▁all ▁J aff a ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁German ▁or ▁other ▁enemy ▁national ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁prem ises ▁and ▁houses ▁in ▁J aff a ▁were ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁Mand atory ▁government . ▁Later ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ' s ▁Ministry ▁Among ▁Jewish ▁People ▁used ▁the ▁Im manuel ▁Church ▁for ▁its ▁services ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Israel , ▁with ▁J aff a ▁belonging ▁to ▁its ▁state ▁territory , ▁succeeded ▁the ▁mand atory ▁government ▁in ▁this ▁cust od ians hip ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁however , ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁Im manuel ▁Church ▁proper , ▁since ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁did ▁not ▁se ize ▁places ▁of ▁worship . ▁ ▁Church ▁building ▁History ▁After ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁first ▁construction ▁works ▁of ▁a ▁combined ▁Evangel ical ▁church , ▁community ▁centre ▁and ▁school ▁ended , ▁with ▁the ▁corner stone ▁having ▁been ▁laid ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁returned ▁as ▁partner ▁and ▁financi er ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁commission ed ▁Paul ▁Ferdinand ▁Gro th ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 5 5 ), ▁architect ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁R ede emer ▁and ▁renov ator ▁of ▁All ▁Sain ts ' ▁Church , ▁W itten berg , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁design ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁solit ary ▁Im manuel ▁Church . ▁ ▁Stuttgart ' s ▁Court ▁Pre acher