Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Mega-Church Moves Ahead With Purchase
KENTUCKY...
A senior pastor at a mega-church in central Kentucky says leaders have signed a letter of intent to purchase a defunct mall and reopen it as a religious facility.
Southland Christian Church senior executive pastor Chris Hahn said the letter was sent to the owner of the former Lexington Mall, which has been in disrepair since Dillard's closed in 2005.
If the Lexington Planning Commission approves Southland's development plan for the 30-acre site, Hahn says the church would like to close on the purchase Oct. 1.
Southland expects to spend about $30 million to buy and redevelop the property, which would serve as one of five satellites to the church's Harrodsburg Road location.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:30 AM 
