“In 2005, the Jerusalem Messianic Center was established, and in 2017,
the Ramat Gan Messianic Center opened in Tel Aviv.”
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Jerusalem Messianic Center
Chosen People Ministries is one of the largest mission efforts
in Israel, and our Jerusalem center is pivotal to this outreach.
Founded in 2005, the Jerusalem Messianic Center is the main
hub for Chosen People Ministries’ work all throughout Israel.
It is located in central Jerusalem within walking distance
of the Western Wall. With facilities for worship, classes,
offices, and even space to host short-term missions teams,
the Jerusalem Messianic Center has been a crucial part of
reaching Israelis, young and old, with the gospel.
Ramat Gan Messianic Center
Ramat Gan, an urban suburb east of Tel Aviv, is home to
hundreds of thousands of unreached Israeli families. We
have established and staffed a new center in this area, and
have already shared the gospel through our café, weekly
sabbath meals, public lectures, Bible studies, mom’s group,
and more! The Lord is working powerfully, and through
the generosity of friends and supporters like you, we have
already been able to add a couple of younger Israeli believers
to our staff this year.
Other ministries in the greater Tel Aviv area have also used
the center for outreach to soldiers, discipleship, Bible studies,
and more! It seems that younger Israelis are more open to the
gospel today than at any time in history, so the opportunities
to proclaim the good news are plentiful.
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Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust survivors in Israel are a very special community
of Jewish people, numbering about 200,000, who are
an average of about eighty-five years old. Many of them
immigrated to the Holy Land during the last two decades
from various parts of the former Soviet Union.
These Holocaust survivors are now passing away at the
rate of about 30,000 per year, and we cannot wait one more
moment to present the good news of eternal deliverance to
these precious people.
Your Mission to the Jewish People, Chosen People
Ministries, lovingly serves this rapidly dwindling
community of Holocaust survivors in Israel in a variety of
ways. We help them with practical concerns: food, clothing,
repairing and cleaning their apartments, and much more.
We spend time with them—taking them on trips so they can
get out of the house and helping them celebrate the Jewish
holidays. We also counter their loneliness by investing
our time to sit by their side, to listen to their stories, and
enjoy conversations about the deeper matters of life. In
the midst of developing these wonderful relationships,
the conversations naturally lead to discussions about
God, everlasting life, and ultimate deliverance…especially
because these elderly Holocaust survivors are watching their
friends pass away every week.