(LWI) - As the first woman in the Middle East serving as a judge on the church Ecclesiastical Court which governs family…