Dear Friends,
How are you all? Hopefully well. Sunday I recieved a phone call from my Mother who said I had to go get the paper and read the article regarding a local Kingdom Hall that has been on the market FOREVER. Who ever wrote this must know enough about the Witnesses and the judicial meetings in the famous back room or "crying room" the article refers it to!
We were in this congregation and for years they wanted to build a new one. They prayed and prayed that this hall would sell so they could build a new one. From the platform we were told that if it sold it would be our answer from Jehovah that we had his approval for a new hall. We waited and we waited and no buyers. It remained that way for YEARS!!! Tired of waiting they decided to "go ahead of Jehovah" apparently they were tired of waiting for a "yes" and built a new one not 2 blocks away!!!
It is funny how desperate they are to dump this hall!! So much so that they are willing to donate they're labor to get it off their hands, even if they help another church!!! What a JOKE!!! It must be a shameful reminder to them every time they pass by this ugly vacant hall!!!
Anyhow, you have to read this article it is HYSTERICAL!!! You will find the writer did a great job and will no doubt find a good laugh in reading it. I would love to hear your comments! And perhaps the newspaper would too!!! Happy reading!!
Sincerely,
Lady Liberty
Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper | CDAPress.com
Local and National News - Kootenai County, Idaho
Church for sale
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:57:10 pm PDT
Email this storyPrinter friendly version By RICK THOMAS
Staff writer
| RICK THOMAS/Press Preachers with a congregation but no church have a rare opportunity for a turn-key operation. Chuck Taylor at Realteam Real Estate Center is offering the former Jehovah's Witness facility in Rathdrum for less than $500,000. |
RATHDRUM - The rumors have been rampant in this tiny village for decades. Mysterious disappearances, suspicious characters, murders, cults. Devil worshipers.
Oral Roberts wannabes looking for a starter home might as well begin here. For less than a half million bucks, a turn-key church is on the market, although it may be a little more visible than the typical cultist is seeking.
Vacant since the Jehovah's Witness congregation went on a week-long building binge nearly two years ago, putting up three new churches at once, the 152-seat house of worship at the corner of Highway 41 and Boekel Road might be just the ticket for the next Jim Bakker or Robert Schuller.
It's no Crystal Cathedral, with simple frame construction and pillars made from wallpapered sonic tubes, and as is their fashion, also built more than three decades ago by the members.
Now it is listed by one of their own, Chuck Taylor, an agent at Realteam Real Estate Center in Coeur d'Alene. And it's not that he doesn't want the competition, but with the traffic into the city at record levels, he thinks it might be better suited to use as a convenience store or office space.
But it will cost a bit to make the changes, even with help from the owner/members.
"If it is a church, it is OK," Taylor said.
Bathrooms are ADA acceptable in its current use, and the women's even has a diaper changing area and dressing room, plus some storage. Any change in use will mean the full gamut of permits and upgrades, Taylor said.
One of the major changes required will be filling the sloping floor of the theater-style nave, the auditorium where the pews are attached to the floors with Velcro for easy moving.
"They said they will do it for the $8,000 material cost," Taylor said. "They will donate their time."
Sitting on nearly an acre of ground, with 3,770 square feet of space, the church was left by its prior occupants in relatively pristine condition. An anteroom, or "crying room" as Taylor calls it, seats an additional 20 with privacy perfect for browbeating the unrepentant into submission.
Built to last with 2- by-6 framing, the building's gas heating system has been updated and the church is also air conditioned.
Near the front entrance stands a pedestal for signing in to special functions. It is also conveniently equipped with slots on top to accept donations to the cause.
The asking price is $498,000, and is already being considered as office space. But as rare as a ready-made church may be, they do come available from time to time. Taylor has sold three already.
Devil worshipers may prefer a quieter setting, however. The last traffic count at the intersection was 12,000 vehicles a day.
"I think it's gone up considerably," Taylor said.
Information: (208) 661-6200 or www.idahorealestate4sale.com