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CITY Harvest Church has announced a $310 million expansion plan
to buy land, and to erect a building that will house shops,
restaurants and a 12,000-seat auditorium.
Founder Kong Hee, 45, said during church services yesterday and
last Saturday that the land sale would be completed later this
month. He did not specify the location, but said the site would be
in the 'central south' district.
He described the site as 'super large'. It is believed the site
covers an area as large as three football fields - six times the
size of the Protestant church's current home in Jurong West Street
91, which it owns.
'This is truly amazing,' Dr Kong said yesterday at the Singapore
Expo, where it has been renting a hall for services. 'Finally, we
will have a church in the marketplace, for the marketplace, to
penetrate the marketplace.'
The church's plans to incorporate retail elements into its
building project follow similar plans announced in 2007 by New
Creation Church, another large Christian group in Singapore.
New Creation has teamed up with mall developer CapitaLand Retail
to build an 'integrated hub' at Buona Vista. The $1 billion
project, when ready in 2012, will house shops, a concert hall and a
theatre.
Simi wacko... from my time in paya lebar, then say upgrade change
to jurong west... Then say no space, go singapore expo...
Then now trying to open shopping centre ah? WTH? totally wth~???
Why not provide the money for the poor?? Penetrate marketplace for
more cash? more cash do wat???