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RADIO CHURCH OF GOD
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG
PRESIDENT and PASTOR
Broadcasting
The WORLD TOMORROW
Publishers of
The PLAIN TRUTH
June 20, 1958
Dear Brethren of the Church of God:
Again, GREETINGS, in Jesus' name!
Here is BIG NEWS for all members of God's true Church! The
construction engineers are now on the building site, and the actual
work on the huge new Tabernacle is under way! The contract for the
building of the big new Tabernacle near Gladewater, Texas, has been
signed. Beyond any doubt it is the biggest contract entered into
by God's Church in 100 years--perhaps for all time.
I was not able to send the construction company in Nebraska
the full amount of down payment they demanded. They finally agreed
to divide that payment, letting us pay half of it now and the other
half a month from now. This extension is giving us enough time to
raise the full amount, so we could go ahead and have the Tabernacle
for this coming fall festival.
They required that I sign the contract personally, as well as
signing it as president of the Radio Church of God. That is, I was
required to sign it twice--once as president and pastor of the
Church, and once personally, making me, personally, liable for the
payment of the entire amount, $328,500.
Brethren and fellow-laborers, I have to look to YOU to stand
back of me that this next month's equally heavy payment may be
met--and then EVERY payment thereafter until the entire $328,500 is
paid, about 13 or 14 months from now. That means we have to meet
a tremendous $56,000 payment in a few weeks. We do have already
part of that on hand. BY FAITH I have to TRUST GOD to make it
possible for YOU brethren to send in the balance of it--and then
$12,000 each month until the Festival of Tabernacles, beginning
September 28th. During that great festival, in the two offerings
God has prescribed, we must raise a $30,000 special payment--and
then $18,000 every month until it is paid out.
BUT THIS IS NOT ALL! We have to alter the present tabernacle
building which we have outgrown into a dining hall. That means new
plumbing, new equipment, altering part or the building. It will
cost a few thousand dollars. We also have to build at least one
new sanitary building for those who will camp on the grounds--we
ought to build two new ones--and they cost $8,000 to $10,000 each.
We have to put in a new wide side-walk between the new tabernacle