The Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jerusalem, Israel, requests
prayers for the Baptist work in that nation and especially for the ministry
of the Jerusalem Baptist Church.
The Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jerusalem, Israel, requests
prayers for the Baptist work in that nation and especially for the ministry
of the Jerusalem Baptist Church.
From its beginning, the Jerusalem Baptist Church has been blessed
to have had a Southern Baptist International Mission Board representative as
pastor, paid by the International Mission Board.
In 1999, when the board decided to cease funding all English-speaking
ministries in Israel, the International Mission Board representative/pastor
was reassigned to a new field. The church extended a call to me, a retired pastor,
to serve as pastor.
The pastor must be fully in agreement with the Southern Baptist
Convention and the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message, and he must be self-supported.
I committed to be pastor through September 2001. That commitment
ends in seven months, and the church is seeking a new pastor.
There are only two Southern Baptist churches in the nation
of Israel, both English-speaking churches. One has been blessed with an endowment
enabling it to pay the pastor a modest sum.
The JBC does not have that ability. Its membership is comprised
of foreign nationals who are either volunteers or who work for minimum wages.
Offerings average from $150.00 to $200.00 per week, at least half of which is
needed to pay for utilities and building up-keep..
We request your prayers in our search for a new pastor. Recommendations
or resumes can be sent to: Pastor Search Committee, Jerusalem Baptist Church,
P. O. Box 154, Jerusalem, Israel. Thank you for your prayers.
Jerry Young, Pastor
Jerusalem Baptist Church
church e-mail address: jerbapch@netvision.net.il