Faith Tabernacle Christian Church | Shekinah Beracah El Beth Est. 1968

 Today you hear of power couples, but before couples actually worked together for the same cause, before Paul and Jan Crouch, before former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, there was one couple that was already doing it… Reverend Arthur C. Lowe, and Dr. Minnie L. Lowe. Back when women weren't allowed to preach from the pulpit, Dr. Minnie Lowe was paving the way. In the past not too long ago, women weren't  allowed to speak in the church, so preaching was out of the question.  

The couple started out cleaning hotels, and mansions of the wealthy. This was before they became Rev. Lowe and Dr. Lowe, they were Arthur and Minnie Lowe; it was the daily grind, to put food on the table, and clothes on their backs. Arthur would always tell Minnie, " Someday we're going to have servants cleaning for us. And, I'm going to buy you the finest of everything. " The old car they had, had broken down, so they walked where they needed to go.

 People would see them walking while it was raining, and purposely drove in puddles to splash the couple, and made fun of them. Because, Arthur would tell others how he was going to rise up to be wealthy and respected. Those he'd tell this to would laugh and say, " You ain't nothing but an alcoholic!” This would anger him. Minnie would always comfort him, and tell him to fight back in a positive way. To become that man that he knew he would become. God was watching the whole time. And, he saw a couple that he would use for his glory.

In 1968 God called Arthur and Minnie Lowe into the ministry. Reverend  and Dr. Lowe built an independent ministry without any connections to any churches or organizations. Rev. Lowe often said, " Nobody can vote me out, they'd have to just leave." They built Faith Tabernacle Christian Church so that they could do new things in the ministry that had not ever been done, things such as  Outreach ministries.

Their ministry, Faith Tabernacle Christian Church, began in 1968, in their home on 18th street in Hollywood, FL. The membership started out with thirty-five members, and most of them were children. The couple would go out into the public, telling people about the goodness of God.

They went on missions to everyone that they came in contact with. The membership rapidly began to grow. They moved their ministry to Dr. Lowe's mother's garage, at 212 2nd Avenue in Hallandale, FL. 

Miracles began to happen right before the eyes of the people, and the people would go out spreading the good news about the way that God was using this young couple. Rev. and Dr. Lowe would continue to mission to the public, as the membership continued to grow.

They moved the ministry to a small building on 2nd Avenue, just up the street from Dr. Lowe's mother's home, at 312 2nd Avenue in Hallandale, Florida. The two were using what they had for the Lord. Rev. Lowe was not only a powerful man of God, he was also a powerful vocalist. People often said that if Rev. Lowe couldn't preach the devil out of the people, he could definitely sing it out of them. 

He was also a multi instrumentalist, he played by ear. Dr. Lowe was also a vocalist and multi instrumentalist. She would play an old organ that she and Rev. Lowe purchased for their two young daughters' music lessons. Combined with the awesome music, singing, and the good preaching, the miracles, the people came from everywhere. Soon other vocalists and musicians would join in. 

The ministry would grow, and grow, and grow. 

The couple, and the members of Faith Tabernacle Christian Church, and other people in the communities pledged donations to build a church building to house the rapidly growing ministry. Rev. and Dr. Lowe not only pledged donations, they paid their tithes to their membership as well. 

 Rev. Lowe challenged the membership to have the building built within two years. Local businesses made continuous donations towards the building fund. Members of the church would even help lay the foundation down physically to erect the building. The miracles kept coming, the word of mouth began to spread abroad. The Lord would tell or show Dr. Lowe who needed to be healed, who needed to be restored, or whatever the people needed to become healed and whole.  Rev. Lowe would lay his hands on them, and right before the eyes of the people, the miracles of God would unfold. Nothing was ever staged, nothing was ever rigged, it was the power of God! The church building was built within eleven months, as the membership continued to grow.  

1026 NW 8th street Hallandale, FL the building was completed, the dedication of the church had come. It was a grand event. The choir was in place, and completely unified, as they marched in singing, 'We've come this far by faith'. Rev. R. W. Shambach dedicated the church, and the media took their posts to captivate and report this grand occasion.

The church was packed!

Crowds were standing on the outside to witness this grand celebration. The spirit of the Lord was in the midst, and everything was moving by the power of God.

The couple welcomed various musicians over the years, but there would  be one who would later become the sole musician, and minister of music, the couple's baby girl, Arthenia. Everything was always done decently and in order. The choirs would sing with the voices of angels, the musicians played skillfully, the ushers brought the people in with dignity, and the word of God was brought with full force, no brakes held. From Genesis, to Revelations. God continued to use the couple in ways that were not seen before.

 A teenager struggled with speech, she had a stamina that caused  her to stutter. Her friends made fun of her, because she couldn't get the words out that she wanted to say, simple words like Yes, and No. The holy spirit came upon Dr. Lowe, and told her that when Rev. Lowe would lay hands on her, that she would never stutter again. Rev. Lowe laid his hands on the young teen, and the spirit of the Lord came upon her. She began to say thank you Jesus, without stuttering! 

And, after the miracle took place, she spoke that same day without stuttering, and she would never stutter again. The miracles kept coming. And, as the miracles of God continued to pour in, businesses and members were compelled to continue to donate. Rev. and Dr. Lowe allowed God to use them, and because of this, God rewarded them. God began to bless them financially. The couple who were made fun of, had water splashed on them, who cleaned hotels and houses, were blessed with six figure incomes, Dr. Lowe erected businesses of her own as well, and they became the wealthiest black couple in south Florida. 

They added on to their home, they built a pool in the backyard, they had  multiple brand new cars parked at their home. And, the miracles continued to flow. Rev. Lowe hired maids, and servants, and he bought the finest of things for Minnie just as he'd said he would.

The ministry would expand to outreach ministries; Love Ya! Outreach, The Broken Link, Youth Life Line, and others. There wasn't ever any competitive vibes between the couple, they were a team.

 Long before Tyler Perry brought plays to the stage, Dr. Lowe had written, and directed countless plays, as various good actors from their membership would bring the plays to life.

People would come from everywhere to see the plays, which were filled with great actors, and really good singing. Many souls were saved from watching the plays. And, the spirit of the Lord would take over the venues. The power of God was within everything that young couple did. 

Whatever Rev. Lowe did, Dr. Lowe supported it. Whatever Dr. Lowe did, Rev. Lowe supported it. As a team, Dr. Lowe would open up for Rev. Lowe's services, which would later be called 'Song And Praise Service', which at that time no one was doing. 

Opening up for worship services was called 'Devotion', and, it was led by deacons of the membership. Today Song and Praise Service is done in churches everywhere. Not only did Dr. Lowe do Song And Praise Service, she would lay hands on those in need of prayer during this segment of service. 

Whatever either of them would do, they complimented each other. There was never any animosity between them. When she received her degrees, he was ever so proud of her.  Rev. Lowe would drive Dr. Lowe and their family all over the country in support of his wife's outreach ministries to help people, and to save souls for the Lord. 

If there was an event that either of them couldn't attend, the other would go on the other's behalf. In 1984, Rev. Lowe officially made Dr. Lowe Co-pastor over their organization. 

 Dr. Lowe continued on, becoming pastor over the flock. She too would face challenges through the years. She sold the building in 1997, but she continued on in various venues.

The power of God was still very present in the ministries, the miracles continued, and the blessings never ceased. 

She would later change the name of the church to Shekinah Beracah El Beth. She continued on with the ministry that she and her husband founded. She did it for the Lord, and she did it for love. She carried on until the very end. Dr. Lowe passed away October 27th 2015 . To this day God is still using her. The clothes and robes that she wore has been shredded and used for prayer cloths, and God is performing miracles. People are being healed, restored, and blessed today.

The two of them were used by God in such powerful, and miraculous ways. They weren't only husband and wife, they weren't only pastor and co-pastor, they were a team. They were a unit ordained by God, they were The First Power Couple... 

Rev. Arthur C. Lowe, and Dr. Minnie L. Lowe.