Tabernacle Seventh-day Adventist Church
has served the needs of the Little River/Little Haiti/El Portal neighborhoods of South Florida since 1977.
At that time, some very devoted, focused and determined 7th-Day Adventist Christian brethren came together from the North, South, East and West. Determined to worship God in the way they were accustomed to from their youth and earlier years, they focused on the following goals:
- To secure a permanent place of worship.
- To do public evangelism.
- To do Inner City work.
- To have church revivals
- To teach, train, educate and employ our youth.
Their first facility of worship was at N.W. 79 Street and 24th Ave. Baptist Church. It was there we grew from a nucleus of 7 families to 50 members which were then organized as “Tabernacle S.D.A. Church” by the Southeastern Conference of S.D.A.
They spent days, weeks, months and years praying and working in search of a permanent church home. Through many opposition, difficulties, pains, sadness, and hard work, sacrifices were made and the sum of $ 500,000.00 was raised. Some members did side jobs while others refinanced their homes and donated the funds to purchase our present church building at 8017 N.E. 2nd Ave. which was previously known as the “Little River Bank”. The membership of 50 skilled and not so skilled, men, women, youth and children put their energy, sweat, and blood to transforming a bank into a church.
Today Tabernacle has over 700 members and growing and for that we say “To God be the Glory”, but the work is not yet finished and vision is not lost. We must fulfill our dream to fully complete the renovations which was started by our pioneers. To meet the needs of this growing congregation and community we must complete the renovation of this building to a beautiful edifice that is representative of our God of beauty and order.
About Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.
Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father’s will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.
When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor. He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven. Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.
Adventists believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything—the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us—is part of His plan. Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.