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We declare and establish this constitution to preserve and secure the principles and doctrines of the Holy Bible, namely the New Testament. This constitution will ensure the liberty and freedom of the individual member to interact within the organization body, freely. The organization will be a theocracy using the democratic system as needed.

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The Tabernacle of Praise International Ministry is people - - people who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. It is our belief that we are ambassadors for Christ. We are on an adventurous commission to win the world for Jesus by converting one person at a time.

Part of this adventure includes a bold evangelistic thrust called Commission 200. This vision has biblical basis - based upon Matthew 28:18-20, ". Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples." This motto unites Tabernacle of Praise International Ministry enabling us to reach our highest potential for world evangelism.

Commission 200 calls for the involvement of every member of the Tabernacle of Praise International Ministry to reaching its goal.

1. To make the multiplying of believers and of churches the top priority of the church.
2. To develop efficient pastoral care in an effort to keep the new believers that God wants to give us.
3. To teach, train and employ every member to discover, develop, and deploy his or her spiritual gifts.
4. To take thirty - (30) minutes daily in prayer for world evangelism.
5. To plant strong churches whose minimum goal is to grow to a 200-member ministry.
6. To duplicate the model of the Mother Church (the respective member church, Beaufort, North Carolina) as set forth by the Bishop.

Tabernacle of Praise membership churches must use these goals as a means of self-evaluation and inspiration. Commission 200 goals target a wide variety of ministries to win the lost for Christ.

Our structure, which is a combination of the Episcopal and Congregational forms of government, gives our churches a measure of both denominational uniformity and local autonomy. This blend is important to church growth.

Our doctrinal emphasis is bible-centered and attempts to encompass holistic spirituality. The ministry's theological stance is biblically sound and uses the book "Acts of the Apostles" as its springboard. The church was born in Pentecostal revival.

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The Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. will teach, train and employ its members by inspiring and educating the membership, which will promote unity within the body of Christ and maximize the witness of Jesus to the world.

This Body shall be known as Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Organization's current address is 4204 Lake Ridge Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. The phone number is 919-878-7779.

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I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; He descended into hell (that is, the place of the departed); the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy universal church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen

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1. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and all things visible and invisible. (I Timothy 2:5) And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who is of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Colossians 1:15-18) And in the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, who is sent from the Father and Son and who together with the Father and Son, is worshipped and adored. (Acts 2:4)
   
   
2. We believe that man was made in the image of God that he might know, love, and obey God, and enjoy Him forever; that Adam and Eve, the parents of the human race fell God by disobedience, and that all men are so alienated from God that there is no salvation from sin and eternal torment, except through the blood of Jesus.
   
   
3. We believe that God would have all men return to Him and has made Himself known by His great handy work. He has revealed Himself by revelations to mankind, "that he might bring things in one by Jesus Christ."
   
   
4. We believe that the scriptures of the Old Testament and the New Testament are God's Holy Word to man, given by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. We believe that these words are able to make us wise unto salvation, and they contain the oracles of life, which sets the standard of living for God's holy people.
   
   
5. We believe that the love of God to sinful men has found its highest expression in the redemptive work of His Son, who stripped Himself of divinity to become humanity, in an effort to redeem man back to God. Thus He has become our perfect sacrifice and has reconciled us back unto the Father.
   
   
6. We believe that Jesus Christ, after He had risen from the dead, ascended into heaven, and satisfied the sin penalty required of God, the Father, therefore, He is qualified to save men from their sins as they trust in His redeeming grace and blood.
   
   
7. We believe that justification is and act of God whereby all the sins of our past life have been forgiven through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Justification comes when one has truly repented, and has been regenerated and reborn by the Spirit of God.
   
   
8. We believe in sanctification as a second act of grace whereby the believer is separated and consecrated unto God body, soul, and spirit. We believe that sanctification is progressive.
   
   
9. We believe in water baptism, as it is the act of burying the old man and coming up a new man in Christ Jesus.
   
   
10. We believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost, as the gift of God to the believer to empower them to become His witnesses throughout the World.
    
    
11. We believe in divine healing of the body, through the precious atonement of Jesus, by which sickness and disease are destroyed.
    
    
12. We believe in the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week as a day of worship according to the New Testament early church.
    
    
13. We believe in the return of Jesus Christ to catch away the church as the dead in Christ are raised and those alive will be caught up; the wicked will be judged and sentenced to eternal banishment from God, death and hell will be cast into the lake of fire, and God will reign over all.
    
    
14. We believe in divine healing as in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4-5; Mark 16:14-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
    
    
15. We believe in the imminent, personal, pre-millennial, second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (I Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; II Peter 3:1-4; Matthew 24:29-44), and love and wait for His appearing (II Timothy 4:8).
    
    
16. We believe it is the responsibility of every believer to dedicate his life to carrying out the work of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Acts1:8).
    
    

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To provide an Organization with the Five-Fold Ministry: Apostle, Pastor, Prophet, Evangelist, and Teacher, who will be instrumental in equipping the body of Christ with the necessary tools to become mature and Christ-like.

To provide an organizational safe haven for individual churches, particularly pioneer ministries, and independent churches.

To become a functioning and operative many member body, operating as one body or entity.

To activate local ministries, so that they might evangelize the world.

To minister throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and the World by conducting Mission's Campaigns, Conferences, Educational Training, Leadership Institutes, and Musical Endeavors.

To provide for Spiritual and Educational Growth, as well as Ministerial training with the Tabernacle of Praise International Churches.

To provide support, guidance, and assistance for the Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. Apostles, Bishops, Pastors, Elders, and Leadership.

To assist in establishing and building new churches throughout the World.

To establish Bible Institutes and Training Centers for those who have been called into ministry.

To assist Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. Churches in reaching goals and achieving God-given Visions.

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The Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. Ministry is a rising ministry, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The ministry is a new extension of the ministry founded by Bishop Donald M. Crooms, Sr. in Beaufort, North Carolina. The first ministry, the respective member church, was planted in December 1981.

The respective member church held its first services in a garage. The first Sunday in December, 1981 the church doors were opened for membership and from this we received ten (100 chartered members). The respective member church is the Mother Church for Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. ministries.

Tabernacle of Praise International, Inc. ministries is a non-denominational, independent ministry. The ministry tends to have a Baptist order and a Pentecostal flavor.

The second ministry was launched in September 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The ministry was named the respective member church. The respective member church held its first services on the campus of the historical, Saint Augustine's College in the Boyer Building Auditorium.

The third ministry was planted in Oxford, Alabama. It was named Oxford Tabernacle of Praise. This ministry is a cultural blend of different racial and ethnic groups. A woman, revealing the barrier broken down by Jesus Christ, pastors the ministry.