Christ Church, founded 1849, is the oldest Protestant Church in the Middle East and a center of prayer for all nations with worship reflecting the Jewish context of the gospel.

Service Times

Sunday service broadcast on Facebook & YouTube
6 p.m. Israel | 4 p.m. UK | 11 a.m. ET US

  • Sunday Morning Holy Communion Service – 09:30
  • Sunday Evening Worship – 18:00
  • Wednesday Morning Eucharist – 10:30
  • Wednesday Morning Ladies’ Study Group – 10:00 in the rectory*
  • Wednesday Evening Bible Study – 19:00 in conference room*

*Subject to change due to special events and holidays. Please verify with the church secretary (churchsecretary@cmj-israel.org).


Weekly Sermons and Bible Studies

Sermons and more available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Spotify, YouTube, and Google Play. (RSS feed)

Our Congregation

From the beginning, the message of CMJ has been to remind Christians of the great spiritual debt owed to the Jewish people. The Jewish symbols and Hebrew texts found in the church are reminders that our faith is built upon the foundation of God’s promises to the Hebrew patriarchs and prophets and that His covenant purposes for Israel have not been canceled (Romans 11).

Today Christ Church is an evangelical Anglican congregation that worships in our historic church in the Old City of Jerusalem. The congregation, comprised of expatriates who have come to serve in Israel or the West Bank along with local believers (both Jews and Arabs), welcomes visitors and tourists to its worship services.

We are an English speaking congregation that appreciates our Jewish roots in a liturgical and historical context. Towards this end we celebrate both Jewish and Christian holidays, incorporate some Hebrew into our liturgy and preach in a way to emphasize a Hebraic understanding of the Gospels. At the same time we remain unashamed of our Christian heritage and recognize that the spiritual treasures handed down to us by previous generations of Christians are part of our lives and worship.

We share our facilities with a Messianic Hebrew congregation (that meets on Saturday) and partner with them in various ways. We are also part of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem and cooperate in charity projects with a number of Christian churches and fellowships inside the Old City. Our commitment to reconciliation is expressed in the make up of our staff: Messianic Jews, Arab Christians and expatriates who live, work and worship together in community.

Christ Church has endorsed GAFCON’s Jerusalem Declaration (Arabic version) and is in close fellowship with the Church of Uganda and the Anglican Church of North America. In addition, we have close links with many churches in the US, the UK and South Africa.

Our Liturgies

The following links will take you to the liturgies we use for worship throughout the year. We encourage you to download the PDFs to enjoy them at home, in your own congregation, or when you come to worship with us in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Visit Us

It’s easy to find Christ Church, Jerusalem, as we’re just 200 metres from the Jaffa Gate of the Old City. As you walk through the Jaffa Gate, bear to the right and up the slight incline with David’s Tower to your right. You’ll see the gated entrance to the Christ Church compound on your left. You can also use Google Maps to find us by entering your own start point or current location and then click “get directions”.

Our contact details are also at the bottom of this page should you need to reach us, and you can also find us via our Facebook page.

If you want to stay very locally, you’re welcome to book accommodation with us at the Christ Church Guest House or even pop in for a speciality coffee, tea or herbal infusion at our wonderful Coffee Shop and enjoy the peaceful surroundings in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Old City.

Christ Church Jerusalem
PO Box 14037
9114001 Jerusalem
Israel

T: +972 (0) 2 6277730

E: churchsecretary@cmj-israel.org