Jewish Population
65,000
Daniel Nessim
Northwest Regional Director
Chosen People MinistriesSeattle
The Seattle branch conducts personal outreach and discipleship and hosts the annual Simcha Northwest retreat along with other occasional events. The Seattle branch also runs Chosen People Ministries’ online Bible institute, providing certificates in three concentrations: Messaging Messiah (Jewish Evangelism), Jewish Roots of Our Faith, and Messianic Judaism.
Staff Serving
2
STAFF
Alan Shore
Missionary
Chosen People MinistriesVOLUNTEERS
- Clyde and Terry Blakley (Kirkland, WA)
History of Jewish Work:
In 1941, Walter and Elizabeth Atkinson conducted door-to-door evangelism, launching Chosen People Ministries’ work in the Seattle area. During the 1980s, the Perkins had an independent work and became known for their regular Bible studies. Daniel Nessim and his wife Deborah then joined Chosen People Ministries in 1998 and continued the work with monthly havurahs (fellowship meetings), Bible studies, and outreach.
Portland
The Portland branch participates in street evangelism in the summer months and follow-up discipleship during the winter. The Abrahamson’s are bold and successful evangelists, and Jack Meadows serves through teaching and as support staff for Allen.
Jewish Population
40,000
Staff Serving
1
STAFF
Jack Meadows
Missionary
Chosen People MinistriesVOLUNTEERS
- Allen and Penny Abrahamson (Portland, OR)
History of Jewish Work:
In 1953, Ruth Backus, a local to Portland, expressed the desire to begin a branch in Portland, Oregon. She received one year of training in New York. Joseph Hoffman Cohn, then president of the ministry, authorized the work but the branch never launched. In 2010, the Abrahamsons joined Chosen People Ministries and started a branch in the Portland area with the Meadows joining them a year later.
San Francisco
Jewish Population
220,000
Staff Serving
1
History of Jewish Work:
In 1970, the ministry sent Moishe Rosen and a small band of helpers to minister to those living in the San Francisco Bay Area in order to minister to the large number of Jewish people who were now open to the gospel due to the Jesus Movement. Street evangelism and music ministry flourished in those days. Among those who came to faith there was Mitch Glaser, current president of Chosen People Ministries, who, along with three of his friends, found the Lord. The excitement and challenges of street evangelism began to influence the direction of his ministry in the future. It has been many years since Chosen People Ministries last had an active work in this area, but we are looking forward to restarting the branch in the near future.
