Stories

As we reflect these days on the passion of Christ, we realize that God owns us twice: first He made us, then on the Cross, redeemed us. I would like to share the following story to bring to life a beautiful example of owning something twice

Bulldozers are working to make the Nazareth Leadership Training Initiative a reality! The first phase of the initiative is to expand Nazareth Baptist House, home to Nazareth Evangelical College

Many of those involved in Baptist work in Israel came to pay tribute to David and celebrate his years of service to the Lord. It was an evening of laughter as they recalled the many practical jokes that are inevitable when American and Arab cultures come together and it was also a time to reflect on the beautiful partnership between this man and the local Baptist community

Nurturing the faith of young people is critical to the life and work of the church. Unfortunately, this long-standing conference was on hold for a number of years due to lack of funding, and we are delighted and thankful to be back at it, knowing just how vital it is in the faith lives of our young people

A large banner attracted people to come and hear about the real reason for the season

This community of worshipers was shocked earlier this year to be forced out of its rented sanctuary space on short notice due to neighborhood complaints of crowds.

The unique delegation came to Israel and the West Bank to learn about the complexities of the region

The European Baptist Federation met in Sofia and issued two important resolutions: One about the Migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East, and one about the Crisis of Christian schools in Israel.

Christian schools in Israel that include our Nazareth Baptist School have been on strike since the beginning of the school year and did not open the academic year 2015 – 2016. They are protesting a decision by the Israeli government to shrink their funding, to a point that it became impossible for them to survive