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Thank you for pulling up our website. We are privileged to have you take a look at THE CHURCH OF ISRAEL. At first glance the name of our congregation may surprise you. Investigation into the Bible will demonstrate that this is a perfectly logical name for the redeemed people whom Jesus Christ came to save. The name Israel, first given to Jacob and then to all his descendants, appears more than 2,500 times in the Bible. All forty authors of the Holy Scriptures were Israelites, and they wrote the Bible to, for, and about Israel. Other peoples are found in Scripture, but only as they pertain to Israel.
The Israelites are called the Congregation of Israel (160 times as Qahal and 173 times as edah), the Assembly of Israel (atsarah) 21 times, and the Ekklesia 116 times in the New Testament. Ancient Israel in the Old Testament constituted the church, and redeemed Israel, composed of Jews (Judah) and Gentiles (Israelites of the dispersion), made up the New Testament church. The name Church of Israel seems very appropriate to the one people who in both the Old and New Testaments were the people of God.
We are privileged to have you browse our website and review our history, mission, and theological beliefs. We feel extremely blessed to live in the United States of America and particularly enjoy our rural setting on the very edge of the Ozark Plateau where the plains of Kansas merge into the foothills of the Ozarks. We are about a hundred miles south of Kansas City, a hundred miles north of Springfield, and eighty miles north from Joplin. Nevada, our country seat, is about 9,000 people.
Most of those who attend our services live locally on farms, ranches, or small acreages in their own individual homes and pursue a variety of trades, operate businesses, and work in the surrounding area. Some members of our congregation drive from Joplin, Bolivar, and sometimes Kansas City or Springfield. About thirty families live in the community surrounding the church, so in many respects we are a community unified around our church and our private school, Christian Heritage Academy, where about sixty students K-12 are enrolled.
The Church of Israel is located on a twenty-acre campus that joins the Osage River to the west. An historic bluff area overlooking the river has been a favorite site for local people throughout the history of Vernon County. The church is located in rural Vernon County some twenty miles from Nevada, the county seat. Located on the festival grounds are a sanctuary that seats in excess of 500 people together with dormitories, a private school building, a cafeteria, offices, and other facilities.
The Church of Israel sponsors the annual celebration of the biblical festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles. A calendar of those events is available HERE.
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