Soon, Tab was no longer the country, suburban church that it was in the '20s. It was becoming a city church, and while innovative ministry and vibrant congregational life was continuing; membership was declining, and a decision had to be made, whether to move the congregation to suburbs or to stay in the neighborhood at 34th and Central.

In 1967, the church's long-range planning committee decided to stay-a prayerfully made, and God-inspired decision that would define the ministry of Tab over the decades:

Growth in Bible study and a deepening of youth ministry during the 1960s and '70s.

Growth in support for world missions, and the foundation of Media Ministries during the 1970s and '80s.

The purchase and establishment of the Allison Christian Center, including the Raphael Health Clinic, and a deepening of urban ministry during the 1990s, which continues today.

All of these wonderful ministries have been the hallmark of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church over the first 152 years of its life.

Following the name change to The Tabernacle Church and the disappointment of having lost their pastor, a member wrote these words about the congregation in 1883, words that have been true throughout the life of Tab:

" They were men and women of rare fidelity, to whom the church was not second in affection and interest, but really first; whose devotion to it, because it was their church and the church of their Lord and Master, was a conspicuous and constant element in life; who gave of prayer and time and labor and money that it might be prospered and do valiantly for the cause of God and the Gospel; who 'counted it all joy' to bear its burdens and do its work, and whose high pleasure was in its prosperity."