Who we are
Istanbul Emanuel Church is a protestant evangelical church, located in Büyükçekmece of Istanbul, Turkey. We wish to be instrumental in the fulfillment of God’s dream, the universal vision of building the body of Christ.
In Emanuel Church, the word preached in different languages to help people deeply digest the truth and experience individual transfiguration.
We are fully committing to fulfilling the great commission that the Lord Jesus Christ appointed His children to follow.
We seek to branch out the types of work related to faith, varying the opportunities of revealing and making the most of all talents, ultimately to serve His Kingdom.
Faith Statement
We believe…
in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct…
One God , eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…
Our Lord Jesus Christ , God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and His Personal return in power and glory…
The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit…
The Holy Spirit , by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ…
The Unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ…
The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
Our Pastors
Apollos Zhang
Pastor Zhang graduated from Olivet University in US with M. Div degree. He has been a full-time missionary for 13 years on evangelism and shepherding the crowd and has experience of church administration, Christian education, and economic support.