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Something good out of Nazareth

Many people, when they think of the work of the gospel in Israel, firstly think about the significance of the return of the Jews from the Diaspora and the growth of the Messianic movement among them.

Marie Kirk

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Baptismal service with candidates from The Good Shepherd Baptist Church, Nazareth. Nawal, the lady standing, is giving her testimony before being bap

But this has often obscured the fact that there has been a continuing Christian church in the Holy Land since the time of the apostles, and that indigenous Arab evangelical Protestant churches have been present and growing for over 100 years. Most of these are Baptist, with some Brethren, and, more recently Pentecostal fellowships.