Leadership

Maria Estrella "Ella" Hernaez is one of the founders of Beit Immanuel Messianic Synagogue. Ella is a supporter of the State of Israel as well as Jewish organizations such the Hadassah Hospital, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and provided toys and children's school supplies in 2007 to a Jewish orphanage through an outreach program of Beth Israel Messianic Synagogue.

In 1982, Ella attended Capernwray Bible School in Sweden and shared the teachings of Yeshua with high school students. She had opportunities to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) in British curriculum among Mongolians, Russians, and Korean college students at the International Language Institute in Mongolia in 2010. Ella also taught in a mission school in So. Korea from 2010-2012.

In 2003, Ella completed her Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies at The School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. From 2018 to the present, Ella has served as an online Torah study leader.

ELLA HERNAEZ

Contact: ella@beitimmanueltx.org