Come & Join Us

While there is no official dress code, most people choose business casual. Services are time spent with God, so it's always advisable to dress with a degree of modesty in mind.

There are two services. A traditional Jewish prayer service is offered at 9:00, conducted mostly in Hebrew. At 11:00, a more contemporary service is held including music, children's education, and the weekly teaching from the rabbi. All are welcome to attend both services, but the service at 11:00 is recommended for first time guests.

The 9:00 traditional prayer service concludes at 10:30 and the second service begins at 11:00, usually ending around 12:30. We continue our fellowship with picnic lunches after service.

Shalom Kids offers engaging age-appropriate classes for children 6 weeks thru 5th grade, teaching them to grow in the knowledge of God and have fun doing it.

We have nursery, pre-school, and elementary classes. Safety and security are priorities. Each teacher has been given training and has a background check on file.

No, Shalom Macon is a diverse community, comprised of families from many nations, tribes, and tongues (Revelation 7:9) and at least half of the regular attenders are from a Christian church background.

No, at the 11:00 service we might sing a couple of worship songs in Hebrew, but the service and teaching is conducted primarily in English.

Judaism provides the foundation of the Christian faith. The Bible is a Jewish book. Jesus and all his disciples were Jews, living, worshiping, and teaching in Israel. They regularly attended the Temple and synagogue, both central elements in their practice.

When Jesus was resurrected, a new form of Judaism emerged—Messianic Judaism. It incorporates the familiar and beautiful elements of the faith and practice of the early community of discples, i.e. Judaism, with a central focus on Jesus as the Messiah of the world.

Messianic Judaism as we define it includes the recognition of the beauty and ongoing validity of Jewish tradition and practice as defined by Jesus and the writers of the Apostolic Scriptures (the New Testament).

We are a community first and yes, we are also a synagogue with a very special mission and purpose. At the Jerusalem council in the book of Acts, James, the brother of Jesus, says these words:

"For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” (Acts 15:21 NASB)

In other words, Jews and Gentiles will learn together in the synagogue!

Shalom Macon exists to bring exciting Messianic Jewish teaching to Jews and Christians in an effort to encourage disciples of Jesus in their faith and understanding of the Kingdom of God, the true gospel message, and the ongoing importance of Israel and the Jewish people.

You will certainly experience the feeling of being in a synagogue. You will see Jewish elements in the sanctuary including Torah scrolls and the beautiful ark that houses them, prayers books, etc. We have an extensive library of Jewish and Christian texts. Some members wear a kippah/yarmulke, a traditional head-covering worn by Jewish men. We celebrate the biblical festivals throughout the year as outlined in Leviticus 23. So yes, we are happy to say that we are a Messianic Jewish synagogue.

Faith in Jesus (Yeshua) unites the Messianic Jewish community and the Christian church, which is the assembly of the faithful from the nations who are joined to Israel through the Messiah.

Shalom Macon is not a church. We do not practice Christianity in the traditional sense.

It is a picture of the ekklesia, one Body of Messiah, a community of Jews and Gentiles who, in their ongoing distinction and mutual blessing, anticipate the shalom of the world to come as promised through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.