50. Pastor Terry Kirk

Terry Kirk is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, the largest evangelical group globally. In 1983 he founded the Central Christian Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland where he currently serves as founding pastor. Terry has pastored for 50 years, but it wasn’t until 2009 when he had an epiphany regarding Israel with the thought that the church was to put Israel “first” among the nations. Since then, the church has financially designated a “first fruits” account, which is dedicated to ministries and organizations primarily in Israel. The list of recipients includes, but is not limited to, the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, the Jaffa Institute, Leket, Eden’s Kids, Jerusalem Institute of Justice, Israel Allies Foundation, Christians United for Israel, ARISE, and Hidden Light Institute (Upheaval documentary of Menachem Begin) where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. Pastor Kirk is also the co-founder of Pastors & Executives for Israel and Hope Experience Tours, which focuses solely on Israel.