curtis.loftinnc.comBeit Yeshua Lincolnton, NC

Teshuvah Kosher For Passover Festival Overview BEIT YESHUA BLOG ’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration "Ashreinu" Israeli Folk Dance Mike Devine Covenant Bible Church Cathy Hargett Highway to Zion Andy Melnyk Indira Persad Part 1 Part 2 Indira Persad Ministries Bill Shupp The River Church Williams, Doug " Vision" 1. VISION 2. We Believe History Of Machol Dance 2001 - 2005 2006 - 2010 2011 - 2014 Through the Years With & Machol Dance 2014 Newsletter 2013 Newsletter 2012 Newsletter 2011 Newsletter 2010 Newsletter 2009 Newsletter An Evening Honoring Israel 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Yom Teruah Drama & Photos "The Ancient Jewish Wedding" 2008 2009 2012 FESTIVAL PLAYS Purim "The Story of Esther" Shavuot "The Story of Ruth" Hanukkah "Hanukkah O Hanukkah" Israel Trip 2011 PLANNING TEACHING Videos Anthony, Chuck " Sounds of the Shofar " 2011 "The Shofar, Pt.1" 2012 "The Shofar, Pt.2" 2012 Cloud, Bill " God, Eden & the Sanctuary " Cohen, Chuck " Ezekiel 35 & 36 " Dolan, David ISRAEL Evans, Dr. Mike "Living in the Favor of God" Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Hargett, Cathy " WHY GO TO ISRAEL? " "Song of Solomon 1" "Song of Solomon 2" "Song of Solomon 3" "Song of Solomon 4" Loftin, Curtis " Sukkot " " God’s Name on Jerusalem " Marcus, Warren Testimony One-New-Man Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Martin, Steve " Partner With Israel " Segal, Barry Testimony "Israel Update, The Coming Crisis, Vision For Israel" Williams, Doug " Israel in Scripture " "Yom Teruah Midrash 1" "Yom Teruah Midrash 2" "Yom Teruah Midrash 3" "Yom Teruah Midrash 4" "Yom Teruah Midrash 5" Wentz, Rabbi Yossi " Praise & Worship " " Jewish Wedding " Wyns, Dr. Peter "An Arab Spring" Names of GOD Daily Meditations for Teshuvah "Repent & Return" Torah Portions The 613 Mitzvot Something to Think About Short Articles By Friends of Hebrew Aleph-Bet The Hebrew Language WEDDINGS Da’na & Mark’s Wedding Reyna & Will’s Wedding Where to Find It Website INDEX Great Links Christian Friends Of Israel Jerusalem, ISRAEL Hebrew Song Search AUSTRALIA Highway to Zion Charlotte, NC International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, ISRAEL International Christian Zionist Center Jerusalem, ISRAEL Jewish Jukebox chabad.org Vision For Israel Charlotte, NC Jerusalem, ISRAEL Zion Center For Worship & the Arts Charlotte, NC Lincolnton, NC Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. Psalm 149:3 Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God. Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity has been removed. Isaiah 40:1-2 Ze’ev Nevo of Israel Media Ministries - Amiti (Real!) Shalom, and Welcome to the website. God is restoring the "listening" church to its Biblical Hebraic Roots and this website shows the numerous areas of ministry we’ve been involved in over the years. My name is Curtis. My wife, Carolyn, and I have been public school teachers for 30+ years since we graduated from college in the mid-1970s. I taught 8th grade Math until I retired in December 2004. Carolyn taught high school Spanish until she retired in 2013. When we first graduated from college, we wanted to get involved in a local church and since we were both school teachers, church leaders just naturally assumed we’d want to work with kids and youth, which we did for a number of years. Eventually God opened the door that brought us into Praise & Worship Ministry and I served as Minister of Music for 20+ years at several churches in Catawba County, NC. It was during this time that God began to open our eyes to the fact that dance was scriptural and that it needed to be restored to the church as an integral part of our praise and worship experience. Our eyes were opened to the beauty of the Biblical Festivals and how they so specifically paint a portrait of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). He also planted in our hearts the necessity to connect with and pray for the people of Israel - the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Since those days in the mid 1980s, we’ve had the opportunity to start four Israeli Folk Dance troupes that have met in churches in Catawba and Lincoln Counties in North Carolina. We’ve taught dance at Zion Center for the Worship & Arts at Resurrection Dance Ministry in Charlotte, NC and ministered in dance at churches and other venues throughout the western part of the state. (House of Salvation) was organized as a small Hebraic-Roots fellowship in August 2001 to give those in the Catawba/Lincoln County area an opportunity to learn about and observe the Biblical Festivals, learn about the Jewish heritage of Christianity, and to pray for and bless Israel and the Jewish people. The group has grown and gone through some changes over the years - including several changes in leadership. Originally, I asked Greg Lilge to help co-lead the group. Greg was with us until 2005 when he relocated to South Carolina. At that time, Doug Williams stepped up and agreed to co-lead the group. Doug co-led the group from 2005 until 2016 when he went "home" to be with the LORD. After Doug’s death, Paul Miles and Chuck Anthony stepped up to more prominent leadership positions filling the leadership places vacated by Doug. When Paul passed away in January 2017, Curtis & Chuck carried leadership of the group. currently meets twice monthly on Friday evenings to enjoy Shabbat, study & discuss the Torah, pray, worship & dance, fellowship and eat together. Our meeting schedule revolves around the Biblical Festival Calendar but we also meet in a larger venue when observing some of the Biblical festivals in order to give others in the surrounding cities, counties and states an opportunity to join with us. As the years have passed, the Lord has "expanded our borders" as we’ve had the opportunity to (1) teach Jewish-Roots classes & seminars, (2) share Passover Seders at various churches & the local college, and (3) lead Israeli Folk Dance at conferences in Charlotte & Black Mountain, NC. Thanks for checking out our web site. Hope you find something here that ignites a spark within you to understand & experience all that God has for you. Blessings in Messiah, Yeshua. Ahava V’Brachot (Love & Blessings) Curtis & Carolyn Contact Us: ISRAEL Time is 6 hours ahead of USA Eastern Standard Time (or 7 hours - depending on Daylight Savings Time) Jerusalem Visiting Israel Chuck, Janice, Brittany, Gloria, Gid, Doug, Lynda, Myrl & Paul dance on the Old City Wall in Jerusalem during Sukkot Doug, Lynda, Curtis & Greg dance on the walls of the Old City at David’s Citadel in Jerusalem during Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles) Absolutely Awesome! For some beautiful 360 degree photos of the Western Wall, check out the link below. Hold your cursor and you can move to any location, then change pictures and do the same. It scrolls up & down, left & right CLICK HERE Activities Through the Years Sharing "The Ancient Jewish Wedding Drama" at Yom Teruah CLICK HERE Celebrating Sukkot - The Feast of Tabernacles - with Pageantry and Dance CLICK HERE A life-sized model of the Tabernacle of the Lord is displayed at Shavuot CLICK HERE Observing a Pesach/Passover Seder CLICK HERE "The Shushan Hillbillies" Sphiel/Play for Purim - 2011 CLICK HERE "Dorothy-Esther & The Wonderful Kingdom of AZ" at Purim with the Yellow-Brick-Road - 2010 CLICK HERE "Shushan Isle" (A Gilligan’s Island Parody) at Purim - 2012 CLICK HERE "Purim Wars" - A Star Wars, Star Trek, Sci-Fi Purim Parody - 2009 CLICK HERE Celebrating Chanukah/Hanukkah - The Feast of Dedication - 2007 CLICK HERE Our annual Evening Honoring Israel with teachings and numerous displays - 2012 CLICK HERE Hosting guest speakers and singers such as Barry Segal of Vision For Israel - 2011 CLICK HERE Supporting Israeli Ministries such as Vision For Israel (below), Christian Friends of Israel, Dugit Outreach Center, Israel Media Ministries, Heart of God Ministries and Father’s Heart Ministries - CLICK HERE Supporting other area Messianic & Jewish-Roots Groups - such as HIGHWAY...