Hebrew-Christian Alliance of Great Britain
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The Hebrew Christian Alliance of Great Britain--known today as the British Messianic Jewish Alliance--was founded in 1866 by Dr. Carl Schwartz
"to promote the combination of Jewish heritage and Christian theology." It incorporated the Hebrew Christian Prayer Union, founded by Henry Aaron Stern
in 1882.
The Hebrew Christian movement
consisted of Jews who converted to Christianity, but worshiped in congregations separate from denominational churches.
(previously named "Church's Ministry Among Jewish People") was formed in 1809.
The first identifiable congregation made up exclusively of Jews who had converted to Christianity was established in the United Kingdom as early as 1860.
The International Hebrew Christian Alliance, established 1925, was an initiative of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America (established 1915) and the Hebrew Christian Alliance of Great Britain.
Carl Schwartz
Dr August Ferdinand Carl Schwartz was a leading Hebrew Christian clergyman and minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Amsterdam, then Free Church minister in London....
"to promote the combination of Jewish heritage and Christian theology." It incorporated the Hebrew Christian Prayer Union, founded by Henry Aaron Stern
Henry Aaron Stern
Henry Aaron Stern was an Anglican missionary and captive in Abyssinia....
in 1882.
The Hebrew Christian movement
Hebrew Christian Movement
The Hebrew Christian movement of the 19th and 20th centuries consisted of Jews who converted to Christianity, but worshiped in congregations separate from denominational churches. In many cases, they retained some Jewish practices and liturgy, with the addition of readings from the Christian New...
consisted of Jews who converted to Christianity, but worshiped in congregations separate from denominational churches.
Foundations
Beginning in the 19th century, some groups had attempted to create congregations and societies of Jews who had converted to Christianity. The London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the JewsChurch's Ministry Among Jewish People
Church's Ministry Among Jewish People is an Anglican missionary society founded in 1809.-History:...
(previously named "Church's Ministry Among Jewish People") was formed in 1809.
The first identifiable congregation made up exclusively of Jews who had converted to Christianity was established in the United Kingdom as early as 1860.
First Congregations
The first congregation of Jewish Christians in the United Kingdom was Beni Abraham "which came into existence in London when forty-one Hebrew Christians assembled as Jewish Christians". "In 1866 the Hebrew Christian Alliance of Great Britain was organised with branches in several European countries and the United States. These organisations had the combined effect of encouraging Jewish believers in Jesus to think of themselves as a community with a unique identity."The International Hebrew Christian Alliance, established 1925, was an initiative of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America (established 1915) and the Hebrew Christian Alliance of Great Britain.
See also
- Hebrew Christian Alliance of America
- Messianic JudaismMessianic JudaismMessianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of Jewish terminology and ritual....
- University of Cambria "Overview of World Religions