The mission of Beth Messiah is to be a congregation where Jewish and Gentile believers in Messiah Yeshua can worship together in a Jewish way. It is to be a New Covenant expression of being Jewish to our community.
We do this by:
Worshiping God in a Biblical Jewish context.
Living a Messianic Jewish lifestyle by embracing the teaching of Messiah Yeshua.
Communicating the Good News of Messiah Yeshua to everyone, with a special emphasis to the Jewish people in our community.
Caring for those of our Beth Messiah family.
Blessing the churches in our community by teaching the Jewish roots of the Messianic faith.
Supporting the restoration of Israel to their salvation in Messiah Yeshua.
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Messianic Judaism is a Biblically-based movement of Jewish people who have come to believe in Yeshua as the promised Jewish Messiah, as well as Gentiles who love the Jewish people and who desire to worship Him in a Jewish way. Yeshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus, which means salvation. Messianic Jews believe the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, are the inerrant Word of God. In these writings is revealed both the history and future of mankind, from creation to the second coming of Messiah. Messianic Jews maintain their Jewish roots, heritage, lifestyle, and culture by worshiping Yeshua HaMashiach (the Messiah) in a Jewish context. The Jewish holidays are observed from a Messianic point of view, with added understanding of God’s revelation in the B’rit Chadashah (New Covenant).
Today, there are tens of thousands of Messianic Jews in the United States alone. Some have estimated the number to be as high as 100,000. Messianic synagogues have sprung up in almost every major city across the country.
Other nations such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Holland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and South Africa are experiencing a growing movement of Messianic Judaism as well.