HFM Beginnings:
In 2015, Heart for Muslims began as a conference through a collaboration of ministries and mission agencies across New York City — each dedicated to reaching our Muslim neighbors with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our conference, and its planning and execution coalition, was launched by Chris Clayman and Alfonse Javed. At the time, the New York City’s metropolitan area boasted, an estimated 1 million Muslims. Their shared vision shaped Heart for Muslims’ ethos, to equip and empower Christians in NYC to join disciple-making ministers, missionaries, and evangelists in the stateside unreached people groups mission fields.
The keynote speaker from our first HFM Conference, David Garrison authored A Wind In The House Of Islam: How God Is Drawing Muslims Around The World To Faith In Jesus Christ. Based on his research, he concluded that “we are living in the midst of the greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history”. HFM agrees and champions this call to reach the least-reach of Metro New York. Past HFM Conference speakers include:
- Christians from Muslim backgrounds
- David Garrison
- Kate McCord, Author
- Chris Clayman
- Kevin King
- Nik Ripken
- Missionaries from numerous Evangelical organizations
Heart for Muslims’ Evolution and Growth:
Heart for Muslims’ mission now is to equip Christ-followers, connect them for service, minister to our unreached neighbors, and reach Muslims for Christ. Our vision also includes eliminating the fear of Muslims in Metro New York and the West to free believers to boldly minister to our unreached neighbors.
Ministry leaders and missionaries join and partner with Heart for Muslims to encourage, sharpen, as iron sharpens iron, co-labor, and expand ministry to from one another, and develop regular effective witness among the least-reach in NYC. We focus on numerous aspects of ministry, such as: everyday encounter evangelism, service to immigrant families, discipling believers from Muslim backgrounds, aiding persecuted believers, and bolstering the church planting efforts of the underground church.
Through our conference, gatherings, and ministry events, Heart for Muslims engages hundreds of believers through experiential learning to shine their lights brightly and reach their Muslim neighbors with the gospel.
- HFM curates a list of resources for Christ-followers to assist them in their personal ministry.
- In 2021 HFM began hosting Our Urban Voices Podcast (OUV) offering a wide variety of diverse voices that add to Christian discussions on ministry, missions, theology, and culture. OUV emphasizes ministry topics from the viewpoints of urban and Muslim ministries.
- In 2023, HFM began as a resourcing Metro NYC practitioners with a ministry job board and events calendar that’s open to our partners.
- In December of 2025, Heart for Muslims Conference was finally incorporated as the 501c3 Christian non-profit Heart for Muslims with an appointed Board with Brandon Doyle, HFM’s co-founder and Executive Director.
- HFM now also focuses on church planting efforts among Muslims in Metro New York and the growth and discipleship of Christians from a Muslim background.
We mark our 11th year of missions influence with our conference at Calvary Baptist Church’s new facility.
