Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan visited the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ on Monday and issued directives to improve the site ahead of the 2030 millennium celebrations, commemorating two thousand years since the baptism of Jesus Christ.
Crown Prince Al Hussein visited the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ (Bethany Beyond the Jordan) and issued directives to improve the site to enhance the experience of Christian pilgrims and visitors ahead of a special anniversary.
Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
The Crown Prince was accompanied by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, King Abdullah’s chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy, and chairman of the Baptism Site Commission’s board of trustees, and the two were briefed on the services offered to Christian pilgrims and other visitors.
The Crown Prince focused on the need to ‘carefully plan’ for the 2030 millennium celebrations, which will commemorate the bimillennial (two thousand years) anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ. Crown Prince Al Hussein emphasised that planning for the site and its surrounding area should be in a ‘manner that reflects the profound history of the site and occasion, and reaffirms Jordan’s status as a premier global destination for Christian pilgrimage.’
The Royal Hashemite Court also noted that Crown Prince Al Hussein underscored the need to promote the Baptism Site more widely, in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Jordan Tourism Board, and all relevant partners. Princess Miriam Ghazi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazin, Director of the Office of the Crown Prince Zaid Baqain, and Baptism Site Commission Director General Abdullah Bawareed accompanied the Crown Prince.
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