The Metropolitan Tabernacle is a large Reformed Baptist church in the Elephant and Castle in London . The Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle in Australia is also modelled on the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle , constructed in 1879 under the guidance of a student of Spurgeon 's . The Tabernacle design was also followed for the Burton Street Baptist Tabernacle in Sydney , the Brisbane Baptist Tabernacle ( City Church ) and the Hobart Baptist Tabernacle in Tasmania .