WHAT    WHO    WHY    WHERE

What do we believe?

Beth Messiah Congregation believes and teaches according to the following seven Articles of Faith.

We believe the Bible (Old and New Covenants) is the inspired, the only infallible, inerrant, authoritative Word of God.

We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh).

We believe in the deity of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ), in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory to establish His kingdom.

We believe in the salvation of lost and sinful man by grace through faith in Yeshua (Jesus).

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh), who indwells all believers and enables them to live godly lives.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of eternal life, and those who are lost unto the resurrection of eternal damnation.

We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah.

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Who are we?

Beth Messiah is a congregation made up of Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua (Jesus to most Americans).

Beth Messiah is part of an ever growing movement of people who have come to believe that Yeshua is the promised Messiah of Israel. Our worship is in a Jewish context, and makes use of Jewish terminology and appropriate Jewish liturgy. Some examples you will notice both in our services and on our Web site:

Jesus is referred to as Yeshua (His Hebrew name).

Rather that referring to Yeshua as Christ, we refer to him as Maschiach, which is the Hebrew word from which we get the English word Messiah (Both Maschiach in Hebrew and Christos in Greek mean the same thing; "Anointed One")

If you have the opportunity to attend services with us you will notice:

Some of our music and liturgy is in Hebrew (with English translations provided, and the Hebrew words written out in English letters so those who cannot read Hebrew can follow along).

A wooden cabinet at the front of the Sanctuary, called an Ark , which contains a Torah scroll. (The Torah is the first 5 books of the Jewish Scriptures, or Old Testament.)

We do not pass an "offering plate" at Beth Messiah, using instead the Jewish tradition of a tzedakah box.

Beth Messiah is by no means exclusively Jewish.

We celebrate our relationship with God in a Jewish context, however we believe that the "Middle Wall of Partition" has been broken down, and in the Lord, both Jew and Gentile are one people.  At Beth Messiah you will find Jewish and Gentile believers, who share a common love for God and each other.

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Why do we congregate?

Beth Messiah was formed for the following three purposes:

To propagate the gospel of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) to the Jew first, and also to the non-Jew. (As discussed by Paul in his letter to the Romans, and as demonstrated throughout his life in ministry.)

To foster the spiritual growth of the congregants and to provide opportunities for fellowship among Messianic believers.

To teach the Scriptural and historical foundations of faith in Yeshua, and to worship Him in context as the promised Jewish Messiah, incorporating supportive Jewish tradition, that we might identify with the Jewish people.

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Where do we meet?

Beth Messiah meets at 4950 Morse Road , Gahanna , Ohio 43230

Hamilton Road can be accessed from Route 62 /Johnstown Road , Morse Road , and Route 161.  From most suburbs of Columbus , it is simplest to take I-270 to Morse Road. Head east on Morse Road for approx. 2 miles. Beth Messiah will be on the left hand side just past Hamilton Road.

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