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By REBECCA CATHCART
\nNew York Times<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crystal Cathedral, the landmark megachurch in Orange County, Calif., where the \u201cHour of Power\u201d is taped, filed for bankruptcy protection, church officials announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Crystal Cathedral, in Orange County, is $55 million in debt, but says its outreach and \u201cHour of Power\u201d broadcast will continue.
\n\u201cBudgets could not be cut fast enough to keep up with the unprecedented rapid decline in revenue due to the recession,\u201d Sheila Schuller Coleman, the church\u2019s senior pastor, said in a statement. In a news conference on Monday, church officials said ministry outreach and programs, including the weekly broadcast, would continue. But the church, which is $55 million in debt, has reduced the number of stations that it pays to broadcast the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cChallenging situations are nothing new to our 55-year ministry,\u201d said the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, who founded the church in a drive-in theater and was instrumental in starting the worship broadcast in 1970. A decade later, the church moved to a cavernous glass building that seats almost 3,000 on a 40-acre campus in Garden Grove. Since 2006, church leadership has changed hands three times. Dr. Schuller retired, passing control to his son. Robert A. Schuller left in 2008, leaving his sister in charge.<\/p>\n

Crystal Cathedral\u2019s leadership announced the sale of unused property and the layoffs of 50 employees in January to cushion a 27 percent drop in revenue since 2008. The church also canceled this year\u2019s \u201cGlory of Easter\u201d pageant, a holiday staple here. Click here<\/a> to continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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