Van Nuys Growth: _________ TBA
Shalom Fellowship: ____Fri. 09/24 @ 7:00pm
Sh'ma Israel: _________ TBA
Sisterhood: ___________ Fri. 09/10 @ 7:30pm
Simi Shabbat: _____________TBA
Prayer: ___________________ TBA
Paul McGuire: ________Thur. 09/16 @ 7:00pm
Power of Praying Parent: __Sundays @ 9:00am
Dancing: _____ Sat. - 10:00am @ Rohms
_____________ Sun. - 10:00am @ Brick Room
Entourage: _______________TBAWho We Are...
Beth Ariel Fellowship is a spiritual home for Jews and Gentiles who have embraced Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah and Lord. We are a messianic congregation in the greater Los Angeles area.Our Purpose...
To bring people into an intimate relationship with God, develop them into spiritual maturity, assist Jewish believers in exploring and maintaining their Messianic Jewish identity, aid Gentile believers in appreciating the Jewish roots of their faith, and equip all believers for a life of service to the glory of God.
Our Vision...
Reaching out to Jews and Gentiles ... reconciling them to God and one another, while raising them up to live godly and effective lives.
A Little History...
Not since the first century have such a large number of Jewish people embraced Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah and Lord. For many Jewish believers, however, a traditional “church” environment proved to be too foreign or simply unable to nurture and sustain their identity as Jews. To serve the unique needs of these Jewish believers, the Lord saw fit to establish what have become known as “Messianic Congregations” (sometimes referred to as “Messianic Jewish congregations”). From its humble beginnings in 1981, Beth Ariel Fellowship has served as a spiritual home for Jewish and Gentile believers who share a common faith in Messiah Yeshua. Louis Lapides was the founding pastor of Beth Ariel. Upon his departure in August of 2007, Larry Feldman of Shuvah Yisrael, Irvine, CA, has been serving as Congregational Leader. Our fellowship is sensitive to the needs, backgrounds and special struggles of the Jewish believer. At the same time, we provide an exciting and enlightening home for Gentile believers who desire to appreciate more fully the Jewish roots of their faith. We incorporate a creative approach to worship that reflects New Covenant (New Testament) teachings through the richness of Jewish culture as expressed in its history, holidays and music. In Hebrew, the term “Beth Ariel” means “House of the Lion of God.” It is Beth Ariel’s confession that Yeshua (Jesus) is that “Lion … from the tribe of Judah” (Revelations 5:5). Baruch HaShem! (Praise His Name!)
Keeping a Balance...
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity." Psalm 133:1A lot of history (some good, some not so good) has passed since the first century and believers have long needed a functioning model of a New Covenant (New Testament) congregation. Unfortunately, there was a great departure from the biblical model we see described in the Book of Acts. We are grateful to God that times have changed! Many larger, non-Jewish sectors of the Body of Messiah are experiencing a reawakening as to the Jewish roots of Christianity -- and with this has come a more sincere appreciation of the inherent Jewishness of the faith. Pointing to the first century assembly of believers as our model, Beth Ariel Fellowship seeks to be a congregation wherein Jew and Gentile are encouraged to maintain their ethnic and cultural distinctiveness, while at the same time worship and serve together as spiritual equals before God.
