Mercy Culture Church wants to build $13.2M ‘religious discipleship center’ in Fort Worth
.jpg "A 2022 Rendering of Mercy Culture church’s proposed shelter for victims of human trafficking in Oakhurst. Neighborhood opposition appeared to kill the project, but a new filing indicates it may get built after all.")
Mercy Culture Church wants to build a three-story “religious discipleship center” on its property at 1701 Oakhurst Scenic Drive, according to a filing with a state licensing agency.
The filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states the project will cost $13.2 million. Construction is expected to start July 1.
Details of the project are scarce. Church representatives did not respond to a phone call, two text messages and an Instagram direct message from the Star-Telegram seeking comment.
The project appears to be the latest iteration of a 100-bed human trafficking shelter the church proposed building in 2022. That project was put on pause after complaints from residents in the nearby Oakhurst neighborhood who raised concerns about having a high density development next to a neighborhood of single family homes.
This drew the ire of Mercy Culture Church pastor Landon Schott, who called those opposed to the project an “insane demonic resistance” during a May 2023 sermon.
Representatives for Riverside Alliance neighborhood organization declined to comment Monday. They said they needed to get more information on Mercy Culture’s latest proposal.
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