Unfortunately it’s not cheap to start a church, especially on the Las Vegas Strip (which I do not think would come as a surprise to many people). According to the Clark County Assessor, land on the Las Vegas Strip sells for over $30 million per acre! So obviously we will not be buying land to build a church, more on our plans for “where” later (God pretty much had a building built for us. . . well, kinda).
Just to give you an idea as to how much that is a Los Angeles brokerage has listed for sale the 138 acres of land above the Hollywood sign. The land, previously owned by Howard Hughes, has an asking price of approximately $22 million. This price shows just how rare land in a prime location on the Las Vegas Strip has become.
Those of us who will be on staff are currently raising financial support from churches and individuals who believe in what we’re doing and have the means to help make it happen. We are raising our own salaries to keep overhead down for the church for the first 3 years since everything in Vegas seems to cost more.
Please pray that we will reach our funding goals and be able to afford to do everything we think God has in mind for the Strip. (And maybe even pray about you supporting us financially…if you are considering praying about supporting us please feel free to contact me altman0308@yahoo.com to get more information or set up a phone call).
Also if your church is interested in learning more about what we believe God’s vision for Vegas is and where we fit into that we would be more than willing to come share with your congregation what God is doing and how you can be involved.
Tommy
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