Tabernacle Bible Church

About

"The Church Without Walls"

Lincoln Montgomery, Pastor
Annie Montgomery, First Lady

Sunday School: 9:00am
Worship Celebration: 10:30am

Story

Pastor Montgomery

Pastor Montgomery, a Wichita native, is the son of the late Deacon Thadies Montgomery and the late Marguerite Ferguson Montgomery. He attended local public schools and the University of Kansas, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and Religion from Wichita State University and a Master of Arts Degree in Christian Ministry from Friends University. Pastor Montgomery, a gifted teacher and preacher, was born into the Tabernacle Baptist Church family, and has served as the Senior Pastor since August 27, 1987. The church currently has a membership of over 1500 and is one of the oldest and largest predominantly African American congregations in the state of Kansas. Under his dynamic pastoral leadership, the church has experienced tremendous spiritual growth and has become widely known for its strong Word ministry which provides a foundation for all the ministries to serve the congregation and community.

Pastor Montgomery has served as an adjunct Professor at Tabor College since 1992 and his community involvements and commitments are impressive. He is still actively involved in the community and serves on several boards, commissions and committees. His ministry contributions have been recognized by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Black Women’s Conference, Wichita Branch NAACP, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, the KNOX Center, Wichita Colored Women & Girls Association, W. G. Williams Community Foundation and a host of other organizations. He has traveled internationally and appeared in several television broadcasts. The men most admired by Pastor Montgomery, aside from his father, the late Deacon Thadies Montgomery and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, are the Apostle Paul, the Rev. U. W. Barron (former Pastor of Tabernacle) and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He notes that two of the attributes which they all shared are great faith and obedience unto death.

Annie K. Montgomery

Annie Montgomery is the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. J.P. Dennis and Sarah Dennis. A native of Hope, Arkansas, Sister Montgomery grew up and attended local public schools in Wichita. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Personnel Administration from the University of Kansas and a Master of Science Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Friends University, graduating summa cum laude.

After thirty years of service in municipal government with the City of Wichita, Sister Montgomery retired in 2003. Previous to her last position in municipal government as Community Relations Liaison, she served for twenty years as Director of the City’s Civil Rights Office, an enforcement, advocacy and awareness agency for the civil rights and equal opportunity of all citizens.

Sister Montgomery has been involved in and recognized by numerous community organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the Wichita Chamber’s Leadership Program, Black Women’s Conference, the Wichita Branch NAACP, the Civil Rights & Services Board, Florida Grant Women’s Missionary Society of the St. Paul AME Church, the Counseling and Mediation Center, Milleneum Edition of Who’s Who of American Women 2000 and the National Conference for Community & Justice, Wichita office. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Wichita Chapter of Links, Inc., the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, the American Association of Christian Counselors, and the Kansas African American Healthy Marriage Initiative. Recently, she achieved the highly honorable status of Board Certified Professional Counselor by the American Psychotherapy Association. She is also a charter member of Beta Chapter Delta Kappa International MFT Honor Society and lifetime member of Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology. She recently served as an Adjunct Professor for Friends University MFT Graduate Class.

Sister Montgomery has been preaching for nine (11) years. As an ordained minister, God has given Sister Montgomery a heart and passion for ministering to God’s people, particularly families and women. Currently, she is a respected and integral part of the Tabernacle Church Staff and Leadership. She serves in the Associate Ministers Ministry, Family Ministry, Women’s Ministry and Worship Council. As a Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist (LCMFT), Sister Montgomery is also Founder & Director of the Tabernacle Family Life Counseling Center…counseling individuals, couples and families within the congregation and the community at large. She facilitates a weekly small Bible study/fellowship group in her home and teaches in the church Spiritual Gifts Ministry.

In addition to teaching, preaching and counseling, Sister Montgomery enjoys reading, writing, shopping, interior decorating and spending time with her family which includes a variety of activities with her children and grandchildren; traveling and teaching/preaching at various events with her husband; and nearly three decades of ministering in music with her five sisters and three brothers, The Dennis Family.

Mission

Go Ye and Make Disciples!

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
Matthew 28: 19-20