Officials are investigating a “suspicious” fire at Tabernacle of Faith Church in North Las Vegas. The fire occurred around 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. No one in the building or among the fire crew was injured.
“We are growing in faith through the Word of God & teaching others to do the same,” says the church on its Facebook page, which adds that Tabernacle of Faith was founded in 1993 “under the leadership [of] Bishop Corine W Claiborne.” It is now led by Rev. Dr. Fredrick Johnson.
North Las Vegas Church Fire Under Investigation
According to reports, the fire took place in an exterior wall of the North Las Vegas church. When fire crews arrived on scene, they saw smoke coming out of the building’s gable vents. Upon entering the church building, they saw the fire was burning in the exterior wall and successfully contained it before it spread elsewhere.
The North Las Vegas fire and police departments are working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate the fire’s cause.
In a June 2024 interview on CTNVegas, Tabernacle of Faith’s pastor, Fredrick Johnson, discussed his spiritual journey, his ministry, and how he came to lead the church. Johnson shared that he was Claiborne’s assistant pastor at first and has been Tabernacle of Faith’s lead pastor since 2017.
The pastor, who grew up in a “Baptist environment” and did not learn about the Holy Spirit until moving to Las Vegas, said that he did not always know God but perceives that God has always had his hand on Johnson’s life.
Johnson said he went to seminary because God told him to; while there, he met the CTNVegas interviewer, Dauda Presley.
Citing 1 Corinthians 13, Johnson said that when people visit his church, “I want you to feel the love of God.” Following God, he said, is not a “task” but a “privilege.”
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