Kanye West is attempting to breathe new life into his Donda Academy — this time in a brand new, holier location, regardless that the varsity has all however crumbled.
Pastor Ronald Nagin of Cornerstone Christian Church tells TMZ he and Kanye have had 3 face-to-face conferences during the last month, and Ye expressed curiosity in leasing among the church house in Northridge, CA — in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley — for the Donda Academy.
We’re informed Kanye believes CCC is an enchancment from Donda’s previous house in Chatsworth — the place Ye reportedly relocated to final 12 months. Prior to that, Donda Academy was working out of Simi Valley.
As for what Ye likes about Cornerstone, Nagin says he likes the actual fact it presents a much bigger house with extra school rooms and a sanctuary. Worth noting … if Ye pulls the set off on this, he’d solely be using a portion of the grounds — not all the church property.
While Nagin notes this isn’t a executed deal but, the wheels are in movement … as a result of we’re informed Cornerstone’s legal professionals are drafting up a lease for Ye proper now.
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It’s not a one-way road of curiosity both … Nagin says the church views Donda Academy as a very good match for them too. We’re informed Kanye’s precedence is offering good training in a Christian atmosphere, which is correct up the church’s alley, as Cornerstone has had many colleges function out of the church prior to now.
Of course, the most important challenge — Kanye shedding his college students and academics, who’ve just lately fled for different applications. If he is profitable in locking down the brand new house, he’ll must recruit a number of new college students, and persuade the previous ones to return again.
If you’re questioning whether or not Kanye’s current bigoted and antisemitic feedback are going to be a hindrance, the reply isn’t any — Nagin tells us he considers Ye a very good man and a good friend. He even swung by this week for service, separate from the negotiations over the would-be rental house.
It’s attention-grabbing … phrase is, Donda Academy has been a little bit of a bare-bones operation that’s generally open, generally not amid Ye’s erratic habits — so, uprooting it once more would not be as unusual because it appears from the surface.