Reymundo H. Aguirre Our previous church school blog post, examined the anti-education stance of Golden Dawn Tabernacle/Tabernaculo Emanuel Church School and the reasons behind it. In this post, we will explore the curriculum and teaching methods used by the school's leadership, as well as the school's compliance with federal and state educational regulations. Our research for this blog is based on interviews with former students of the church school, input from certified education professionals in the state of Arizona as well as a phone interview with Golden Dawn Tabernacle Assistant Pastor Matthew J. Noriega. Pastor Isaac Noriega and Head of Church School Reymundo H. Aguirre refused to take our calls.
We have noticed a significant amount of attention being directed towards this website lately, both from the general public and from current and former members of Golden Dawn Tabernacle. In fact, Pastor Isaac Noriega even mentioned this website during one of his recent sermons as he attempted to defend his actions. With that in mind, we would like to clarify the purpose of this website.
Vision Statement
Recently, the Golden Dawn Tabernacle / Tabernaculo Emanuel school building underwent several failed fire inspections after a complaint was lodged with the Tucson Fire Department about possible fire safety concerns in the school building. After multiple inspection failures, certain inspection findings have been addressed by the church, but there is still an outstanding determination for occupancy that might require the church to install a fire alarm system and fire sprinkler system.
The church building highlighted in yellow is the current school building. This used to be the former church sanctuary and fellowship hall. 2005-2006 Yearbook Dedication Page Anti-Education Framework
The Golden Dawn Tabernacle church has reportedly instilled an anti-education culture by twisting and cherry picking William Branham's teachings to be against education and Pastor Isaac Noriega's extreme ideology to discourage congregation members from sending their children to public schools. As a result, the majority of children in the church are officially registered as homeschooled students.