![]() "We topped that hill on North 31 back there, and my mouth fell open," he said. Malone said at first sight of the location, God began putting everything together. The building remained lifeless until Venture Church purchased the property for $800,000 in December. "When it closed, it kind of faded into obscurity." "We certainly knew they were having some issues as far as safety and security went, and we were aware of when the football players were shot," Golden said. The club and adjacent properties, which were owned by William Norris, closed in 2012 and were in receivership following foreclosure and a bankruptcy settlement. The club made headlines when it became the site of a 2010 shooting that injured three Southern Miss football players and a 2011 shooting that left a Laurel man injured. But as time went by, Hattiesburg Police Department officers began frequent visits.Īccording to previous Hattiesburg American reports, HPD reported responding to the Hunt Club 151 times between January and October 2010 and 85 times during the same time period in 2011. The $4.4 million complex opened in 2006 as a venue for large concerts and high-profile performers. In recent years, the Hunt Club has been more than familiar with tragedy. "To me it's the reality that God is a God who turns tragedy to triumph, who brings hope to places of despair and reclaims the broken." "This place was abused and abandoned and it was left, and to be able to come back in here and take a building that was abandoned and vacated in our community and to see it come to life makes it even more exciting to know that's what God is going to do in the lives of people," said Byron Malone, Venture Church Hunt Club Campus pastor. Since being purchased by Venture Church in December, the 60,000-square-foot building - which, in addition to the nightclub, was home to a bowling alley and deli - has undergone a transformation in both aesthetics and purpose. On Sunday, Venture Church's Hunt Club Campus will reveal its new design as it sets out on a new mission. "God led us here, and we were able to take a facility that was built for entertainment and transform it into an entertainment venue that presents the gospel." "It had a past that was checkered," Venture Church Executive Pastor Jason Golden said of the spot at 1900 N. That's the message Venture Church leaders are sharing as Remington's Hunt Club continues its transformation from a controversial nightclub to a celebrated place of worship. ![]()
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