Sunday Worship 10am with Fellowship Afterwards

At Faith on 48th, our goal is to bring the Hope of the Gospel to the community, and to help people become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

We believe that your best days are ahead! This is why we offer a full experience including weekly services at our church location, in-depth Bible studies via Zoom, and unique camp and picnic experiences at our very own Faith Oaks Ranch.

Faith Tabernacle Church, located at the corner of 48th Street and University Avenue, has been serving the San Diego City Heights community since 1949. 

JULY 2026

A Hedge of Protection Around You!

Blessings and honor unto the Lord God Almighty!  Give praise and glory to His name.  My dear brother’s and sister in Christ, I am honored to greet you all in Christ Jesus our Lord and pray that your love abounds each and every day.

It has been a few months since writing a newsletter and I do not make any excuse for the delay.  I thought it necessary today to speak into your hearts and encourage the people of God to continue forging ahead by His grace in this fragile and chaotic times we are experiencing.  

As scripture clearly speaks and encourages us by stating  “ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing”.

We are in the race of our lives, and our faith and patience are on trial!  But I say unto the people of God, be patient and wait on the Lord because the Lord has a hedge of protection around you!  I do not simply say that because we read it in scripture, it is because, I personally experienced this in my walk with the Lord.  

Here’s why I stand strong on my conviction to hold fast and trust the God of Heaven.  As some of you know, my wife and I took a short pause from ministry to get away for a couple of weeks to reset and rest.  Well,  that was the plan until I received a text from a Haitian brother residing at our facility who showed me a picture with the main entrance doors opened.  

After making several phone calls, I checked the video surveillance system which revealed the door had been left open since Sunday evening, around 4:30pm.  In essence, the door remained open throughout the entire night until 4 pm Monday.

Several sweeps were made to assess if items had been taken and nothing was disturbed! Looking through video surveillance, you could clearly see after dark, the hall light shining into the street and yet, nothing was distributed.

To that point, I know it was the hand of God who had a hedge of protection around our facility and even more, I truly sense that an Angel of the Lord was standing guard at the door.  We are located in City Heights where it is conducive to high crime, drugs and break-ins.  We see this daily in our area as we transit, but praise be to God, not one thing was found out of place!

How much more then shall God protect those who walk in obedience and trust in Him?  We walk by faith and faith will always be tested when we are most venerable in our walk, as where our church was venerable to theft and destruction, but for God!

I am of the opinion that what we are experiencing in our land and the world is a prelude to a better day of rejoicing in our God, and, when we apply our faith, not in words only but acting on it, nothing shall hinder God’s plan for your life. 

Therefore, I say unto you, rejoice always, in everything give thanks.  Live a life committed to serving the Lord and his people. Gird yourself  and above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, and march onward!

As the eloquence from Psalms 3:9 expresses: “But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head”.  God has a hedge of protection around you and will protect you in the darkest of time.  You are safe in His hands.

In closing, do for the weak, the sick, the widows and the fatherless! Love without human restrictions and operate as we have Christ as our example! 

Saints of God, this day too shall pass!

Written in the love and hope of the return of Christ our Lord

His servant

Pastor,

Jimmy Smith