Holy Land Female Pastor

Jerusalem- Sally Azar was ordained at a Lutheran Church ceremony in Jerusalem, making her the first Palestinian woman to serve as a pastor in the Holy Land.

According to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), Azar will be in charge of the Church of the Redeemer’s English-speaking congregation. She was ordained on Sunday in front of a crowded audience inside the Old City church in occupied east Jerusalem.