Roy Schwarcz was born in New York City in 1947, where his mother had settled after fleeing Nazi persecution. At the age of thirteen, he was Bar Mitzvah in the Orthodox Jewish tradition. While traveling across the country in the summer of 1971, Roy was witnessed to by committed Christians. Through their love and prayers, he soon received Jesus as his Messiah.

Roy graduated from Moody Bible Institute where he earned a diploma in Jewish Studies. Since 1975, he has helped to plant three Messianic Congregations with Chosen People Ministries. Roy has also served as Pastor of Evangelism at Moody Church in Chicago and is the author of the book, Where Jesus Walked. He is presently pastor of Adat Hatikvah ("The Congregation of the Hope") of Evanston, Illinois, one of the oldest Messianic Jewish congregations in the United States, and serves Chosen People Ministries as Midwest Regional Director.

Roy is married to Joanne, and they have four grown daughters.

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