38. Pastor Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin is the Senior Pastor of Free Chapel, a multi-campus megachurch. Each week, his television program, Kingdom Connection, is broadcast on major networks around the world. A New York Times best-selling author, Jentezen has written ten books, including Why Bless Israel, Acres of Diamonds, and the groundbreaking Fasting and Right People, Right Place, Right Plan.

Pastor Franklin has raised significant funds for various projects in Israel. Through friends and ministry partners, they have built a church in Jerusalem, constructed housing for Holocaust survivors, and provided critical food and medical assistance. More recently, he helped rebuild and restore the devastated community of Mevo Modi’im. His organization has supported numerous projects in the Eshkol region of Israel, and much of the equipment provided by Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries, in collaboration with JNF, helped defend communities on October 7th.

Since that day, JFMM has launched an initiative called "From Darkness to Light," aimed at building safe rooms in every home, establishing safe houses in communities, and constructing ten command and control centers that will include a fire station, ambulance services, and communication facilities. Additionally, they are working on building the first emergency hospital in the Upper Galilee, designed to protect the Jewish people from threats posed by Iranian and Hezbollah missiles and drones.