Pioneering a new work
Apostolic Center Israel
The Vision:Establish a discipleship center in Israel that equips believers to grow in knowing Jesus and make Him known to Israel and the nations.• A Place to Gather
We seek to have a place of worship, prayer, ministry of the Word of God and Fellowship. This would include local and international people coming together for gatherings that foster learning to know Jesus more and to be trained in the lifestyle of the book of ACTS.• The 5 Fold Ministry
We are offering discipleship to train people in the function of the 5 fold ministry and how to walk in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.• Serving the Local Community.
In order to serve the community we will be organizing consistent outreaches that will be directed to sharing the good news of Jesus to different people groups in Israel.
We will partner with NGOs that are actively engaged in taking care of widows, orphans and the poor in Israel. Feeding them, and supporting them with various forms of aid.• Connecting the International Church
One aspect of our work will be to build a bridge for the international Church to take part in what God is doing in Israel. So people can bless Israel by coming and joining us in the work of God in Israel to be a witness of the true jewish Messiah to the nation.Our Story:We could start this testimony much earlier but lets focus on when God sent our family to the nations. In 2016 God sent us from the US to Karlsruhe, Germany to build a center for His Glory. To do this we started a house church (we called it “Encounter Group”) in our apartment and were focusing on doing weekly outreaches in the city and serving in a house of prayer. After 3 years we had a big growth of up to 50 people in our house. We asked the local Pastor of the church that Natalie got saved in if we could use the church building to host our services and he kindly allowed us. A few months later this Pastor asked us to take over the leadership of the church. The church is called CZK Christian Zentrum Karlsruhe. As I took over the church we built up a team of elders and started implementing the vision we saw in the book of Acts.Jesus and me
Mentoring
Home fellowships
Church gathering
MissionsNow after 5 years of focussing on this vision, the CZK has become a wonderful testimony of the wisdom of God on how to build His church. Its built on the teachings of the Apostles and the Prophets. During this time God sent us three times to Israel as a family for short term trips. This year (2024) He started making clear that we have to go there for a longer season to establish a center for His glory in Israel. How long that will be depends on how God leads us to do His will. The amazing fact is that God has raised up a faithful man of God in our midst to take over the leadership of the CZK and make disciples. Our goal is to go to Israel by Spring of 2025.