Before the new site could be procured, a donation of over $8,000 was made by the members of the congregation as a token of their faith. A goodly number volunteered to pay a certain amount of money each month to help finance the project. Willing to sacrifice personal gain in order to promote the work of the Gospel, many offered free labor.

By the 16th of February, 1922, papers had been signed pertaining to the purchase of the property and it was not long until the corner at Sixth and Burnside became a scene of beehive activity. On the last day of February, 1922, workmen began tearing down the frame buildings, formerly used for such places as saloons, theaters, and cheap rooming houses.