Where is Mount Tabor?
Mount Tabor is on Victoria Street, New Brimington, on the boundary of Brimington and Hollingwood. Early workers at the Staveley Company put up the building during thirteen weeks of the summer of 1881. It was extended in 1904, 1950 and 1969. What is Mount Tabor? Mount Tabor is a Methodist Church. There are in excess of 3000 people in the area – we are their only church. There is a need to be met, a service to provide to the local community. What’s in a Name? Mount Tabor is a most striking sight. One of the few single mountains in Palestine, it lies about 7 miles from Nazareth. It has a beautiful appearance, standing almost insulated, except for the narrow ridge of the Nazareth hills joining it on its western side. It is almost symmetrical, and consists of limestone. It is now called Jebel-et-Tur. The walk to the top takes about three-quarters of an hour. The easiest ascent is from the little village of Deburich, which is probably the ancient village of Daberath, mentioned in Joshua 19,
