An artist’s rendering of the ministry’s new headquarters.The 60-year-old international media ministry It Is Written is building a new $8 million headquarters in Collegedale. The move will allow the ministry to grow, and also put it closer to its partner, Southern Adventist University.
The global evangelical ministry has been operating out of rented office space off Highway 58 since 2014, when its former location in Simi Valley, Calif., was sold.
The new, two-story, 40,905-square-foot headquarters is being constructed at 9340 Four Corners Place. Construction is expected to wrap up by the end of next year, according to ministry treasurer Charles Reel.
“We quickly felt right at home in Tennessee, and we are thrilled to continue to share the love of Jesus with the world from our new location,” said It Is Written Director John Bradshaw.
The ministry produces a weekly television program viewed in approximately every city in the United States, 700 cities in Canada and 143 countries, according to its website. Hosted by Bradshaw, “It Is Written” deals with issues such as loneliness, fear, low self-esteem and spiritual principles. It was the first religious telecast to air in color, the website states.