Kiryat Gat was missing a faith community that would reach out to the large Ethiopian Jewish population in the area in their native tongue of Amharic. Kehilat Yesharim became an answer to this great need. Through intensive teaching about the Messiah, they disciple many families and reach out to the young generation.

At the same time, the congregation leaders realized there is a huge crisis in marriages among the Ethiopian immigrants. In order to strengthen the institution of marriage, they started a Biblical counseling program for couples.