The Vision of Tabernacle Baptist Church

is to allow the love of Jesus the Christ to take shape in the believer and the believing community and to live out Christ's love in the world. 

We Are American Baptists

Centered in Christ

A people of faith ~ A people of mission

Visit Us

182 Seven Mile Road

PO Box 67

Hope, RI 02831

401.823.8899

Contact the Pastor

Rev. Dr. Joyce B. Duerr

jbduerr@cox.net

401.377.2745

One Christian Hill Road, Westerly RI 02891

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American Baptist Women Ministries

  The women of Tabernacle Baptist Church are encouraged to join with other Rhode Island American Baptist Women for their June Conference at Canonicus.

See the bulletin board in the church kitchen for registration forms and more information.

God’s People in Fellowship . . .

As Baptists, we are often noted for our fellowship meals. On the first Sunday of each month we gather around the Lord’s table and share the communion elements together. This year we celebrate our 140 years of ministry in this place. Plan now to join us for these times of table fellowship and celebration.

· Friday June 21 ~ We welcome summer with supper and a strawberry festival. Come and share your stories of strawberry festivals of the past. Our LaRomana mission team will also share their stories of their mission trip. A free will offering will be taken our mission outreach.

· Sunday September 8 ~ Traditionally known as Rally Day, we kick off the fall by welcoming former pastor Rev. Dr. Donald Anderson to the pulpit. Following worship we will gather for a Parking Lot Cookout and fellowship.

· Sunday November 3 ~ Special Anniversary Celebration worship and fellowship lunch in Cottrell Hall.

How is God calling you to fellowship this week?

Weekly Bible Readings

Called to Serve

God's gifts of grace come in many forms. Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others.    1 Peter 4:10

As we gather for worship each week we pray and praise God together. We seek God's direction and guidance for our lives and the life of our church. We seek to discern God's call for us as individuals and as a church family. We lift up our intercessory prayers. We invite  you to worship with us as we learn to be still and experience God's presence in our midst.

Come and grow with us as we worship each week.

Bell Ringing for worship at 9:25

Christ is the cornerstone of our faith. Our faith is built on this sure foundation. "Church is where Christ comes to us and loves us." Join us for worship as we nurture and encourage one another on our faith journey.

Gathering at the Table

As we gather at the Lord's Table on the first Sunday of each month let us bring a donation for our food basket to help a family in need set their table.

When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap the the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanigs of your harvest.

Reflections of the Pastor

“Unless the Lord builds the house,

those who build it labor in vain.”  Psalm 127:1

From the History of Tabernacle Baptist Church as recorded by Bertha M. Brayton . . .

The late Peleg A. Walton gave the land, a lot 40X45 feet, to Rev. Benjamin B. Cottrell, “To be used for the worship of Almighty God, to be used and occupied for all religious purposes that has for its object the Gospel Ministry and the welfare of the Church of God. The house shall be opened for lectures not inconsistent with the principles of Christianity and the Character of a house of religious worship. It shall be open for Sabbath School and Sabbath School concerts, for festivals, and for sewing society, for the benefit of the society, and for funeral services when desired, subject to the necessary expenses that may occur for opening and taking care of the house. There shall be no meeting in the house except of a religious character that shall exclude any person or persons from the house that has contributed towards the building of said house.”

The deed was given in March 1873, and the late Albert F. Hill, contractor, built the church, a substantial, one room building, which was finished and dedicated in July of the same year.

This is the same building in which we worship today. Through the years the building has been raised and an undercroft built, and later the office and kindercare area was added on the western side. We continue to build God’s house through our faith and commitment to doing the work of God in this place.

How well are we fulfilling the mission for which this church was built in 1873?

Joyously serving with you,  

Purpose Statement

Adopted October 1997

Guided through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit, we join together to worship and praise God, to nurture one another in our faith journey with Christ, and to carry out the Biblical teachings of Christ within our church family, community, and world.