About Us
Our Pastor
Pastor, Rev. Bill Wash
tumcpastor@cox.net
From the Pastor's Heart
I consider myself quite blessed to be living in Poquoson. It is truly a charming community, with warm and friendly people. Poquoson is a good place to raise children, and is close to many amenities that Hampton Roads has to offer.
People who are born here consider themselves privileged to have begun their lives in this city. So much so, that they call themselves the "from here's" as opposed to those who move in, the "come here's." While this can be an interesting way to mark the uniqueness of a Poquoson native, it can sometimes cause a reluctance to accept new people who become a part of the greater Poquoson family.
This attitude is not unique to those who were born here. People born in state capitols or major cities can also have a sense of entitlement that separates them from those who were born elsewhere. Yet all this is solely based on the place where one was physically born.
Jesus cuts through this exclusive birthright issue by saying that "unless you are born again, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." Your first birth is not as important to God as is your second birth, a birth into a new life, a life that is lived in a spirit of God's love for all people. Christ makes us one -there is no distinction as to birth, education, position, or income.
I invite all of you, wherever you were born, to live in this new birth, a birthright that brings all of us into the great family of Almighty God.
(Special thanks to Ann and Brent who inspired this article.)
~Pastor Bill
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.
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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.
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In 1855 The church was sold and another building was constructed.
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The church building was destroyed by a fire in 1883.
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On August 24, 1884 a new church building was dedicated on the present site. The cost was $2,000.
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In 1902 Tabernacle and Trinity become the East York Circuit.
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Additions were built in 1912 and 1927.
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Tabernacle became a station church in 1950 with its own full-time pastor.
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In 1956 Tabernacle built a separate education building.
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On June 4, 1972 Tabernacle's fourth and present building was dedicated which brought all educational, office and worship facilities under a single roof.
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A new education wing was consecrated on November 12, 1991.
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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.
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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.
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch hour may vary