A Testament to Unfinished Business; As New Owners Attempt to Resurrect Heritage USA, Jim Bakker Begins Life After Prison From: The Washington Post | Date: December 11, 1994| Author: Charles E. Shepard | Copyright 1994 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The 21-story shell of brick and glass looms over the rolling Carolina countryside, a solemn reminder of the past that still haunts the world that Jim Bakker built.

It was supposed to be the Heritage Grand Towers, 500 more hotel rooms to house overnight visitors at Heritage USA, Bakker's bustling 2,100-acre Christian resort. Today, it remains unfinished, frozen in time, as Bakker, paroled last week, adjusts 100 miles away to life after prison and the resort's new Malaysian owners pou...

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