Tabernacle Baptist Church

• Sunday School for all ages at 9:00 a.m.
   
• Worship at 10:30am with hymns led both by a full choir and accompanied by a pipe organ and periodic performances by the Praise Team.

Click here for a map and driving directions to get to the church.

 

Reflections from Our Pastor

Now that we know something of the process we will follow during our interim while we are searching for TBC’s next pastor, let’s never forget the context in which we will be ministering now and in the future.

It is nothing short of a miracle that you are now firmly situated in the vigorous suburbs of Raleigh on Leesville Road. A potent mixture of God’s grace and the peoples’ genius eventuated in this re-location in 2001. The transition has been no more traumatic than many congregations have experienced during such a move.

Now, look where you are and consider the challenge of your fields, which are “white unto harvest.”

Dr. Roger Nix, in a superb RBA Connections article recently, addressed the matter of how Christians encounter or engage their culture. His insights arise out of the work of Chad Hall whose research in our city, county, and state has resulted in a fine article to be found at:
http://www.coolchurches.com/articles/engaging.html.

Consider this data:

When asked their greatest concerns, Wake County households ranked the following as their top three:
-Achieving long-term financial security in spite of the fact that the average household income is $79,815 per year.
-Maintaining personal health.
-Dealing with stress and strain.

Approximately 65 people per day make the Research Triangle (certainly now a part of the TBC church fields) area their home, positioning ours as the fastest-growing metro area in North Carolina since 1990.

The Triangle (our church field) boasts one of the most highly educated and diverse work forces in the nation. They are attracted by healthy and wholesome church families; and repelled by those who show disease and conflict.

Moreover:

Wake County is the highest growth county in North Carolina.
Raleigh has the best education per capita in North Carolina.
Raleigh-Durham is the best region for single adults in the state.
Raleigh is the best “Walking City” in the state, and has been designated by Inc. Magazine the leading “Boom Town” in North Carolina.
Raleigh-Cary is the best metro area in NC for Business and Relocation according to Expansion Management Magazine and Site Selection Magazine.

Our marching orders from headquarters are clear and crisp, straight from Jesus, the Lord of the Church in Raleigh and the world –“GO WITH ME…I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS.” (Matthew 28:19-20). Notice the prepositions. We are not alone in this rare journey into our fields. We are accompanied!

I’ll see you Sunday!

W. Randall Lolley

 

Last Modified: 05/09/2008