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him home" (a euphemism for death). The donations goal was reached but
Roberts soon began looking for buyers or people to manage the facility. In 1989, only eight years after it opened, the City of Faith was $ 25 million in debt and Roberts closed the hospital. The last patient left on 16 October. Most of the complex was converted to office space and leased out as CityPlex Towers.
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November 1981. By 1986 the City of Faith was losing over $ 10 million per year. In 1987, with costs spiraling out of control, the medical center went largely vacant. Roberts told a television audience unless he raised $ 8 million by March, God would "call
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encouraged him to continue the project. Jesus said according to
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and Tulsa. The main CityPlex tower is flanked by 30-story CityPlex West Tower and 20-story CityPlex East Tower, which are 348 feet (106 m) and 248 ft (76 m) high. Cityplex West is wholly vacant above the ninth floor, with many floors still unfinished since the time of construction. Below the
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Roberts encountered many obstacles during the construction of the City of Faith hospital which was constructed between 1979 and 1981, such as opposition by the
Oklahoma health authorities who did not agree that the project was needed. They said that resources would be wasted as overhead increased
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caused by an abundance of empty beds, and that the hospital would divert medical staff leading to a shortage. Oklahoma City attorney Earl Sneed opposed the hospital as the facility offered a redundant service and Sneed additionally expressed his skepticism toward the discipline of
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He raised the funds by appealing to his partners, by revealing inspiration from God instructing them how to finance the project. In a fundraising letter, Roberts instructed that if they pledge funds in multiples of $ 7, $ 77, $ 777 then God would bless them abundantly.
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fifth floor, all three towers are joined within a structure called the base building. The spacious complex includes three auditoriums with theatre-style seating, a fitness center, cafeteria, food court, convenience store and catering services.
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Medical and Research Center. The facility was conceived to serve as a nationally renowned healing and research and teaching facility for the medical faculty of the adjacent
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California in 1977 after the death of his daughter and son-in-law, who were killed along with five other passengers in a small airplane crash. During the pilgrimage, Roberts had a
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