Dozens of ushers hold trays of communion cups to serve during worship at the Friday evening service at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls Friday.

Item: Church seeks larger venue: Real Life Ministries wants to build campus on Rathdrum Prairie site/Erica Curless, Spokesman-Review

More Info: In the 10 years since its inception, Real Life Ministries' congregation has grown from four people to nearly 7,500, prompting the nondenominational Christian church to seek more space on the Rathdrum Prairie for an expansive campus. The church, which claims to be the largest in the Inland Northwest if not the Pacific Northwest, is asking Kootenai County for a conditional-use permit to build a 3,500-seat worship center, children's ministry, 300-seat chapel, field house and athletic fields on 116 acres east of state Highway 41, at the corner of Meyer Road and Wyoming Avenue.

Question: Would you prefer to attend a large church, like new life, or one in the 300 to 500 member range, or smaller?

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