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    Church International Letter To Warrior, Alabama Mayor

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    May 30, 2023

    Honorable Mayor Johnny Ragland


    The City of Warrior
    215 Main Street North
    Warrior, AL 35180

    Re: Youth Force Ministries Church International Vision for the Launius Furniture Properties

    Dear Mayor Ragland,

    I represent Youth Force Ministries Church International, Inc. (hereafter “Church Int’l” or
    “the church”). This letter is a follow-up to my appearance and comments at the City Council
    meeting on April 17, 2023, to speak about the Church’s purchase of the property formerly owned
    by Launius Furniture on Louisa Street in Warrior.

    First, I apologize again for not being in a position to adequately address this matter at that
    City Council meeting in April. Our legal team thought it would be unwise for me to speak about
    the church’s vision until the legal team had a full understanding of the facts, tax treatment, use
    provisions, and practical impacts of the church’s vision for the use of the Launius property.
    While our work on those matters continues, I am now much better positioned to share details
    with you, and I believe you will be pleased with the vision.

    Church Int’l has been blessed with growth over the last two and half years. Robin D.
    Bullock and Robin Y. Bullock—the two main leaders of the church—understand that the Great
    Commission given by Jesus to His disciples commands us to take the Good News to the world,
    the nation, and the city. The church and its leaders aim to leave those around them better than
    they found them—to leave a lasting impact that touches the lives of the people of Warrior. And
    they believe that Warrior is a city that has been chosen to serve as a model for that effort.

    Specifically, Church Int’l believes that when a church prospers, it must bless the city it
    inhabits. The church wants to continue to breathe life and hope into the city—to play its role in
    continuing to build this fine city into a unique model for other cities across our nation in which
    the church and civic and business leaders work hand in hand to fulfill a joint mission that leads to
    prosperity for one and all. One way for Church Int’l to bless Warrior is to help empower business
    visionaries to fulfill their dreams by providing them with excellent business locations at highly
    affordable rental rates. We do not know who the business visionaries will be, but perhaps our
    community will be blessed with a new bakery, a clothing boutique, an old-time movie house, a
    hamburger/hot dog diner, or a beautiful steakhouse. Our agreement with Mr. Launius is that his
    business will remain in the property for several months, and then we look forward to seeing how
    the Lord will fill these locations with life-giving businesses.
    It is the church’s desire to bless Warrior by providing safe venues for our community’s residents.
    And the development will be for the benefit of all people, church members and non-members
    alike. 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.

    Church Int’l asked the legal team to advise how to implement the church’s vision while
    also ensuring a positive property tax and sales revenue impact on the City. We are pleased to
    report that our research and understanding is that the church’s lease of these parcels to businesses
    would not make the businesses or church exempt from property tax on these parcels. Moreover,
    as subject to tax laws and regulations and the arrangements of each business that occupies a
    church-owned property, each business would pay sales revenues to the City just like any other
    business despite the fact that the real estate is owned by the church. Church leadership senses a
    calling to do whatever it can to help Warrior, and our vision is that this opportunity would in no
    way diminish or harm the City’s tax revenue.

    Thank you for your patience in allowing us to research this matter and report back to you.
    We respect and honor your God-given role as those who are called to govern and bless the City
    of Warrior.

    Warmest regards,

    PHILLIP JAUREGUI, LLC

    Phillip L. Jauregui
    FOR THE FIRM

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