Diocese of Jerusalem

Learn about the urgent need for ministries of peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land On Thursday, October 3, the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) will host a reception at The General Theological Seminary in New York to honor the Most...

A shoutout to our good friends at Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Virginia. They are profiled in this week’s online edition of the PCUSA’s national magazine, Presbyterian Outlook, and also featured in the August print edition. Grace has nurtured a long-time partnership with St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Nablus,...

AFEDJ’s address – www.afedj.org – may be the same, our new site is full of photos and stories of the people you serve and the ministries you support. And it offers many new resources for people like you who are passionate about building hope in the Holy Land.  Here...

In early November AFEDJ Trustee Endicott Peabody greeted the people of the Diocese of Jerusalem in Amman, Jordan, as they gathered for the annual Majma. Those present represented 29 congregations and 30 humanitarian institutions. Here’s what he shared with our sisters and brothers of the...

AFEDJ Executive Director John Lent and Communications Director Heidi Shott sat down recently with hosts of the Diocese of Connecticut’s podcast, Coffee Hour at the Commons. They talked about the institutions AFEDJ supports, what surprises the region holds for visitors, and how this work informs their...

On October 2, 2018  the Most Rev. Suheil Dawani, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East and Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, shared this open letter about the implications of the U.S. Government’s cuts in aid to Palestine. Click here...