Visit
There are many options available for individual or group visits to the Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptismal Site. Explore options for day visits, tours, baptisms and baptismal renewals, overnight stays, and more below. Whether you are on an individual pilgrimage to Jordan or leading a tour group through the Holy Land, we can help you fit the Baptismal Site into your itinerary. Due to security in the area, you must organize your trip with us in order to visit the Baptismal Site. Please contact Site Director Rev. Mark LaChonce to arrange any kind of visit to the Baptismal Site at mark.lachonce...
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About the Baptismal Site
What is the Bethany Beyond the Jordan Baptismal Site? Biblical, historical, and archeological evidence has led to the designation of Bethany Beyond the Jordan as the site where Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Under the leadership and stewardship of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, the Bethany Beyond the Jordan (BBJ) Baptismal Site exists as a church and pilgrim center ministering to the local, regional, and global community of Christians. As part of the local church, the BBJ is called and envisioned to help local a...
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History
History of the Lutheran Ministry at Bethany Beyond the Jordan The Lutheran Ministry at the Baptismal Site began in 2008, when a tract of land at the site was gifted to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land by King Abdullah II of Jordan. The establishment of active ministries at the historic site of Jesus’s Baptism was part of King Abdullah’s commitment to preserve the future of Christianity in Jordan, Palestine, and the world. Work began to build a church at the site. The Bishop of the ELCJHL at that time, Bishop Emeritus Munib Younan,...
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