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Florida

About Our Work in Florida

The South Florida branch presently has two monthly Messianic fellowships. In addition to personal evangelism and discipleship, we work with local churches to challenge and encourage believers to connect with the Jewish community around them and proclaim their faith in a sensitive and compelling way. We also host an occasional short-term outreach program called Fun in the Son.

Our goal over time is to work with our volunteers and through local churches to develop a network of fellowships and home Bible studies in order to have a significant impact on one of the largest Jewish communities in the United States.

Currently, our ministry is focused in Palm Beach County, but the hope is to expand further south into Broward County and also further north into the Orlando area.

750,000
Jewish Population
6
Staff
Staff Serving Florida

Messianic Congregations in Florida

Volunteers Serving Florida
  • Helaine Blum (Orlando, FL)
  • Amanda Cable (Port St. Lucie, FL)
  • Ron Davis (Georgetown, KY)
  • Jonathan George (Clermont, FL)
  • Joel Klayman (Lake Mary, FL)
  • Danny Miller (Parkland, FL)
  • Bob Niedermuller (Melbourne, FL)
  • Michael & Dawn Parker (Social Circle, GA)
  • Althea Pemsel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
  • Steve Slesinger (Melbourne, FL)
  • Joe Garofalo
  • Wayne Melcher
Regional Leadership
Southeast Regional Director

Richard Freeman

Southeast Regional Director

History of Jewish Work in Florida

In 1943, Chosen People Ministries began ministering to the thousands of Jewish people moving to Florida, focusing primarily in the Miami area. The Klayman’s opened the Beth Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation in Hollywood, Florida, in 1971. Over the years, the Jewish community moved further north to what is now known as the Gold Coast between Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. We now focus in this area.