The search for a site began over two years ago. My coworker, Edward and I have seen countless properties in Lima. This has helped us gain more insight into the fair market value of property here, analyze our goals and needs and get a better grasp of this massive city.
We have carefully considered the needs for our goals which are:
A site for a new church in a strategic location.
A studio for recording, transmitting to the tower and storage for our library of messages and music.
Offices designed to receiving church visitors and radio listeners.
Housing for the church and radio staff in the beginning stages in order to save on renting expenses.
Housing for groups who come to visit us.
Housing for college interns who come to serve and train with us.
A new law now requires all radio and TV towers be placed outside residential areas. We have struggled with the conflicting needs to be near our church plant and have a tower outside the city limits, and we came to the conclusion that it would be best not to consider a property for the radio studio with the tower in the back. Our two options are now to either share a tower with another station or purchase a small property in a remote area for our tower and beam our signal from the studio to the tower.
Since making that decision, we have focused our search on finding a property that will supply the needs for all our goals excluding a location for the tower.
In the last month, we have found a property that is unquestionably an excellent site for our ministry, and it meets all our criteria (except a site for the tower). The property has 570 square meters and is located in the middle of a nice part of the city. It has an old, rundown three story motel with 20 rooms and space in the back for a church to meet. It needs a lot of work and funds to get it in shape. We can do that as we are able, and there are groups that are waiting to come and help us.
There is available parking (a major factor for a church!) and good access for people to come to visit the church and radio station. It is located precisely in the center of the northern and southern sections of Lima. It is also situated on a main street, but not an avenue with heavy trucks and noisy buses. The property next door will also be coming up for sale in the future, and we will have the option to purchase it if we are interested.
The price is $360,000. The final amount including taxes and closing costs is $375,000. While this may sound ridiculously high, it is being sold as land only and the building is not being considered as an asset. The price is well within what the market dictates for real estate in Lima. Other properties that do not have many of these positive factors are much more expensive.
The total amount of offerings we have received toward this project now total $41,000. We invite you to pray with us about this opportunity and consider the project. If you would like to give toward the purchase of this property, you can send your gift to:
Baptist Mid-Missions
P. O. Box 308011
Cleveland, OH 44130-8011
Please be sure and designate it as: Peru Lima Church/Radio Complex.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Pray that the Lord will guide in us in this ministry.
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