Gayle Woods Tabernacle

In 1985 the Lord led in the building of an open-air tabernacle at Promised Land Ministries. The plans which were drawn up allowed the building to be constructed in stages and be functional in each stage.

In 2004 the Lord called for additional work on the Tabernacle. The walls will be enclosed and the roof will be replaced. We are looking forward to the day when the Gayle Woods Tabernacle is filled with people whose voices are lifted in praise to the Almighty God. We are sure Gayle Woods will be in that great cloud of witnesses who will surround us.

In 1978, a group of Christians began meeting to pray for Gayle, who had been diagnosed with bone cancer. This young mother of two pre-school children had battled cancer twice before. Several friends were going to her home on a weekly basis to help out. They would also pray with Gayle and read healing scriptures to her. This group began to grow in number and started a weekly bible study which would meet in their individual homes, studying the Word and praying for Gayle.   

The bible study met each Thursday morning, and it wasn’t unusual for it to last most of the day. Lives were changed and families were strengthened as people were saved, healed and delivered. Gayle was one of those who received healing. She returned to thehospital for scheduled cancer treatment. When they ran tests to determine her progress, the doctors found that there was no evidence of bone cancer. A short time later, Gayle enrolled in college, and, while raising her daughters, earned her license as an RN. She loved the profession she had chosen and was a blessing to everyone who came in contact with her.    

Gayle Woods continued to be a vital part of Promised Land Ministries. In 1986, she was again diagnosed with cancer, this time in her liver. We all sought the Lord for her healing, but the Lord took her home in 1986. She had longed to see the tabernacle completed. She gave of herself physically and financially as we prepared the Promised Land for those who would be coming. We all knew there was no other name for that building but "Gayle Woods Tabernacle."