It is worth remembering that as you are visiting a church, is super important to remember about this when you get dressed. Jeans and T-shirts for example are well accepted, but you will also see some people dressed in suits and ties, high heels and hats (I think it’s very cute when I see the ladies dressed like this). The dress code of the place is formal (especially on Sundays) but not to the extreme. It is good to remember that videos and photography are not allowed during worship services, but if you arrive a little before the beginning, you have time to register your visit to BT and, if you are lucky, watch the rehearsing choir (there is no schedule for this). If you are visiting New York with your whole family, including your children, the church has a ministry called BT Kids, with specific programs for children of different ages, at the same time as worship services, so you can enjoy it without worry as long as they have fun the same way. If you can not stay until the end of the celebration, it is important that you look for a place where you will not disturb other members when you leave (they have other rooms reserved for this). As the church receives a lot of people, at the entrance of the church there will be a line so that you can wait for the beginning of the respective service. All the worship is in English and the church has no simultaneous translation for those who do not speak the language, but since there are many songs and the worship is very lively, it is well worth the experience and you can still practice your English!Īll celebrations are free and seats are not reserved, so the tip is to get there about 30 minutes before (especially if you have more people with you) to get a great place. The worship begins with three praises, followed by the choir, which sings three songs on average and is finished with a word by a local pastor, Pastor Cymbala. You have three opportunities to see them, on Sundays, at 9 am, 11 am and 1 pm services, all with an average duration of 1h and 40 minutes. I can tell from personal experience that listening to them is really exciting. With more than 200 voices, it became famous worldwide for being a 6th Grammy Awards winner and for its participation in the US President Barack Obama’s inauguration, in 2013. In addition to the members, the church receives thousands of tourists and visitors every week, and the main reason for this is the opportunity to be able to watch the so renowned and award-winning choir “The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir”. Here, for example, the church sits inside a theater, the old Loew’s Metropolitan, which is beautiful, and has capacity for 3,200 people seated, making it one of the biggest theaters in New York. Today we (my husband and I) are members of this great family and every day I feel even more honored to be part of BT.īrooklyn Tabernacle is a very typical church in the United States, where worship is followed by a large and lively choir, and the church itself has a very different structure from the ones we are used to. From the very first when I visited the church, I was sure that it would not be the only time I would be there. “I was very happy to have been invited by Laura to talk about a place that I am, among many other words, passionate about, which is The Brooklyn Tabernacle church. Besides, she and her husband are members of the church, so I guess no one better than her to tell you everything! Grace lives here in New York and also writes a blog with tips on the city – you can click here to check it out. And I invited Grace Soares to this special assignment. One of the most famous churches is The Brooklyn Tabernacle and there is always someone asking me about it (schedules, rules, tips, etc) – so, I thought that a post about it would be interesting. Do you know those celebrations with choirs like the ones you see in American movies? They are not limited to movies! A lot of people that come to New York take the opportunity to check out one of these celebrations.
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