Our Mission
It is the mission of Tabernacle of Praise Family Worship Center to effectively minister the Word of God to the people of God through teaching, preaching and outreach. We believe that we are called to address the needs of the total person as our Savior did and strive to lift the name of Jesus in our community and the world in which we live through our commitment to prayer, worship, stewardship, evangelism, and economic development.

Baptism is an outward sign or expression of an inward confession. It shows submission to Christ and a willingness to live God's way. It is not the water that saves you (consider the sinners prayer). These terms show that we identify with Christ in his death, burial and resurrection:

Immersion - going in the water
Submerged - totally under the water
Emersion - coming out of the water

There are two baptisms: water and spiritual. John the Baptist was preaching repentance of sin, and to be baptized was the outward sign of this repentance. It was the symbol of a desire to live a new life. The spiritual baptism is the initiation of our new life into the body of Christ, our spiritual rebirth, or our new birth.

You can express your desire to become a church member by coming forward and sharing your decision with a minister or care counselor or by scheduling an appointment with a minister in the church office. You can be received into church membership in the following ways:

-Baptism - A testimony that you have received Christ as Savior and Lord
-Transfer of Church Membership -If you are currently a member at another church to you transfer you membership to the T.O.P.
-Statement of Faith in Christ -You must have been previously baptized by immersion.

Christ initiated the Lord's Supper on the night of His Betrayal immediately after the Passover Feast - to be a memorial of His death and a visible sign of salvation that accrued after His death. The Lord's Supper goes by various names, which brings out a different dimension to it.

Lord's Supper - because it commemorates His last Passover meal with his disciples.
Eucharist - the act of thanksgiving to God for the atonement work of Christ,
His son in our salvation process.
Communion - because we identify with other believers in acknowledging Christ's wonderful work of salvation for us.

As we eat the bread and drink the wine, we should be sober as we recall or remember Jesus' death and His promise to come again. We should prepare ourselves for communion through healthy introspection, confession of sin, and resolution of differences with others. The Lord's Supper is not to be taken lightly; our salvation cost Jesus his life.