Fellowship Tabernacle proclaimed model church for the 21st century

Durrant Pate/Contributor

The church in Jamaica, particularly those represented by the Independent Churches in Jamaica has issued a public apology to head of Fellowship Tabernacle, Bishop Dr. Merrick “Al” Miller for ostracizing him during his debacle in with he was charged and later convicted with perverting the course of justice regarding Tivoli Gardens don, Christopher “Dudus” Coke in June 2010.

The public apology was issued this morning by President of the Independent Churches of Jamaica, Bishop Dr. Neville Owens during a ceremony in which Miller’s church, Fellowship Tabernacle was proclaimed as a model church of the Kingdom of God for the 21^st century with 21^st century relevance. 

During the service, Dr. Owens, who is the founder of Love and Faith World Outreach Ministries, pledged his support financial and otherwise to this move by Fellowship Tabernacle and its theology, which underpins this initiative of the church of becoming the “manifestation of a model of model of God’s Kingdom-Nation in Jamaica and the Caribbean Province.”

Church wounded Al Miller

In reference to Dr. Miller, Bishop Owens told the packed 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20 temple of Fellowship Tabernacle and the hundreds of church members in attendance, “we as a church have left you wounded and scarred when we should have undergirded you….apologies for that….This day would not be without a public apology. Let’s roll away the reproach from Al Miller accusation….may the Lord lift all burden from your shoulder.”

This drew thunderous applauses from members of Fellow Tabernacle main church at Fairfield Avenue and those visiting from its sister churches in Portmore, Mandeville and Fort Lauderdale in the United States. Fellowship Tabernacle started 37 years ago, birthed as a church for the kingdom of God for the nation and called to become a model church for the 21st century. 

The church was also called to be an expression of the Kingdom life style, focusing on the spiritual, social, mental, economic, business, governance, health, science, agriculture among other disciplines in the society whilst demonstrating the Kingdom of God on the earth, meeting the total needs of the total person. It emphasizes that Gods will must be done for Gods way drawing from Matthew 6:33, which says “seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and call will be added unto you.”

In a proclamation delivered to the gathering by Pastor Michael Aiken, we were told that the citizens of Fellowship Tabernacle have “accepted the command to be Ambassadors of Christ to reconcile men to God, penetrating the world system as salt and light through natural and supernatural expressions make disciples of all nation.”

Blessed start to proceedings

It was a blessed start to proceedings with 30 minutes of worship songs, high praise and feet stomping pulsating gospel music. The sermon was delivered by Bishop Peter Morgan, Fellowship Tabernacle’s External Presbytery, who declared that God is calling Jamaicans and Fellowship Tabernacle to come and have a vision of the future like what he did with Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah to name a few.

Prophetess Mary Wildish, who also spoke pledged and commit her finances to the move of Fellowship Tabernacle becoming a model Church of the Kingdom in the 21^st century and released prophetic word for the church. Bishop Morgan’s wife, Dr. Patricia Morgan committed her three sons and one daughter to help Bishop Miller in attaining Fellow Tabernacle’s  goal saying she is giving her “sons and daughter to walk with you (Miller) to transform this nation. “