Bridging Together Is Underway!
March 26, 2025 | News
Your congregation can help with this exciting project!
January 22, 2023, was a momentous day for our faith! The Rev. Sally Azar, a Palestinian, became the Holy Land’s first female pastor. She is serving as a pastor in the ELJHL—Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
Congratulations Pastor Azar! God bless your ministry!
Congratulations Pastor Azar! God bless your ministry!
Read Presiding Bishop Eaton’s statement on the ordination of Pastor Azar.
Read the story from the World Council of Churches.
Read the story from Al Jazeera.
See the SmugMug photo gallery.
Photo thanks to Albin Hillert/Lutheran World Federation.
Attribution:
Synod Staff
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A Message from the Office of the Bishop
March 17, 2025 | News
Announcing the resignation of our Director for Evangelical Mission, Pastor Danielle DeNise.