Ministries and organizations

Israel-based ministries

Messianic Jewish listings in the Israel-based ministries category.

Amud HaEsh (Pillar of Fire Ministries)
Ministry or organizationAmud HaEsh (Pillar of Fire Ministries) is an Ethiopian Messianic Jewish congregation and outreach ministry in Jerusalem. Rabbi Kokeb Gedamu, an ordained rabbi of the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues, and Pastor Menalu Gedamu started it in 2015. Its primary mission is reaching the second generation of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, with outreach in Ethiopia as well. Its goals include training Ethiopian Jewish youth for leadership, helping prisoners leave drug and alcohol addiction, and feeding the poor. It also supports single mothers, helps children integrate into Israeli society and runs family seminars and conferences. The congregation holds that Jewish believers in Yeshua remain Jewish, and it observes the biblical holy days. Shabbat services meet at 11:00 AM.Ministries and organizations
Anchor of Hope
Ministry or organizationAnchor of Hope Counseling and Resource Center is a Biblical counseling ministry in Israel, directed by marriage and family therapist Katherine Snyder. It operates under the King of Kings family of ministries and aims to serve "the local Body of Messiah in the land." Its main center is in Jerusalem, with counselors also in Tel Aviv, Binyamina, Haifa and Modi'in. The center offers individual and couple counseling, including help with addiction, anger, depression, boundaries and communication. It trains lay counselors through a 30-week, three-module course and seeks to place them in local congregations. It also runs seminars and Zoom webinars in Hebrew and English. A weekly 12-step group in English serves men facing pornography addiction.Ministries and organizations
Caspari Center
Ministry or organizationThe Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies is an Israeli organization founded in 1982 by the Norwegian Church Ministry to Israel. It supports Israel's Jewish believers in Jesus through education and research. Alec Goldberg serves as Israel Director. The center was the first to offer basic theological training in Hebrew for lay members and pastors of Messianic congregations. It is named for Carl Paul Caspari, a Jewish-born Old Testament scholar in Oslo. Its work includes Shabbat School Seminars, online teacher training, the TELEM teaching program and an open lecture archive. It publishes Mishkan and a media review, and has surveyed Israel's Messianic fellowships. Its ten-day study tour, "Discovering Jesus in His Jewish Context," runs with Jerusalem Seminary.MessianicMinistries and organizations
Dugit Messianic Outreach Center
Ministry or organizationDugit Messianic Outreach Center, also called Dugit Outreach Ministries, is an evangelistic ministry in downtown Tel Aviv founded and run by Israelis. It describes its aim as bringing the Good News of Yeshua to the people of Israel. It has worked in the city for several decades. Its programs include HaOgen, an outreach coffee shop staffed by evangelists. A distribution center, run with the local municipality, serves single mothers, Holocaust survivors, immigrants and the elderly. It runs the VIP Prayer Tower, an 18th-floor prayer room, and Adonai Roi, a congregation meeting weekly on Shabbat. It also hosts the annual Bat Zion women's conference and the Living Stones Tour for visitors.Ministries and organizations
Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries (FIRM)
Ministry or organizationFellowship of Israel Related Ministries (FIRM) is a non-profit based in Jerusalem. It was founded on a vision shared by Michael and Wayne to partner with local Israeli ministries. FIRM connects Christians worldwide with a network of more than 80 ministries and congregations in Israel, serving Jewish, Arab and other communities. Its mission is to engage Christians and empower local ministries to see lives transformed in Israel with the love of Yeshua. It directs donations to these partners and reports on their work. FIRM also offers articles, videos and Bible teaching on Israel, Jewish holidays and Messianic themes. It hosts conferences and banquets with local churches. Its statement of faith holds that Israel remains a covenant people.Ministries and organizations
Intercessors for Israel
Ministry or organizationIntercessors for Israel is an Israel-based prayer ministry that seeks to "raise up a prayer army in and for Israel." It describes its primary calling as interceding for the people and Land of Israel and preparing the way for the Lord's return. It also teaches on prayer for believers and local congregations. It holds that this work belongs to the whole body of Messiah under local Israeli leadership. The ministry leads prayer meetings and emails weekly Friday prayer points. It publishes the newsletters Watchmen from Jerusalem and Sound of the Shofar, plus teachings by Chuck Cohen and others. It sells books, videos and CDs. It offers a free booklet, Mortal Danger, compiled from Eliyahu Ben-Haim's final messages.Ministries and organizations
Kehila News Israel (Kehila Ministries International)
Ministry or organizationKehila News Israel offers videos from the Messianic community in Israel. Its collection covers news, teachings, worship and other content from that community. The service gathers videos from across the community, transcribes them and summarizes them by chapter. Subscribers can receive alerts about new videos by email. It also keeps a listing of upcoming community events and activities. The ministry invites donations to support believers in Israel. It cites Galatians 6:10 and its call to stand with the "household of faith."Ministries and organizations
Maoz Israel Ministries
Ministry or organizationMaoz Israel Ministries is an Israeli Messianic Jewish non-profit founded in 1976 by Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram. Their daughter and son-in-law, Shani and Kobi Ferguson, now lead it. Its central work is based in Jerusalem, with branches in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Brazil, Ireland, Germany, France and South Korea. The organization describes its aim as reaching Israelis, Jew and Arab, with the Gospel of Messiah Yeshua and strengthening believers. It works with pastors across a network of over 100 congregations. Its aid arm, I Stand with Israel, supports Messianic Jewish and Christian Arab believers. Maoz has published over 200 Hebrew books and releases Hebrew and Arabic worship music. Its monthly Maoz Israel Report appears in eight languages.Podcasts
Messiah's Mandate (Ron Cantor)
Ministry or organizationMessiah's Mandate is the outreach ministry of Dr. Ron Cantor and his wife, Elana, a native Israeli. It is based in Israel. Through it the couple ministers internationally and brings humanitarian aid to Israel. It supports pastors in Israel, Holocaust survivors and leaders in training. Cantor grew up in a Jewish home. A search that began at 17 led him to believe Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah. He made aliyah in 2003 and pastored congregations in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He is president of Shelanu TV, a Hebrew-language digital channel. His books include When Shepherds Pray and A Cautionary History: When Christians Turned Against Jews.Books, Bibles and publishers
Netivah Youth Ministries Israel
Ministry or organizationNetivah Youth Ministries Israel, known in Hebrew as Merkaz Netivah, describes itself as a Messianic body working with young people in Israel's Messianic community. Its name draws on Isaiah 43:16, which speaks of a path through mighty waters. The ministry addresses four groups: youth, parents, youth leaders and soldiers. It offers a mobile app carrying its podcast, news, and dates for conferences and activities. It also runs a YouTube channel. Its materials are in Hebrew.Ministries and organizations
ONE FOR ISRAEL
Ministry or organizationONE FOR ISRAEL is an Israel-based ministry with Jewish and Arab leadership, serving Messiah Yeshua together. It began in 1990 as a Bible college. It describes its aim as reaching Israelis with the gospel, training the Body of Messiah in Israel and serving its community. Its Bible college offers Hebrew-language training for Israeli believers. The ministry produces evangelistic media in Hebrew, Arabic and English. It also disciples believing soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces. It provides aid to Holocaust survivors and pro-life families. Free downloads include a 31-day prayer guide, a Messianic Passover guide and a devotional by Dr. Seth Postell. Its Israel study tours, with Messianic guides and Israeli lecturers, are scheduled into 2027.Ministries and organizations
Revive Israel
Ministry or organizationRevive Israel is a community-based ministry of followers of Yeshua in Israel, led by senior leaders Youval and Valerie Yanay. It describes itself as an indigenous "one new man" ministry. Its aim is to bring the Kingdom of God to the heart of Israel through community life, agriculture, outreach, discipleship and worship. Its discipleship center sits on a Messianic moshav in the Judean Hill Country, beside the Third Day Revive organic farm. Other projects include King David Stables, offering equine therapy to children of Messianic single-parent families, and a Passover youth outreach camp in France. Raphael and Liel Almeida lead community worship evenings. The ministry also publishes blog articles, a podcast and Hebrew worship videos.Ministries and organizations
Shoresh Tours (CMJ Israel)
Ministry or organizationShoresh Tours is the study tour ministry of CMJ Israel. It has brought Christians from around the world on biblical study tours of Israel for 40 years. Shoresh is Hebrew for "root," and the tours focus on the Jewish roots of the Christian faith and Jesus in his first-century Jewish context. Guides and office staff describe themselves as Christian or Messianic followers of Jesus. Shoresh says it was the first operator to use Messianic guides. Sample itineraries include a life of Jesus tour, an Old and New Testament survey, and a young adults tour. Its Faith in Action tours offer a week of service, such as farm work and serving meals to the elderly. As a ministry, Shoresh donates most of its profits to local ministries.MessianicMinistries and organizations