Har Zion Congregation - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

In 1996, Marcelo Miranda Guimarães, a Jewish believer and former CEO of a German company, started a ministry called TEACHING FROM ZION (Ministério Ensinando de Sião), devoted to provide high quality bible teaching faithful to the Jewish context of the Scriptures. Through a great variety of Messianic Jewish literature (most of it written by Marcelo), and local and correspondence schools, Teaching from Zion seeks to achieve a double fold objective: announce the good news to the Jewish population of Latin America and help the Church to restore its biblical roots, banning from its midst all forms of anti-Semitism and receiving her Jewish brothers with open arms. One year later, Marcelo and his friend from Israel, Joseph Shulam, founded the first messianic Synagogue of Brazil, the Har Tzion Messianic Jewish Synagogue. Joseph Shulam and Netivyah Ministry from Israel play a key role in the developing not only of Har Tzion Congregation in Brazil, but also in the developing of Messianic Judaism in Brazil and other countries of Latin America.

Located in the third largest city of Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Har Tzion Messianic Synagogue is growing each year. Today with almost 600 members, it is a reference for other Messianic Congregation in Brazil and worldwide. Always committed with the restoration of the 1st century Church, Har Tzion provides a healthy environment for Jews and gentiles to worship together, learning how to study and practice the scriptures in a more Jewish and original way.

With dozens of ministries where its members can get involved in different activities, Har Tzion Congregation has a great concern for its social responsibility. Besides the dental clinic that the Congregation operates, offering free dental treatment for its members and for needy people all over the city, there is now physiotherapy and psychological treatments offered to the community with no costs. "When God blesses us with members who are professionals in different areas, we make sure that these members will help other members and the community around us. By providing the infrastructure they need, these doctors, dentists, physiotherapists and psychologists have a chance to bless hundreds of people every month. The social responsibility of a Congregation located in a 3rd world country is more than a philanthropic work, it's a mitzvah!", says rabbi Marcelo Miranda Guimaraes, leader of Har Tzion Congregation.

More and more Jewish descendents are coming to faith and becoming part of Har Tzion. Some of them were almost converting formally to Judaism, others were willing to give up the dream to restore their identity. But in the environment of the Congregation they are able to receive knowledge and the most important thing: to be discipled. That is why it is now offered to these Anussim members a "Teshuvah" course, made and designed to teach these Jewish descendents how to live a Jewish lifestyle as a Messianic Jew, where they learn how Yeshua is and must be evidenced in every single Jewish tradition.

Ensinando de Sião, in partnership with the MJBI (Messianic Jewish Bible Institute) and with Netivyah in Israel, started in 2008 its distance learning theological school called CATES (Ensinando de Siao Advanced Theology Center). With more than 130 students enrroled, the CATES course deals with theology focused in the 1st century Jewish context and Congregational leading training. Jewish and non-Jewish believers from academic circles are becoming more and more interested in this school, and many Universities are inviting the local team of teachers to speak about theological Jewish subjects for their graduate and undergraduate students.

Har Tzion Messianic Jewish Synagogue Services:
Shacharit - Sat. 10am
Havdalah - Sat. 7pm
Prayer Meeting - Thur. 8pm

Website: www.ensinandodesiao.org.br
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