Diocese of Jerusalem

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.Proverbs 17:17 Last year on this date I was visiting the Diocese of Jerusalem schools and hospitals you so generously support. No one knew what lay ahead in 2020. None...

What’s it like right now in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, and Jordan? Ramallah, West BankArab Evangelical Episcopal SchoolAs with other schools in the West Bank, AEES, a K-12 academic school, moved to online instruction for its 840 students in March when the Palestinian...

On Sunday, June 14, the Very Rev. Hosam Naoum will be consecrated as the Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. EDT and 6 a.m. PDT) from St. George’s Cathedral in...

In the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, the hardship brought by the coronavirus pandemic is compounded by the struggles Palestinians face every day. The challenges of economic instability, travel restrictions, limited access to water and electricity, and a deteriorating healthcare system are daunting, but...

Update: April 2, 2020 Thank you for your help in this emergency One of the best things about AFEDJ donors is the passion you feel for the people and institutions you support in the Holy Land. When the call goes out, you respond. Thanks to...

The Most Rev. Suheil S. Dawani, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and Archbishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East traveled to New York in early October. On October 3 about 150 AFEDJ supporters and friends gathered at...

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...