Dallas Megachurch of Robert Jeffress to Open $130 Million Campus in March

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Congregants of the First Baptist Church of Dallas will be praising God in a gleaming $130 million facility come Easter Sunday, March 31, when the church opens its new state-of-the-art campus after nearly two years under construction.
The church, led by Pastor Robert Jeffress – most popularly known for making headlines after calling Mormonism a cult when Mitt Romney was running for president in 2011 – will complete the largest church building campaign in modern history, according to a recent update from First Baptist Church.

"At a time when suburban megachurches are the norm and research shows that many people no longer feel the Church is relevant, First Baptist is committed to the Bible and to downtown Dallas," said Jeffress in a statement. "People are hungry not for religion but for the Word of God. First Baptist Dallas is built on the Bible, and because of that we are growing.""

First Baptist Dallas began its building campaign in 2009, at the height of the economic downturn when many churches found it more expedient to acquire and retrofit unused buildings or open smaller campuses in the suburbs. First Baptist, however, decided to remain in downtown Dallas, where it was founded in 1868, so it could continue ministering to the residents and businesses of the community.

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