Mesa church needs financial help for repairs

MESA, AZ - On June 19, Pastor David Land stood helplessly in the parking lot of his Mesa church, the New Life Assembly of God, as it went up in flames a few hundred feet away.

When we spoke to him afterward he told us, "It's still hard to remember that day and the pain that it caused.

Since June, a lot has changed for the church. The pastor gave me a tour of the construction and said because of this the church has moved its services to another church down the street. There's only one service a week instead of three, which is hurting their bottom line.

"The month of October was an extremely low month for us, on average, about four or five thousand dollars for that month," Land said.

And then there are the repairs. Land says the fire damage came out to close to half a million dollar in damages. Insurance can't cover it all,leaving them $130,000 short.

The pastor says the kitchen isn't used for commercial purposes, so he hopes the city will at least reconsider this code requirement to bring down the costs.

"If we have a potluck, people use the ovens to heat things up, that kind of thing," said Land.

The church has until December to pay for the repairs. To contact the pastor, send him an email at pastorland@mesanewlifeaog.org .

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