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===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
<span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters. English, though without official status, is widely spoken throughout the country and is the de facto language of commerce and banking, as well as a co-official status in the education sector; almost all university-level classes are held in English and almost all public schools teach English along with Standard Arabic.</span><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Jordan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan, accessed 12 April 2020. </ref> | <span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters. English, though without official status, is widely spoken throughout the country and is the de facto language of commerce and banking, as well as a co-official status in the education sector; almost all university-level classes are held in English and almost all public schools teach English along with Standard Arabic.</span><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Jordan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan, accessed 12 April 2020. </ref> | ||
*[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-l-rdn/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Jordan'''] | *[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-l-rdn/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Jordan'''] (Incomplete.) | ||
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=Orthodox Church Records= | =Orthodox Church Records= | ||
=='''Armenian Orthodox or Apostolic Church Records'''== | |||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/armenian+orthodox+church+in+jordan/@32.8435629,34.6489942,8z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Armenian Orthodox churches in Jordan'''] | |||
=='''Assyrian Church of the East Records'''== | |||
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*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/Assyrian-Church-of-the-East-Jordan-244691999733645/ '''Facebook'''] | |||
=='''Coptic Orthodox Church Records'''== | |||
===Writing for Records=== | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coptic+Orthodox+Patriarchate/@31.960451,35.9110243,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x151ca077b01632f5:0x7ae14c840a9e2dd4!8m2!3d31.960451!4d35.9132183 '''Google Maps search results for Coptic Orthodox churches in Jordan'''] | |||
=='''Greek Orthodox Church Records'''== | =='''Greek Orthodox Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/greek+orthodox+church+in+jordan/@34.7566069,34.4491593,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Greek Orthodox churches in Jordan'''] | ||
=='''Maronite Catholic Church Records'''== | =='''Maronite Catholic Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/maronite+church+in+jordan/@32.2406071,34.9930179,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Maronite churches in Jordan'''] | ||
=='''Syriac Orthodox Church Records'''== | =='''Syriac Orthodox Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/syriac+orthodox+church++jordan/@31.1823354,34.8504148,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Syriac Orthodox churches in Jordan'''] | ||
=Protestant Church Records= | =Protestant Church Records= | ||
=='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | =='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | |||
===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
Anglicans/Episcopalians in Jordan are under the oversight of the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. The Church of the Redeemer is the largest congregation by membership of any church in the entire Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Other Episcopal churches are in Ashrafiyya, Salt, Zarqa, Marka refugee camp, Irbid, Al Husn and Aqaba.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Jordan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Jordan, accessed 12 April 2020. </ref> | Anglicans/Episcopalians in Jordan are under the oversight of the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. The Church of the Redeemer is the largest congregation by membership of any church in the entire Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Other Episcopal churches are in Ashrafiyya, Salt, Zarqa, Marka refugee camp, Irbid, Al Husn and Aqaba.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Jordan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Jordan, accessed 12 April 2020. </ref> | ||
=='''Evangelical Church Records'''== | =='''Evangelical Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/%22evangelical%22+church+in++jordan/@31.9567317,35.3481996,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Evangelical churches in Jordan'''] | ||
==''' | =='''Lutheran Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Evangelical+Lutheran+Good+Shepherd+Church/@31.9542696,35.3454389,9z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1s%22lutheran%22+church+in++jordan!3m4!1s0x151ca1bd45262fe7:0x45588949cb8e98ce!8m2!3d31.9796501!4d35.8505344 '''Google Maps search results for Lutheran churches in Jordan'''] | ||
=='''Presbyterian Church Records'''== | =='''Presbyterian Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[ '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/%22presbyterian%22+church+in++jordan/@31.9591939,35.3509602,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for churches in Jordan'''] | ||
=='''Seventh-day Adventist Church Records'''== | =='''Seventh-day Adventist Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||