Emmanuel Tabernacle

Greetings In The Wonderful Name of God the Father;
and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

     The Lord has truly blessed us since our humble beginning in 1993. Many souls have been added to the church (Acts 2:36-47) and many new members have come into the "Unity of the Faith".
(Acts 19:1-6 - Ephesians 4:13)

     We are excited about what God has done through this ministry in such a relatively short period of time. It is with great joy that I say, "Despite the efforts of Satan to kill, steal and to destroy, (John 10:12), we, the members of Emmanuel Tabernacle, have been steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58), both naturally as well as spiritually.

     In 1985, Elder Goldsmith approached his pastor, Suffragan Bishop Charles W. Meadows in regards to starting a church in the Northwest area of Oklahoma City. He was advised by his pastor to wait five years.

     In April of 1993, with the approval of the Executive Board of the Oklahoma State Council of the PAW, he was granted approval to embrace the call to start and to pastor Emmanuel Tabernacle.

     Emmanuel’s humble beginning was in the home of Pastor Goldsmith with his wife, Regina and their immediate family.

     With a shortage of manpower and finances, Emmanuel rented a little storefront located at 8801 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. District Elder Goldsmith was working a full-time, eight hour job while performing his job as a full-time pastor. He and his brother Vernon were able to completely remodel the building.

     On Thursday, May 20, 1993, he, along with his immediate family, a devoted mother, the Late Frankie Goldsmith, sisters, Alice, Carol and Janice, were glorifying God and thanking Him that he had allowed them to see this special day, the inaugural service for Emmanuel Tabernacle. The Honorable Bishop Vanuel C. Little of the State of Oklahoma, officiating.

     That was a wonderful beginning, but the Lord had more. He kept adding to the church. There were many without transportation. Pastor Goldsmith had a burden for individuals to have a means of transportation to church. His choice was to trade-in his personal vehicle for a new church van. This of course meant that he had to catch the City bus to work. That's exactly what he did.

     In three years, the church had out grown its second home. In February of 1996, Emmanuel moved to 8200 North Classen Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There they were able to lease two suites and later increased to three. The Honorable Bishop Vanuel C. Little was called once again to dedicate the new building. Excitement has always been in the air.

     After four years, Emmanuel had exceeded the seating capacity at this location. Time to move again!

     On Saturday, May 20, 2000, The Honorable Bishop Vanuel C. Little was called on once again for the dedication service. Each move took Emmanuel a little higher. Our new home is a beautiful church with plenty of classrooms, gymnasium, and fellowship hall. TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY. Special thanks to Dr. Tharon H. Daniels, District Superintendent of the Northwest District of the Church of the Nazarene.

      Emmanuel Tabernacle is a Bible based, Bible believing, full-gospel, Apostolic church, with emphases on the family and it is a part of the Kingdom of God.

     The Lord has blessed us with a diverse, multi-cultured church that ministers to all ages. It has over 20 ministries and auxiliaries and is yet growing. It is designed to meet the needs of this complex 21st generation.

      The Lord’s blessings continues to filter through the tabernacle. We have witnessed a number of healing miracles, hundreds receiving the water baptisms in the name of Jesus Christ and hundreds receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.

     There have been numerous marriages and testimonials of how God has blessed on the job, receiving promotions, raises, buying homes, starting new businesses and testimonials of marriages being mended and families coming back together through this ministry.

      Our concern therefore must not only be for those who remain in our house, but also for those who have left their homes, those in quest for identity and those who have not found a place to call home.

     In the church of this hour, each person has an important role to play; therefore, we cannot put enough emphases on the "Value of Communication and Personal Involvement".

     We are taking our mission at Emmanuel outside of the church doors and we are allowing the world to witness our sense of purpose to everything we do. Despite the many problems facing the world today, the church has arrived at its finest hour. We can handle the demands placed on us. (God being our helper.)