The Jordan River site traditionally believed to be the spot where Jesus was baptized will be set aside for retreat and study center in the Diocese of Jerusalem thanks to a donation of land by King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Episcopal News Service carries this story:
“It’s a privilege for us to have this gift from His Majesty King Abdullah and at the same time we look at this as a project to build a medium-sized Gothic Church with a retreat center,” said Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Suheil Dawani, who officially dedicated the land on March 28.
The land is important “from a religious point of view because of its location and because it represents an opportunity to strengthen our Christian presence there,” Dawani added. “It will be a center for the entire Anglican Communion all over the world to visit and to connect with what’s going on here.”
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