Church International's growth extends beyond the north Jefferson County town — and it's catching the attention of thousands of online supporters, a chatty local Facebook page and state investigators.
It started with the purchase of a $400,000 home for the leaders of the fast-growing church. Then came the $4 million deal to buy the biggest downtown storefront.spent $6 million across numerous deals to buy up roughly 20 parcels of property in Warrior, a small mining town in the hills north of Birmingham. They also spent another $2 million on a house and large property in neighboring Trafford.don’t show any publicly available tax documents in the past five years.
“What happens when all of downtown Warrior belongs to Church International?” said Jaqui Clout, who owns the tattoo shop on Main Street. “Like, what is it about Warrior, Alabama, that drew you here?”Last August, Warrior City Council member Jacquelyn Wesson and her husband Jonathan sold their law office on Main Street to the church for $375,000.
. “We hope to help increase visitors to our city in an effort to not only increase the city’s tax revenues and businesses’ revenues, but in doing so, to facilitate the church’s efforts to extend its ministry to all.”Rhiannon White, a local real estate agent, said she’s gotten about a dozen calls from people who watch Church International services online and want to move to Warrior. She told“They feel called to do it, from their perspective and from their words,” she said.
The church seemed to achieve overnight fame, Jauregui said in a recent court filing. “Increased attendance and stewardship was accompanied by increased giving of time and donations,” he wrote. “Indeed, God is Absolutely Good.” Like most churches, Church International collects tithes and donations from its congregants. Robin D. Bullock also leads “,” a YouTube course of 30 live sessions, which costs $960. He has several self-published books, and the couple often travels to other churches for speaking, prayer and music gigs.
Henken declined to comment on the case; state attorney Brian Bird didn’t respond to requests for comment. In court records recently filed in the state’s lawsuit, Robin D. Bullock says the church plans to establish a center for victims of domestic abuse and to prevent local property from being used for abortion services.
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