Our History

TBC is a reformed church in the modern time in the Haitian milieu. It was established in November 1997 in response to a desperate need for a Bible Teaching, Bible-centered church in the Community. There were several "spiritual revivals" throughout the various churches. Fundraising tactics were disguised under "spiritual activities." However, there was a lack of emphasis on spiritual growth, living to glorify the Lord, or committing to honor the Lord. In addition, the gospel was being replaced with a social, faith healing, prosperity, name-it-and-claim-it movement. Bible doctrines were being discarded to give way to false unity based on compromising Biblical truths and Christian living. Biblical teaching on Church discipline, marriage, and divorce was almost non-existent. True worship was replaced with entertainment. Language barriers and differences caused the families to be segregated during Sunday morning worship. The testimony and the credibility of the leadership of the church were being questioned. As a result, many disgruntled church attendees had grown tired of the status quo. Many had decided to abandon the Haitian congregations. Still others have become increasingly complacent and accustomed to spiritual mediocrity. However, there was a remnant group who felt completely fed up and they cried unto the Lord. The Lord heard their cries with the opening of Tabernacle Baptist Congregation. TBC was inaugurated on November 16, 1997, with a sermon that articulated the primary motivation of its founders and pioneers. The Fear of God and the Love of Christ, taken from 2 Corinthians 2:10 and 14