Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan addressed the Lutheran World Federation Assembly immediately after his election as LWF President on July 24, 2010. (Photo by M. Brown / LWF-DWS)
Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan was elected President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on July 24, 2010, at the Eleventh Assembly of the LWF. He is the twelfth person to hold the office since the LWF was founded in 1947.
Bishop Younan is the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) and, as a close partner of the LWF-Jerusalem program, serves as the chair of the Board of Governance for Augusta Victoria Hospital.
Accompanied by his wife Suad, Bishop Younan greeted the Assembly after the announcement that he was elected. In his words to the Assembly, Bishop Younan expanded on the theme of the Assembly, “Give us today our daily bread”.
The LWF is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, the LWF now has 145 member churches in 79 countries all over the world representing over 70 million Christians.
For more information, please see:
Article from LWF Assembly News
Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan’s biography from the ELCJHL website
