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We held a Pastor Meeting in Moline, IL as a third event from Luke Dunn (2022 Israel Trip Pastor) to introduce the work of CUFI to a new group of pastors. A breakfast was prepared from the church, and the CUFI Israel presentation was given and a time for questions and answers. After the meeting, the pastor was asking several questions about the...
The host pastor has been praying how his church could connect to an organization that supports Israel. Some of the pastors drove for 2 hours to come to the Pastors Event and said that the presentation was an eye-opener and they want to host a Why Israel event at their respective churches. They also gave donations to CUFI online. Almost all of...
Cuban born pastors, Josué and Yurisant De Quesada, love and appreciate freedom and human rights. The day they became US citizens they were bursting with gratefulness. Having lived under Communist rule, they deeply cherish the ability to worship and live the American dream. This dream is based on Judeo-Christian principles found in their Bible. One...
I was so touched to see an Israel flag prominently displayed in the foyer as I entered the Bhutanese Nepali Evangelical Church of Harrisburg, PA and thanked the team in the sound booth for all the work they must have done in having it place so high in the air! They laughed and said it had been there for the 3 years they had been holding services...
Service two of two (late service) on Sunday morning for Israel 2022 Trip pastor Luke Dunn. Why Israel message was well received during this larger Sunday morning service, and many joined by signing the Pledge Cards. The service was also attended by our local CLs.
Service one of two (early service) on Sunday morning for Israel 2022 Trip pastor Luke Dunn. Why Israel message was well received, and many joined by signing the Pledge Cards. Out of this service, we were able to make a connection between a local homeschooling co-op and our new High School Coordinator regarding The Israel Course.
Bishop Jonathan Franklin of the Springfield Ministerial Association invited CUFI to address their Association of pastors. The Why Israel message and introduction to the work of CUFI was well received by the group, with pastors staying after to talk and ask questions. Out of the meeting a pastor is looking to include The Israel Course in his small...
I was so encouraged by tabling and speaking at the 9th Annual BNCA Summit2022 (Bhutanese Nepalese Churches of America) with over 700 people gathered for two days to pray, worship and look to the future of their growing communities and churches. A number of pastors from throughout Pennsylvania became CUFI members and show great interest in learning...
The Nebraska UPCI Conference was amazing! For starters I have to say that both me and CUFI have been very warmly welcomed into the UPCI conference this year. This conference was successful for the CUFI mission on several fronts that I will briefly highlight below.
The interpersonal relationships that are being developed between myself and the...
Longtime CUFI leaders Pastors David Oberg and Joey Bock of Faith Alive Christian Center in Reno Nevada dedicated their midweek service for CUFI’s Why Israel message.
The group of about two dozen included two couples seeking a home church that is pro-Israel. CUFI’s message apparently resonated with the modest audience as an offering of $3600 for...
The Northern Nevada Ministers Alliance invited CUFI to present an update on our growth, focus, and impact. The group of about sixty included several trip alumni, and a few candidates for our next west trip.
The trip was organized by long time leaders Pastors David Oberg and Joey Bock, with support from several churches that support local CUFI...
Thursday night I completed a week long the tour throughout CT at The Pentecostals of Greater Hartford with CUFI Alumni Pastor Jon Petoskey. At the end of the Why Israel message, it appeared every family in attendance had joined the membership of CUFI as Pastor Jon exhorted them to do so from the pulpit. He also encouraged them to attend the July...
Bishop Bennett is a CUFI Pastor’s Trip Alumni from 2018 and his church was well prepared for the CUFI Why Israel message they received. A number of guests from outside their congregation attended, one of them leaving the event and letting me know he had been convinced he must be at the July Summit and he would be contacting his boss to get the...
Pastor Jams Lilley is a CUFI Pastor’s Trip Alumni from 2017 and announced at the end of the Sunday night, CUFI Why Israel message that House of Prayer Church will immediately begin planning for a 2013 Israel Trip to further the depths of their understanding and commitment of standing with Israel. One couple in attendance left with a commitment to...
Pastor Michael and Meredith Calo hosted a Why Israel Sunday at their church with several in the congregation from other churches in the area who heard about it. A number of new members were added to CUFI and Matt Harper of “Good News Connecticut – 104.9”, the largest Christian radio station in the are just sent a request to CUFI for an interview...
This was a presentation of Why Israel at Jeremy Mill’s church. It was a great reception by people who were eagerly interested to learn more and in many cases, learn things they never even knew. After Jeremy returned to his church from the Israel trip, he began to passionately discuss Israel and CUFI with his flock, and he was excited to have this...
The Why Israel event was hosted by Pastor William Baradi, a CUFI alumni. This church is associated with CMA (Christian Missionary Alliance) with 22,000 churches worldwide, including 2,000 churches in the U.S. The Asian American CMA congregations are growing fast in America with hundreds of churches in different regions in the nation. Many of...
Ebenezer Eritrean Church is an immigrant church from Eritrea. The senior pastor Pr. Gothiom Gerbreyohannes was one of the trip pastors in our Israel trip this past February. He asked to be the first to do the Why Israel event in DC in the post trip time. He has been pro-Israel for a long time before he heard about CUFI. He enthusiastically thanked...
The Why Israel event in Immokalee was a great success! Not only was this church educated as to why we should support Israel, but they are sharing the word about Israel all over the Reservation and into the local areas. The pastor was on our most recent Israel trip and after speaking with him over lunch, he shared with me that ever since he came...
This was at Pastor Ely Perez’s church and he has been a huge encourager and adamant member of CUFI for years. He was so gracious and his congregation likewise were incredibly dialed in and excited. They were eager to ask questions afterward and almost all of them wanted to sign the pledge card. Overall it was an amazing trip.