Christians United for Israel has held Standing with Israel events across the United States since the beginning of the year.   Standing with Israel events are designed to help Christians to better understand how and why we should support Israel.


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Host a Standing with Israel Event
Hosting a Standing with Israel event at a church in your area can have a tremendous impact on your community. Christians will learn how you can tangibly and effectively stand with Israel, and you will be sending an encouraging message of hope that the Jewish people have seldom heard "you are not alone."

CUFI has made hosting a Standing with Israel events  very easy for you.  All you need is a church, minimal AV support, and to get the word out to your community.  CUFI will get the word out to other CUFI members in your area.

Christians United for Israel offers speakers for your Standing with Israel event.

All of our CUFI Regional Coordinators are professional speakers who have extensive experience on Christian Support for Israel.

Possible topics (we will tailor to your needs):

• Biblical Support for the State of Israel
• Developing A Night To Honor Israel for you community
• A Middle East Briefing
• Supporting Israel on College Campuses (or Anti-Semitism on today's campuses). This topic will be covered by the CUFI On Campus Director, Andrew Summey

All topics have the option for a multimedia presentation.

Please note the speaker for your region:

Randy Neal - Western Regional Coordinator
States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY

Bio: Randy draws from years of experience developing and facilitating educational workshops that address the Biblical mandate to support Israel, church history, and political activism in the faith community. Randy has served as a leader and speaker for the America Israel Public Affairs Committee, and is a frequent speaker at churches, synagogues and pro-Israel events. His “Israel 101” and “Standing With Israel” events motivate and equip “non-activists” into becoming effective advocates for Israel.

John T. Somerville - Central Regional Coordinator
States: AL, AR, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI

Bio: John Somerville is a retired Marine Corps Colonel. During his 30 years in the Corps he was an Infantry Officer and later an Intelligence Officer specializing in the Middle East.  John spent time in Israel, Turkey, Somalia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Washington, D.C.  Somerville first went to the Middle East in the early 70s and has made more than 50 trips there in the ensuing years. His interest in the Land of the Bible and archaeology enables him to speak with authority about the historical and current military/political events in the region.  In 2005 he was honored with the prestigious “Friend of Israel” award.  He earned a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.

Andrew J. Summey - Eastern Regional Coordinator
States (If topic is College Campuses - the entire nation): CT, DE, FL, GA, ME, MD, MA, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA, WV,

Bio: Andrew Summey was the former Director of Christian Outreach for The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership. He also served as a Christian outreach consultant for the Jewish National Fund in Canada in 2001-2002 and helped found the Winnipeg Zionist Initiative in 2002, a former program of the Asper Foundation in Manitoba, Canada. Andrew has lectured concerning the Jewish roots for Christianity and Israel and the Church for more than five years and has lived in Israel for a year working with the Christian organization, Bridges for Peace. Andrew received his BA in Jewish and Christian studies from Providence College in Manitoba, Canada and is studied for his Masters in Jewish-Christian Studies from Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

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 Read about past Standing with Israel Events

 Philadelphia, PA- May 13, 2009
The first Standing with Israel event was held in Philadelphia at the Greater Deliverance Temple.  The event was hosted by Pastor Franklin McCleod.  Participants indicated their commitment to join CUFI on a charter bus for the DC Summit on July 21. If you are in the D.C. area and would like to join us for the National Night to Honor Israel banquet the evening of July 21st, please email info@cufi.org.
 
Spring, TX- April 23, 2009
North Central Assembly of God Church in Spring, Texas was the site of a Standing With Israel meeting on the 23rd of April.  Well over 200 enthusiastic friends of Israel gathered to hear and share about the importance of standing firm with Israel during this time of change.

Pendleton, OR - April 22
Christians from over a hundred miles away gathered at Living Word Christian Center in Pendleton Oregon for that city's first Standing With Israel meeting. The event, which drew attendees from western Oregon, eastern Washington and northern Idaho was coordinated by Sharon Miller, Oregon State Director of Daughters For Zion and Senior Pastor at Living Word Christian Center. The evening of solidarity included a special message "Tangible Action in a Genuine Life of Faith" was offered by CUFI Western Regional Coordinator Randy Neal, and a CUFI on Campus update by CUFI student activist Brandon Johnson.

Mt. Vernon, WA - March 29, 2009
Christians from Seattle and further trekked to New Song Church to attend a Standing With Israel meeting in Mt. Vernon Washington. The large group represented nearly a dozen different congregations from the surrounding area. The meeting was coordinated and hosted by Pastors Jim and Kim Wagner, Senior Pastors of New Song Church, and facilitated by CUFI Western Regional Coordinator, Randy Neal. Several attendees indicated they intended to go to the CUFI Summit in July, and a number requested to serve as their church's CUFI Congregational Representative.

Barnhart, MO - March 13, 2009
The first Stand With Israel meeting in the St. Louis area was held at the Alpine Baptist church in Barnhart, MO.  The host for the evening was Pastor Roy Kaylor, a retired Marine Corps Master.

Columbia, MO- March 12, 2009
A Stand With Israel meeting was held at The family Worship Center.  Pastor Tom Leuther and his wife Vicki were the hosts.  Pastor Tom has been named as the CUFI City Director for Columbia, the home of the University of Missouri.

Lubbock, TX - March 11, 2009
A Stand With Israel event was held at Lubbock, TX in The Church On the Rock.  The evening was arranged by Pastor Jackie White and Mrs. Helen Burke, the chairpersons of Lubbock’s NTHI city-wide committee.  More than 200 people heard the CUFI message.

West Texas- March 9, 2009
CUFI held it’s first Stand with Israel meeting in the West Texas Church At The Barn in Lubbock.  The Cowboy Christian Church movement is growing like a wildfire across the plains.  How exciting it is to be welcomed into a segment of society that many thought had gone the way of the Old West, but to find that it is flourishing and growing in the Western states.  Pastors Ted and Jan Currington opened their church, their hearts, their Bibles and their corral to the Biblical mandate of being a blessing to Abraham’s descendants.  These cowboy churches are, as Ted and Jan say, “A good place to hang your hat!”

Miami, Florida- March 8, 2009
Held in both Spanish and English, this was a very festive and powerful Stand With Israel Event at the Cristo Vive Church. Pastor Carols Ortiz expressed his passion for the reasons all Christians should speak out for Israel and love the Jewish people. Eastern Regional Coordinator, Andrew Summey spoke with a translator on the importance of  transferring that Biblical knowledge of supporting Israel and the Jewish people to the importance of action and activism on behalf of Israel. There is a desire to educate and encourage the Spanish speaking Christian community in Miami to unite “for Zion’s sake.”

February 18, 2009 Stand With Israel Event Lancaster, PA
Despite the difficult weather and cancellations of many church services in the area, Mill Creek Bible Church decided to go ahead with a “Stand With Israel” event at their church with Eastern Regional Coordinator, Andrew Summey. It became a wonderful discussion among a passionate group of mostly younger high school, college, and young professionals. The praise and worship by the [church] both excited and filled those attending with a strong passion for God and His people, Israel.