Jordan River Project
 Two years ago, His Highness, King Abdullah of Jordan created the Royal Baptism Site Commission to promote a Christian Ecumenical Environment among the major Christian denominations in the Jordanian part of the Holy Land. Our own Bishop Younan's ELCHL was given a plot of land at the site of where Jesus was baptized by John.  Of all the sites, the Lutheran site will be the only ecumenical development that will welcome all people to come and worship, meet and learn together. The site will have a simple church in the style of early Christendom, and conference center for inter and intra faith gatherings, along with a small office and apartment for the site staff. The site is within a short walk to the Jordan river where Christ was baptized. The Jordanian Commission site is devoid of commercialism. In fact, the site will only maintain the character and nature of the Holy Land from the time of Christ!  The emphasis of the ELCHL is three fold: spiritual growth in a most holy setting, historical and archeological preservation, and a true environmental preservation, all wrapped around the concepts of inclusion and ecumenical development. This is a site that we modern day Templars can support in our efforts to keep the roads open to the Holy Land, and while we also continue to support our Arab Christian brothers and sisters efforts to remain in the Holy Land. There will be a cornerstone laying ceremony 6 January 2012 and all Templars are invited. Shortly, a fund raising campaign will be launched to cover the costs to build this ecumenical monument to Christian development in the Holy Land. Please contact Chev.
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, OSMTH Legate for the Holy Land, to find out more about your participation as a donor for the ELCHL Baptismal Site. Photographer: Rev. Elizabeth McHan |
- Vision & Mission
- Approach
OSMTH’s raison d’etre is expressed through the Brussels Declaration: “Aiding humanity on the pilgrimage through life.”
Vision and Commitment
- Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values.
- Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
- Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
- Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building
- Provide humanitarian aid to Christians and all peoples in need around the world, through physical, financial, and moral support.
- Continue programmes that aid Christians around the world, especially in the Holy Land.
- Promote a dialogue based on the principles of peace and justice amongst and between the faiths of the Sons of Abraham and the other great religions of the world, to establish better understanding and greater tolerance.
- Mitigate human suffering by actively participating in activities associated with disaster relief, humanitarian aid, human rights, peace building and sustainable development, and the respect of human diversity.
- Facilitate, mediate and advocate conflict-prevention and resolution by providing subject matter experts and supporting organizations in the fields of religious and international diplomacy.
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis,
sed nomini Tuo da gloriam..."
