Our Congregation

Beit Immanuel was one of the earliest Messianic congregations in modern Israel. We have seen rapid growth in the numbers of members over the last years, and we believe that the most crucial issue facing the Messianic community in Israel today is the proper nurturing and discipling of the many new believers that have joined our growing congregations.

Most members of our congregation are Israeli citizens, though we also have a number of volunteers and guests who have joined us. A number of our young men and women are serving in the Israeli army, and we are also blessed with many young people from the former Soviet Union. The majority of our members are young couples between the ages of 20 and 30 with small children, so we have a strong emphasis on family ministry. We meet every Friday night at 18:30 for an Erev Shabbat worship meeting and at the same time run a Shabbat School for the kids. We also meet together at different locations throughout the city in home-groups during the week as well as mid-week youth meetings.

Our staff and home group leaders make up the leadership team of our congregation, and we meet weekly for prayer, strategy, and fellowship. We put an emphasis on strong, secure relationships among the leadership and strive to be examples of unity, grace, and love to the whole flock. We try to model accountability, vulnerability, and gentleness in all of our relationships at home and in our fellowship.

Our goal is to disciple faithful men and women, within the context of the local congregation, who will in turn impart to others the values and disciplines of a faithful Messianic lifestyle. Our Biblical studies and training programs are designed to develop servant-leaders for ministry here in Israel and to other nations. We also benefit from the many elders and leaders here in the Land who come to share of their unique experiences of growing up in the Lord here in Israel, as well as the many men and women of God who visit us each year from the nations.

The Lord has blessed us with a young and exciting worship team. We are writing many new Hebrew worship songs and are often asked to minister in different conferences around the country and abroad. We have also produced two Messianic Worship CD’s, as well as a Children’s Cd.

It is our desire that Beit Immanuel be a Messianic community expressing Yeshua’s love to our city, our land and our people.