In 1996, driving over the grapevine from Los Angeles Bishop Eliodoro and his wife, Connie, and three  children, Sarah, Sonny, and Vanesa, moved to Bakersfield. With nothing but faith in God, they began to pioneer their 4th Church. It was not too long before they started to see God's mighty hand upon the ministry. They  went from the cell group in their living room to the house patio, to a small building on Chester and 3rd St, to a larger facility on Bernard Street, all within six months. A year later, they moved to the old Pic-In-Save building on 34th St.  As the church continued to grow, in August 1999,  Tehillah moved to University and Mt. Vernon.  As a church we witnessed plenty of miracles in those three years. Today we have two full-grown churches: a Spanish speaking congregation  and an  English speaking congregation.  We have also planted a church  in the Philippines , we thank God for his grace and mercy. The word tells us not to despise the days of small beginnings. We believe we are barely scratching the surface of what God wants to do here in Bakersfield, this is our mission field, and the best is yet to come!  

John 4:34-35 "Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they  are white already to harvest."
This understanding and intensity of the times we live in, have propelled us to reopen our men's and women's live-in training centers, our men's ministry, and the opening of
Tehillah School for Ministers.

 Until the Lord's return, Tehillãh will be very occupied with being the "ekklesia" the Lord Jesus Christ promised to build in Matthew 16:18.
With a consistent presence outside the four walls of the temple. We are utilizing social media platforms, going into the market places and house to house, making disciples, healing the sick, and casting out devils.  We at Tehillãh understand the gates of hell shall not prevail.