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We are the Golden Dawn Tabernacle Research (GDTR) team and this blog site researches and examines local Tucson church Golden Dawn Tabernacle (also known as Tabernaculo Emanuel) church practices as well as Pastor Isaac Noriega. We do not represent the church leadership or are affiliated with the church. We are here to document our investigative findings about this church as journalists.

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Important Updates

01/17/2026: Court Update: Isaac Noriega Completes Mental Evaluations, Competency Hearing Set for January 26, 2026

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2026/01/17/court-update-isaac-noriega-completes-mental-evaluations-competency-hearing-set-for-january-26-2026/

11/22/2025: Pastor Isaac Noriega To Be Examined By Judge For Dementia Claim: Hearing Set for Nov 24, 2025

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/11/22/pastor-isaac-noriega-to-be-examined-by-judge-for-dementia-claim-hearing-set-for-nov-24-2025/

11/01/2025: Updates on Pastor Isaac Noriega's criminal court case.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/11/01/pastor-isaac-noriega-attempts-to-use-deteriorating-health-claims-to-avoid-accountability/

09/22/2025: Another Golden Dawn Tabernacle victim comes forward. This story was first reported by the Arizona Daily Star on September 22, 2025.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/09/23/another-golden-dawn-tabernacle-victim-comes-forward-sharing-marcellos-story/


09/05/2025: Updates on Jose Mora and Pastor Isaac Noriega’s pre-trial conferences in Pima County Superior Court, including continuances, sealed records, waived appearances, and key upcoming court dates.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/09/05/court-update-pre-trial-conferences-for-jose-mora-and-isaac-noriega/

08/02/2025 Update: Pastor Isaac Noriega arrived in court for his case management hearing, and over a dozen former members were waiting for him there.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/08/02/tucson-pastor-isaac-noriega-in-court-on-charges-related-to-child-neglect/

06/29/2025 Update: Golden Dawn Tabernacle Pastor Isaac Noriega has been indicted and charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count for failing to report neglect of minors.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/?p=8469&preview=1&_ppp=2363b9ee4d

04/26/2025 Update: Golden Dawn Tabernacle member charged with child sex crimes. Pastor Isaac Noriega being investigated, while blaming parents for failure to report abuses.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2025/04/26/golden-dawn-tabernacle-member-charged-with-child-sex-crimes/

11/15/2024: We just published a new post (see below) that contains links to all of the Arizona Daily Star articles about Golden Dawn Tabernacle that have been published this week. The articles series is being published online this week and in print next week starting with this Sunday (November 17, 2024) in the Arizona Daily Star. We will continue to update this blog post with articles as they get published.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2024/11/15/arizona-daily-star-investigation-uncovers-abuse-cover-ups-and-manipulation-at-golden-dawn-tabernacle/

Featured Posts

If you are new to this site, we recommend you read the below blog post articles in order to gain some context and insight for this website's purpose.

https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2022/12/20/vision-purpose-mission/
https://goldendawntabernacle.org/about-golden-dawn-tabernacle-tabernaculo-emanuel/
https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2022/11/06/who-is-pastor-isaac-noriega/
https://goldendawntabernacle.org/2022/12/03/church-rules/

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