The Brooklyn Tabernacle was originally established in 1847 as the Central Presbyterian Church, using the facilities of the First Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Willoughby Street and Pearl.[1]
In 1966, the church was renamed "Brooklyn Gospel Tabernacle" by the pastor Clair D. Hutchins.[2]
By the time Pastor Jim and Carol Cymbala took over the church leadership in the autumn of 1971, the congregation had dwindled to only 40 people who met in a rundown building on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.[3][4][5][6]
In the 1980s, the Brooklyn Tabernacle purchased the former Carlton Theatre at 292 Flatbush Avenue at 7th Avenue, converting the 1383-seat theatre into a church. After many years of decline, the church was revitalized as a non-denominational congregation, and became well-known as the home of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.
In 1984, the church took its current name "The Brooklyn Tabernacle".[7]
The church remained in this location until 2002 when they moved into the former Loew's Metropolitan Theatre at 17 Smith Street.[8][9] The sanctuary seats 3,300 people.
The current building was completely redone by Kostow Greenwood Architects and Robert Silman Associates by gutting and renovating the old vaudeville theater for modern worship, and with state-of-the-art acoustics and recording equipment. Two adjacent buildings were converted into offices, classrooms, community service areas, and dining facilities.[16][17]
^Industry Magazine A Perfect Union, industrym.com, April 20, 2016
^W. K. McNeil, Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, Routledge, US, 2013, p. 52
^Francesca Norsen Tate, Brooklyn Milestones In Faith for May 29, brooklyneagle.com, USA, May 29, 2013
^Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race, Oxford University Press USA, USA, 2004, p. 71
^. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^"Pastor Jim Cymbala". Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^W. K. McNeil, Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2013, p. 52
^DAVID W. DUNLAP, For Churches, Births and Rebirths, nytimes.com, USA, DECEMBER 22, 2002
^. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^Search results for "Carol Cymbala" Grammy Awards website
^. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
^Archibold, Randal C. (2000-02-28). "Brooklyn Choir Wins Praise by Singing the Lord's Praises". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^Brooklyn Tabernacle at Obama Inauguration Fox News Insider, Jan 21, 2013
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brooklyn, tabernacle, evangelical, denominational, megachurch, located, smith, street, fulton, mall, downtown, brooklyn, york, city, united, states, senior, pastor, cymbala, 69083, 987444, 69083, 987444locationnew, york, citycountryunited, statesdenominationno. Brooklyn Tabernacle is an evangelical non denominational megachurch located at 17 Smith Street at the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn New York City United States The senior pastor is Jim Cymbala Brooklyn Tabernacle40 41 27 N 73 59 14 8 W 40 69083 N 73 987444 W 40 69083 73 987444LocationNew York CityCountryUnited StatesDenominationNon denominational ChristianWebsitebrooklyntabernacle orgHistoryFounded1847ClergySenior pastor s Jim Cymbala Contents 1 History 2 Building 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Brooklyn Tabernacle was originally established in 1847 as the Central Presbyterian Church using the facilities of the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Willoughby Street and Pearl 1 In 1966 the church was renamed Brooklyn Gospel Tabernacle by the pastor Clair D Hutchins 2 By the time Pastor Jim and Carol Cymbala took over the church leadership in the autumn of 1971 the congregation had dwindled to only 40 people who met in a rundown building on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn 3 4 5 6 In the 1980s the Brooklyn Tabernacle purchased the former Carlton Theatre at 292 Flatbush Avenue at 7th Avenue converting the 1383 seat theatre into a church After many years of decline the church was revitalized as a non denominational congregation and became well known as the home of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir In 1984 the church took its current name The Brooklyn Tabernacle 7 The church remained in this location until 2002 when they moved into the former Loew s Metropolitan Theatre at 17 Smith Street 8 9 The sanctuary seats 3 300 people The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir has received six Grammy Awards 10 11 It is directed by Carol Cymbala the wife of the main Pastor Jim Cymbala 12 The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic at the 2013 second inauguration of Barack Obama 13 The church has held three two hour services weekly 14 In 2017 the church had 10 000 members 15 Building editThe current building was completely redone by Kostow Greenwood Architects and Robert Silman Associates by gutting and renovating the old vaudeville theater for modern worship and with state of the art acoustics and recording equipment Two adjacent buildings were converted into offices classrooms community service areas and dining facilities 16 17 See also editList of the largest evangelical churches List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums Worship service evangelicalism References edit Industry Magazine A Perfect Union industrym com April 20 2016 W K McNeil Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music Routledge US 2013 p 52 Francesca Norsen Tate Brooklyn Milestones In Faith for May 29 brooklyneagle com USA May 29 2013 Curtiss Paul DeYoung Michael O Emerson George Yancey United by Faith The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race Oxford University Press USA USA 2004 p 71 Ministry Directory Archived from the original on 2020 09 29 Retrieved 2011 07 02 Pastor Jim Cymbala Archived from the original on June 7 2009 Retrieved August 18 2011 W K McNeil Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music Routledge Abingdon on Thames 2013 p 52 DAVID W DUNLAP For Churches Births and Rebirths nytimes com USA DECEMBER 22 2002 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Archived from the original on 2012 06 05 Retrieved 2011 07 02 Search results for Carol Cymbala Grammy Awards website The Choir Discography The Brooklyn Tabernacle Archived from the original on 2020 10 01 Retrieved 2015 08 04 Archibold Randal C 2000 02 28 Brooklyn Choir Wins Praise by Singing the Lord s Praises The New York Times Retrieved 31 May 2011 Brooklyn Tabernacle at Obama Inauguration Fox News Insider Jan 21 2013 Official FAQ Archived April 29 2011 at the Wayback Machine Warren Bird World megachurches Leadership Network USA Retrieved November 21 2017 Brooklyn Tabernacle on the Kostow Greenwood website http www silman com projects religious brooklyn tabernacle church Brooklyn Tabernacle Church on the Robert Silman Associates websiteExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brooklyn Tabernacle Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brooklyn Tabernacle amp oldid 1167145141 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
