CHURCH BUILDING
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Beit Jala
Beit Jala · Lutheran
- Locality
- Beit Jala
- Tradition
- Lutheran
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 31.71576° N, 35.18580° E
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History: Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Beit Jala
Beit Jala's Lutheran congregation traces its beginnings to Bible meetings led by the German missionary Mueller in 1845. The Church of the Reformation was dedicated in 1886 by Johann Ludwig Schneller and the local congregation, with support from the Jerusalem Foundation in Berlin. Its compound includes a steeple and a courtyard arranged on two levels.
An interesting detail
A bronze sculpture by Palestinian artist Suleiman Mansour stands in the courtyard, showing a family of four with outstretched arms.