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- Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala made kubbeh to sell at the annual Christmas bazaar. Kubbeh is a mixture of ground meat and onions inside a bulghur wheat pastry.
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- A number of emerging artisans showed their wares at the Christmas bazaar at the Lutheran Church of Hope in Ramallah, including the self-taught baker who created these Christmas-themed cupcakes.
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- The choir from the Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah sang Christmas carols for the opening night of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope’s annual Christmas bazaar.
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- Women from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala embroidered a number of pieces to sell at their Christmas bazaar. The stitch found on this shawl is unique to the Beit Jala and Bethlehem area of Palestine.
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- Munib Younan, bishop of the Evanglical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and president of The Lutheran World Federation, is led through the Christmas bazaar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala on opening day.
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- Bishop Younan, speaks to students from St. Joseph’s School in Ramallah about the products they’ve brought to the Christmas bazaar at Lutheran Church of Hope.
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- Volunteers for the Christmas bazaar at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala pose for a group photo before the opening of the bazaar’s first day.
The Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope in Ramalleh, two congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, recently held their annual Christmas bazaars featuring handmade items and food. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, a companion of the ELCA, has about 3,000 members in six congregations throughout Jordan, Palestine and Israel. The church’s work is concentrated in humanitarian ministries, helping to foster interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims and promoting a just peace in the Middle East.
