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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
November 20, 1958
Dear Brethren of GOD'S Church:
Are we going to have to LOSE our fine new Tabernacle near
Gladewater, Texas, after all?
Another $18,000 payment was due today. Thank God we were
able to mail the check day before yesterday, so it would arrive on
time--BUT THE SPECIAL OFFERINGS FOR THIS TABERNACLE FUND HAVE BEEN
DROPPING DOWN SINCE THE FESTIVAL--and if this keeps up we may not
be able to make the next payment!
I returned just a few days ago from the final inspection
trip, with our architect, at the Tabernacle. It is now completely
finished--although some of the finish work was not satisfactory,
and will have to be done over by the sub-contractors before we give
it final approval. As soon as this is done, we have to give the
Behlen Manufacturing Company, Columbus. Nebraska, the builders and
contractors, a mortgage on the property on which the Tabernacle
stands. If we do not continue to meet the payments, we will lose
this fine building, after all!
It is a beautiful building, with all the rest-rooms and
conference rooms completely finished! But, as I wrote you last
month, we have outgrown it the very first year.
It will not be big enough to hold the expected crowd for
the next Festival. The architect and I flew on to Columbus,
Nebraska, to spend a full day in conference with Behlen officials
and engineers, planning to enlarge the Tabernacle before next fall.
They are willing to go ahead with the addition, making it half
again larger than at present, by late spring so it will be ready
for next fall--provided our payments continue to be met promptly--
as they have been so far--until that time.
Tho present Tabernacle is scheduled to be completely paid
out by next July. If we are able to continue paying every $18,000
installment promptly on time each month, the work will start on the
big new addition about May. If not, we may LOSE even what we have!
But if we keep it up, we can continue paying for the 50% addition
on this same monthly basis. It is a very great blessing to be able
to finance it this way, and we simply MUST put our shoulders to the
wheel, and continue these SPECIAL offerings--IN ADDITION to regular
tithes and offerings for the Gospel work.