Services at Tabernacle were held in the English language.
The origins of the church at Tabernacle can be traced back to 1841 when services were held in the Long Room of the New Inn, Aberdare.
[1] Members from both Siloa, Aberdare and Saron, Aberaman were involved in the formation of Tabernacle.
[1] The main aim was to provide English language services for this migrants unable to speak or understand Welsh, which was the language of worship at almost all the nonconformist chapels in the locality.
[2] Jeffreys became a prominent figure in the locality and a member of Glamorgan County Council at the 1919 election.