“The gospel of Christ … is the power of God to salvation for every one who believes, for the Jew first…”
-Romans 1:16
“42% of the world’s Jewish population lives in the USA. It is our desire that we will grow our staff, with an increasing number of missionaries; have an increasing impact upon local churches to be more intentional and sensitive in Jewish evangelism; and have a nationwide network of supporters who are able to fund and pray for this vital ministry among God’s ancient people.”
Our Ministry at CWI North America
History
Christian Witness to Israel (CWI) was formed by the amalgamation of two evangelical and interdenominational societies: the International Society for Evangelization of the Jews (IJS) and the Barbican Mission to the Jews (BMJ). Both were motivated by the fact that “the gospel of Christ … is the power of God to salvation for every one who believes, for the Jew first…”
CWI Today
We have colleagues worldwide reaching out to Jewish people in a range of different settings and environments. We conduct regular book-table outreach to Orthodox Jews, door-to-door work in Jewish areas, outreach to Jewish people involved in New Age practices, Bible studies with Jewish people and general relationship evangelism in our efforts to take the good news of Messiah to Jewish people.
Our Beliefs
In its ministry to the Jewish people, Christian Witness to Israel maintains its unreserved allegiance to God’s Holy and inerrant Word, the Holy Scriptures as taught by the Protestant churches, and delineated in the historic confessions of the Reformation. Click below to explore our confessions of faith.
Who We Are
Director of Ministry - Stephen Atkinson
Rev Stephen Atkinson has been a preacher for 40 years, the first half of which was in regular pastoral ministry and now 20 years with Christian Witness to Israel. Initially Deputation Secretary for Ireland, Stephen moved to the USA in 2012 to head up CWI (N America). He is also a PCA pastor ‘ministering out of bounds’ full-time with CWI (N America).
His labors include preaching in churches and seminaries, developing the burden and support, raising up and training fulltime and volunteer missionaries, and producing resources for the Church in its own witness to the Jewish people.
Stephen has been married to Wendy 42 years and they have 4 grown up children and 14 grandchildren.
Missionary - Mitch Tepper
Mitch Tepper is based in the Pittsburgh area of the USA. A Jewish believer himself, he is involved in street outreach and one-to-one evangelism, making Jesus known to his local Jewish community in Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh PA, in Cleveland OH and in South Florida, where lives the second largest Jewish community in the USA. Mitch is also engaged in assisting the church and individuals in their own Jewish evangelism.
Board of Directors:
Executive Board
Rev Roger Collins (Chair) (Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Byram, MS)
Dr Iain Wright (Secretary) (Pastor, Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Orland Park, IL)
Mr Dick Haffenden (Elder, Free Church of Scotland, London)
Pastor Tony Mattia (Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Wamego, KS)
Rev Doug Nystrom (Asst. Pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, AR)
Advisory Board
Dr David Strain (Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS)
Dr Derek Thomas (Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC)
Dr Albert J Mohler (President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lousiville, KY)
Dr Ligon Duncan III (Chancellor, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS)
Dr Joel Beeke (President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI)