“Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. Ezra 1: 3-5

This is a challenge given by Cyrus king of Persia to the people of Israel concerning building the temple of the Lord. RCCG Dominion Cathedral is faced with the same challenge today. The challenge is to building a befitting auditorium for our God. Please spend few minutes on this page to understand the mandate God has given us.

RCCG Dominion Cathedral is one of the fastest growing parishes in North America. However, if we were to keep growing we needed a bigger auditorium. Several national researches have shown that churches’ growth plateau once they reach 80% of their auditorium capacity. We were currently 160% of our capacity which forced us to be having two services. This resulted in us sourcing and acquiring a bigger auditorium at 180 Main Street in Orange NJ in November 2005. We eventually moved into the building in April 2006. We realized that our children and teens ministries are hindered by space and have embarked on phase two of the Ezra Mandate which is the construction of an ultra modern department in what used to be the kitchen section of the building purchased.

This is why like in the days of Ezra, our mandate is to build a befitting auditorium for our God where we can worship Him freely in spirit and in truth.

Our Goal

Our goal was to acquire an auditorium that can seat at least 1,000 adults (and also equipped with facilities for children, teenagers and offices) in the Newark / Irvington / The Oranges general area. This goal has been partially achieved. The remaining part is to complete the Children’s section of the Church by August 2009.

The anticipated cost of this project is 2 Million dollars. Our goal is to raise 1 million dollars towards this closing of the building. Our Bankers (Wachovia Bank) gave us a loan of 1.1 Million towards this project. We are still indebted to Wachovia to the tune of about $900,000.

The Second Phase is the Children’s Church billed to cost $600,000. Construction began already.

We are trusting God to finish this project without any bank loan. We solicit your financial partnership for the completion of this project, and our God will reward you abundantly.

1. Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people to build the house of the Lord in Dominion Cathedral
2. Identify where your talent, education, influence, knowledge can help in this mandate
3. Contribute sacrificially towards the project as the Lord leads you

For Members: If you are a member of Dominion Cathedral, you are encouraged to make a pledge of a minimum of 5% of your annual gross income towards the mandate.

For Other Friends: If you are not a member and you are led by God to be part of what the Lord is doing in our church, you can also make a pledge or make a one time donation towards the mandate.

Please donate towards this project that will be loan free as the Holy Spirit is leading us to embark on this project. Thank you as you pray and agree with us in the realm of the Spirit.

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:” 2 Corinthians 9: 9.