Christmas-greeting 2023 Bishop Tor B Jørgensen, The Lutheran Church in Great Britain To all our friends, I know that my redeemer liveth Charles Jennens made this confession from Job (19:26) to become the response to the mighty “Hallelujah” chorus in Handel’s oratorio Messiah . This beautiful soprano piece has sounded in my ears and my mind during this last period of advent as the bishop of LCiGB. Job made his confession in the midst of his painful life experiences. This Christmas we are all...

A Cry from Jerusalem A rare and impressive message for peace from a bishop who is living in Jerusalem. Bishop emeritus Munib Younan was for many years bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. He lives in Jerusalem. Bishop Munib, an old friend of mine from the 1970-ies, visited London 6 weeks ago sharing the burden of the conflict in his area. That was before the horrendous Hamas attack on the 7th of October. He has now sent a message to his friends around the...

The annual Baltic United Remembrance Service took place on Sunday, June 18 at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly, London. The solemn event aimed to remember the victims of crimes against humanity committed during the Soviet regime in the Baltic states, as well as the ongoing violence faced by the Ukrainian people under the Russian Federation. The Baltic Council’s service was prepared by Estonian pastor Lagle Heinla, the sermon delivered by the Chair of the Council of Lutheran Churches (CLC), Rt...