PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF OAK GLEN CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE

CENTER

YUCAIPA, CA

March 2015

The Need for a Retreat Center for the Local Churches in Southern California

Local Churches in SoCal 50

Saints meeting on the Lord’s Day 6,000

Total membership 9,000

• English 3,900

• Chinese 2,600

• Spanish 1,100

• Korean 600

College students 1,000

Young people 1,000

Children 1,100

Young working saints 2,000

FTTA Trainees 120

Full-Time serving ones 220

Different Uses of a Retreat Center

• District and Church Blending

• Small Groups and Family Gatherings

• Young People Conferences

• College Age Conferences

• Summer Schools of Truth

• Children’s Summer Bible Camps

• Age-Specific and Language Perfecting Trainings

• FTTA Team Trips

• FTTA Middle-Age Outings

• Full-Timers and Serving Ones Retreats

Quotes by Brother Lee

“Based on our experiences in the United States, we can take the junior high and high school students to the mountains every six months for a conference. Such an activity would need the support of the church…We can hold a mountain trip every three months to have a greater impact.”

“I am burdened to have a meeting with the elders in the church in Taipei. Perhaps the church can purchase a plot of land in the nearby scenic area and build a recreation center for the students. If we have such a center, the churches can take turns using it…it would be best…that all the meeting halls in the church in Taipei and the nearby churches can use it regularly.”

Quotes by Brother Lee

“Having such a place available for the young people will make everyone happy, and its effect will be beneficial. We can take the teenage saints…to the mountains. Even their gospel friends can be saved on such a trip…we should do this work earnestly, and we should be even more aggressive with the college students. Presently, in the United States the work with the high school and college young people depends on these conferences. Such conferences uphold our young people.”

-Excerpts from Chapter 2 of Crucial Works of Leading in the Lord’s Recovery, Book 5

Burden and Fellowship with Brother Lee

In 1995, Brother Lee had various talks related to the need of a retreat center citing three concerns:

• The costs of using the various camps in the mountains

• The poor conditions that were encountered in leasing these camps for the YP work

• The problems in scheduling our camps when using a rented facility

History of Engedi Camp and Conference Center

In the summer of 1996, Brother Lee sent some brothers to look over the proposed Engedi Camp and Conference Center, which was purchased soon after. In the summer of 1999 the first retreat was held at Engedi. Although the capacity of the camp has grown incrementally over the past 15 years, to date, effective usage for it has not been found.

Engedi Camp & Conference Center

Engedi Camp & Conference Center

Engedi Camp & Conference Center Overview

• 7,000+ feet above sea level elevation in Big Bear

• 62 acre site with 13 structures

• Accommodation Capacity: 175-240

• Meeting Capacity: 100-200

• Dining Room Capacity: 150 (indoors), 100 (outdoors)

Engedi Camp & Conference Center Challenges

• High altitude

• Inclement weather in winter months

• Difficult driving conditions

• Long distance

• Limited capacity

• Approvals obtained to expand to a 550 person capacity

• Estimated cost to build: $4,500,000

• Must be significantly completed by February 2016, or else new CUP will need to be obtained

These challenges have resulted in the underutilization of Engedi

Should we seek an alternative to keeping and expanding Engedi?

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center

Oak Glen - Amenities

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center Overview

• 5,200 feet elevation in the San Bernardino Mountains

• Approximately 50 acres of woodland grounds

• Accommodation Capacity: 340-440

• Meeting Capacity: 20-260 with possible 500+ seat option

• Dining Room Capacity: 330 (indoors)

Oak Glen Christian Conference Center Overview

• Under ownership of the Free Methodist Church for the last 50 years

• Existing owners desire to sell due to declining membership usage

• Existing owners desire to keep the camp in Christian hands

• Our longstanding and friendly relationship with Oak Glen (we have used the facility for several decades)

Oak Glen – Existing Facilities

• 61 structures total

• 90,000 sq. ft. indoor space

• Kitchen & dining facilities for 330 (up to 500 in shifts)

• 9 residents homes with 2-5 bedrooms

• 15 cabins from 960 to 2,880 sq. ft.

• 16 smaller cabins

• 13 mobile homes

• 8 RV pads with complete hook-ups

Summary Comparison Between Engedi and Oak Glen

Location Map

Drive Time Comparison Map

Redlands to Engedi: 1h 39 minRedlands to Oak Glen: 25 min

Summary Comparison Between Engedi and Oak Glen

Engedi Oak Glen

Distance from Anaheim

97 miles2h 15min without traffic

76 miles1h 27min without traffic

Altitude 7,000+ feet 5,200 feet

Accommodations240 current550 after expansion

440 current

Meeting Capacity200 current550 after expansion

260 current500± after upgrades

Dining Facilities250 current (incl. 100 outdoors)

550 after expansion330 current500 in shifts

AccessibilityMountain roadsChains occasionally required

FoothillsChains not required

Proposal to Purchase Oak Glen

Transaction Highlights

• Financial• Negotiating to purchase in the low $8 million range• Sources of funds

• Seller financing• Engedi sale proceeds• Contributions from the saints

• Timing• Reach agreement in March/April• Due diligence period of four months• Close transaction late summer

Above information based on best estimates

Conclusion

The pending purchase of Oak Glen Conference Center affords the 9,000 saints in 50 local churches in Southern California a unique and unprecedented opportunity to act as one church.

The retreat center will be an extremely useful facility for all ages, languages, and works, and will undoubtedly facilitate the supplying, perfecting, educating, and blending of the believers for the Lord’s testimony and move in Southern California unto the building up of the Body of Christ.

What Can We Do Now

• Stand firm in one accord—in one spirit with one soul

• Strengthen individually and corporately our consecration to the Lord

• Supplicate for the timely acquisition of Oak Glen and sale of Engedi

• Support the team of saints who oversee and serve in this project

• Seek the Lord for the abundant release of financial offering in the churches

• See to God’s unprecedented blessing upon His move in Southern California through our cooperation