Tabernacle United Methodist Church Poquoson VA
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Who we are
Tabernacle is a United Methodist Church in the heart of Poquoson, Virginia. We are one church family with three styles of worship.
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Our Mission
To offer people Jesus Christ that they might know Christ and find a place at the table and to relate them to others and to God by bringing them into a caring, supporting, and encouraging community of God's family.
ALL ARE WELCOME!!
Our Mission
To offer people Jesus Christ that they might know Christ and find a place at the table and to relate them to others and to God by bringing them into a caring, supporting, and encouraging community of God's family.
Street Address
831 Poquoson Ave
Poquoson,
VA
23662
United States
Phone: (757) 868-6842
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Church Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jim Earley
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831 Poquoson Ave
Poquoson,
VA
23662
United States
Phone: (757) 868-6842
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The Rev. Dr. Jim Earley was appointed to serve Tabernacle UMC at Annual Conference this June. Our new pastor will be coming to us from Walker Chapel in Arlington, Virginia, where he has been since October 2006. He has served as a United Methodist pastor since being appointed to Good Hope UMC in Chesapeake, Virginia, in 1974. He has been in ministry in rural, small town, suburban, and inner city congregations in Tidewater and Southside Virginia, Northern Virginia, and western Georgia.
Jim is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, and graduated from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake. He received a baccalaureate degree in Religious Studies from Virginia Wesleyan College, and a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., in 1995. He and his high school sweetheart, Phyllis, were married in 1975. They have an adult daughter, Alacia (who will be married in June 2016), and an adult son, Nathan (who teaches elementary school music in St. Mary's County, MD); both were born in Portsmouth in the early 1980's. They also have a Golden Retriever, Goldie.
Jim’s wife of 40 years, the Rev. Phyllis R. Earley, also has a BA from Virginia Wesleyan, and a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary. Phyllis has served as the pastor of several United Methodist congregations in Virginia, including Trinity UMC in Alexandria, Plantersville, Bruen Chapel, St. Marks, Trinity (McLean), and Epworth in downtown Norfolk. She is presently on medical leave, and that status will continue until at least June 2016.
Their daughter, Alacia, holds baccalaureate’s and master’s degrees in Health and Human Services, and works with Cornerstone (previously Reston Interfaith) in the area of transitional housing for those in need. Nathan, with similar degrees in Music and Education, teaches elementary school music in the St. Mary's County, MD, public schools.
Pastor Jim enjoys a wide variety of interests, including woodworking projects, home repair, music, and travel.... both as a missionary and for personal relaxation. He and Phyllis have been most often to southern Mexico, as well as to Paris and London, but their favorite places include the Outer Banks and the mountain towns of North Carolina. He also likes TV’s NCIS (especially trying to spot the bad guy in the first 3-5 minutes), a range of online authors, and live music presentations. Jim has played the autoharp and mountain dulcimer since the early 1990's.... mostly for his own amazement!
Pastor Jim grew up in a faith-filled household, and was formed by their life in a small Presbyterian--and then United Methodist congregations. He carries from those years a tenacious personal faith, a love of mission, belief in the church as the Body of Christ, and a great love for service to all of God’s people, both inside and outside the church. He has served on several United Methodist Volunteer in Mission teams to central Mexico, eastern North Carolina, Honduras, and Ghana, in western Africa. He has also been a part of the diverse work of the church in district and conference ministries, though his first love remains in the local congregation. He enjoys preaching and leading worship, as well as being among God’s people in a range of settings.
Jim is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, and graduated from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake. He received a baccalaureate degree in Religious Studies from Virginia Wesleyan College, and a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., in 1995. He and his high school sweetheart, Phyllis, were married in 1975. They have an adult daughter, Alacia (who will be married in June 2016), and an adult son, Nathan (who teaches elementary school music in St. Mary's County, MD); both were born in Portsmouth in the early 1980's. They also have a Golden Retriever, Goldie.
Jim’s wife of 40 years, the Rev. Phyllis R. Earley, also has a BA from Virginia Wesleyan, and a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary. Phyllis has served as the pastor of several United Methodist congregations in Virginia, including Trinity UMC in Alexandria, Plantersville, Bruen Chapel, St. Marks, Trinity (McLean), and Epworth in downtown Norfolk. She is presently on medical leave, and that status will continue until at least June 2016.
Their daughter, Alacia, holds baccalaureate’s and master’s degrees in Health and Human Services, and works with Cornerstone (previously Reston Interfaith) in the area of transitional housing for those in need. Nathan, with similar degrees in Music and Education, teaches elementary school music in the St. Mary's County, MD, public schools.
Pastor Jim enjoys a wide variety of interests, including woodworking projects, home repair, music, and travel.... both as a missionary and for personal relaxation. He and Phyllis have been most often to southern Mexico, as well as to Paris and London, but their favorite places include the Outer Banks and the mountain towns of North Carolina. He also likes TV’s NCIS (especially trying to spot the bad guy in the first 3-5 minutes), a range of online authors, and live music presentations. Jim has played the autoharp and mountain dulcimer since the early 1990's.... mostly for his own amazement!
Pastor Jim grew up in a faith-filled household, and was formed by their life in a small Presbyterian--and then United Methodist congregations. He carries from those years a tenacious personal faith, a love of mission, belief in the church as the Body of Christ, and a great love for service to all of God’s people, both inside and outside the church. He has served on several United Methodist Volunteer in Mission teams to central Mexico, eastern North Carolina, Honduras, and Ghana, in western Africa. He has also been a part of the diverse work of the church in district and conference ministries, though his first love remains in the local congregation. He enjoys preaching and leading worship, as well as being among God’s people in a range of settings.
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Tabernacle United Methodist Church Service Times
Sunday Schedule:
8:45 AM Blended Service
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Service; and 11:00 AM Side Door Service (A Contemporary Service)
Wednesday Evening Schedule:
5:30 to 6:15 PM Fellowship Dinner
6:30 to 7:30 PM Children, Youth, and Adult Programs
7:30 to 8:30 PM Music Rehearsals
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8:45 AM Blended Service
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Traditional Service; and 11:00 AM Side Door Service (A Contemporary Service)
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5:30 to 6:15 PM Fellowship Dinner
6:30 to 7:30 PM Children, Youth, and Adult Programs
7:30 to 8:30 PM Music Rehearsals
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Tabernacle United Methodist Church History
Tabernacle has a wonderful and exciting past. Below are just few of the major events shaping it. If you would like to know more, please contact us and we will be more than happy to talk to you about our church.
On March 20, 1817 Tabernacle Church was formally established. It was called the Methodist Episcopal Church, and changed to Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal a few years later.
In 1855 The church was sold and another building was constructed.
The church building was destroyed by a fire in 1883.
On August 24, 1884 a new church building was dedicated on the present site. The cost was $2,000.
In 1902 Tabernacle and Trinity become the East York Circuit.
Additions were built in 1912 and 1927.
Tabernacle became a station church in 1950 with its own full-time pastor.
In 1956 Tabernacle built a separate education building.
On June 4, 1972 Tabernacle's fourth and present building was dedicated which brought all educational, office and worship facilities under a single roof.
A new education wing was consecrated on November 12, 1991.
Hurricane Isabel struck the church causing massive flooding and damage to the sanctuary, the chapel, music rooms, some classrooms and the offices on September 18, 2003.
On February 27, 2005 there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a building project. Construction started on the Fellowship Hall and kitchen the next day. On November 20 that year the new kitchen and Social Hall were dedicated.
On March 20, 1817 Tabernacle Church was formally established. It was called the Methodist Episcopal Church, and changed to Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal a few years later.
In 1855 The church was sold and another building was constructed.
The church building was destroyed by a fire in 1883.
On August 24, 1884 a new church building was dedicated on the present site. The cost was $2,000.
In 1902 Tabernacle and Trinity become the East York Circuit.
Tabernacle became a station church in 1950 with its own full-time pastor.
In 1956 Tabernacle built a separate education building.
On June 4, 1972 Tabernacle's fourth and present building was dedicated which brought all educational, office and worship facilities under a single roof.
A new education wing was consecrated on November 12, 1991.
Hurricane Isabel struck the church causing massive flooding and damage to the sanctuary, the chapel, music rooms, some classrooms and the offices on September 18, 2003.
On February 27, 2005 there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a building project. Construction started on the Fellowship Hall and kitchen the next day. On November 20 that year the new kitchen and Social Hall were dedicated.
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Let no darkness overtake me
Visit, I beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation with thy mercy, and me with thy grace and salvation. Let thy holy angels pitch their tents round about and dwell here, that no illusion of the night may abuse me, the spirits of darkness may not come near to hurt me, no evil or sad accident oppress me; and let the eternal Spirit of the Father dwell in my soul and body, filling every corner of my heart with light and grace. Let no deed of darkness overtake me; and let thy blessing, most blessed God, be upon me for ever, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Tabernacle United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 21st of March, 2019
