Contact: Porter Speakman Jr., Christ at the Checkpoint, 719-445-8828

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 22, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Christ at the Checkpoint local committee have responded to concerns raised in a letter from various representatives of the International Messianic Jewish Community.

"Because we consider you family in Christ, because we recognize God's grace on you and on all Messianic brothers and sisters in Israel and around the world, and because we desire continued fellowship with Messianic brothers and sisters, we write this response to your appeal. We were quite disappointed to read your statement, and we encourage you in the future to contact us directly (Matthew 18:15-20) in order to resolve differences rather than send a public letter to appeal for dialogue through the internet. Had you done that, you would have discovered that many of the accusations against us and against the conference were untrue, and you would have given us the opportunity to address your concerns..."

The full response can be found at the Christ at the Checkpoint Website.

The Christ at the Checkpoint Conference runs from March 5-9, 2012 in Bethlehem.