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Pastors of Tabernacle Baptist

             1874-1897    Rev. Benjamin B. Cottrell
               1898-1902   Rev. Walter B. Greene
               1902-1903   Mr. Charles Dayhoff
               1903-1906   Rev. Burton Minard
               1907-1910    Rev. George M. Caldwell
               1910-1912    Mr. Herbert K. Dennis
               1912-1913    Rev. Frank J. Follansbee
               1913-1916    Rev. William H. Lane
               1916-1922    Rev. Clarke J. Brown
               1922-1924    Rev. Jarvis C. Worden
               1924-1930    Rev. Henry K. Vye
               1930-1942    Rev. Harry W. McIntire
               1942-1950    Rev. Walter F. Parmelee
               1950-1954    Rev. Frank J. Coleman
               1954-1955    Rev. Russell Allen
               1955-1957    Rev. Dr. Merrick Streeter
               1957-1959    Mr. Donald Cunningham
               1959-1966    Rev. Harry R. Collins
               1967-1970    Rev. John H. Brooks
               1970-1971     Rev. David R. Kirkpatrick
               1971-1979     Rev. Raymond J. Bates
               1980-1986    Rev. Dr. Harold VanBroekhoven
               1986-1987    Rev. Donald Anderson
               1987-1988    Commander Ben Hornsby*
               1988-1990    Rev. Donald Anderson
               1991-1994     Rev. David Picciano
               1994-1995     Rev. Patricia Liberty
               1995-2016     Rev. Dr. Joyce Duerr
               2011-2017      Rev. Lynn Baker-Dooley
               2017-             Rev. Michael Mercier
              

           

Named Honorary Pastor at Retirement
Named Pastor Emeritus(Emerita) at Retirement
Interim Pastor
*Chaplains Corps, USN


Letters from our previous two pastors

===Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Baker-Dooley


June 16, 2017
 
To my Brothers and Sisters at Tabernacle Baptist,
 
As I prepare for my last Sunday with you as your interim pastor, I want to express my gratitude for the many ways you have welcomed both Dave and me into your community over these past seven months. We can personally attest to the warmth and love you offer all who come through your doors. It has been our joy to worship with you and my privilege to bring God’s Word each week, experience your fellowship and minister with you. I have every confidence in the Spirit that God is preparing a permanent pastor for Tabernacle and commit to continue praying until you discover each other.
 
In the meantime, it has been an inspiration to me to see you envisioning so many new ideas for ministry. I know those dreams will become reality as your desire to reach out more and more into your community with the love and grace of Jesus Christ grows, empowered by the Holy Spirit. When your new pastor accepts God’s call, your enthusiasm for sharing the Good News in new ways will be a strong foundation for your partnership in the Gospel. My prayer for you is the same as Paul’s was to his church:
May God our Father himself and our Master Jesus clear the road to you! And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you, just as it does from us to you. May you be infused with strength and purity, filled with confidence in the presence of God our Father when our Master Jesus arrives with all his followers. -1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 MSG
 
Blessings and Love, in Christ Jesus,
 
Rev. Lynn Baker-Dooley


===Pastor Rev Dr. Joyce B. Duerr

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Pastor Joyce
The Rev. Dr. Duerr completed her doctoral studies at Boston University School of Education and her seminary training at Andover Newton Theological School.
After teaching elementary School and being a school principal (once U.S. Dept. of Education Principal of the Year), "Pastor Joyce"

served as pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hope from 1995 to 2016. She took several groups to LaRomana on mission trips, and served on the WARM Board of Directors in Westerly. Pastor Joyce also served as president of the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island and on the Governing Board of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. 

Tabernacle Baptist Church ~ 182 Seven Mile Road, PO Box 67, Hope RI 02831 ~ tbcofhope@gmail.com
We gather for worship at 9 am each Sunday morning.