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of it all is showing 12 years later.
Her story possessed the hard-
ships of following God but also
the beauty of trusting Him. As
she told her story, her voice was
filled with so much exuberance,
hope and faith that it is easy to
see that the Tabernacle of Praise
Church Int’l has only just begun.
Thank you Pastor TJ, First Lady
Shunnae McBride and even
your children Ashli, Andrew and
Alexis McBride, for selflessness
to your community and your
continued faithfulness to God
and his people.
12 Years of Growth
by Amaris Myles
On June 25, 2005 Pastor Tim-
othy and First Lady Shunnae
McBride, along with their three
children Ashli, Andrew and Alex-
is started Tabernacle of Praise
Church Int’l right in their living
room. 12 years later, they cele-
brated their 12th Annual Pastoral
and Church anniversary. With the
commitment to their community,
they have been able to defeat
the odds and become one of the
nation’s fastest growing churches
as proclaimed by Outreach 100
Magazine in 2016.
The anniversary service had a
star studded line up with Pastor
Michael Turner from Turning
Point Church, Pastor Spencer
T. O’Neal from Global Impact
Christian Ministries and Pastor
Kerwin B. Lee from Berean
Christian Church. Many fam-
ily, friends and fellow Pastors
came out to show their love and
support for our Pastors accom-
plishing 12 years of being in
ministry. The best part of the
service was a surprise video
of their son Andrew McBride,
who is currently serving in the
United States Navy, congratulate
his parents on 12 years of being
amazing leaders. Other video
appearances included Dr. Patricia
Bailey, Dr. Samuel Chand and
Dr. Bill Winston as they extended
felicitations to our Pastors on
being awesome leaders in our
community for 12 years.
At the end of the service, the
first family shared their gratitude
towards their church family and
First Lady Shunnae McBride
shared the story of their humble
beginnings. She shared how they
packed up everything and moved
from California to Georgia to
start this ministry. Tears began to
flow as she shared how she and
Pastor McBride did not know
what was going to happen or how
they were going to make it but
they trusted God and the result
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