Jim Cymbala: Spirit Rising
CBN.com – THE TABERNACLE OF PRAYER In the early 1970s, Jim Cymbala and his wife Carol took over the leadership of The Brooklyn Tabernacle. Although he did not have formal theological training, Jim felt a call to the ministry. The church started with less than 20 people and they met in a run down, inner-city building. No money was available for adequate salaries during most weeks in those early years, so Jim and Carol took second jobs and struggled to make ends meet both in the church and at home. They realized this was a unique opportunity to see the power of the Gospel in action to the diverse people of that area. Most of them were poor and struggled with drug abuse or broken families. Immediately, they realized they were desperate for Gods grace and power to help them in their efforts. The Tuesday Night Prayer Meeting, considered the spiritual engine that drives the church, started small but now is attended by 2-3,000 people. Currently, the church has over 10,000 weekly attendees that are comprised of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, and life situations. There are six church plants and numerous outreaches throughout the New York City area and internationally, not to mention the Grammy Award-Winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Through the years, the church has seen thousands of lives change. At the center of this and the growth and expansion of the church is the continual emphasis on relying on the Holy Spirit.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir has recorded 40 albums, under the direction of Carol Cymbala, winning seven Dove Awards and six Grammy Awards. Over the years, their concert venues in New York City have included Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and the Madison Square Garden Theater. They also had the honor of singing at the Billy Graham Crusades in New York Citys Central Park and Flushing Meadows Park. The choir sang at the 2012 Presidential inauguration in Washington, DC, before an estimated viewing audience of one billion people. Their music has touched people around the world with the unchanging message of the gospel and its power to change lives.
Pastoral Staff Statement: Ravi Zacharias
The Christian world has been both shocked and saddened recently by revelations concerning Ravi Zacharias, the noted author and apologist, who spoke at The Brooklyn Tabernacle on a number of occasions. It has become clear that he was living a life that denied the Christian faith that he professed.
Our prayers go up for the victims who were abused and manipulated, and who are going through deep emotional trauma for the families of the victims and
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