CRESTVIEW — Niceville United Methodist Church has officially purchased property off Old Bethel Road to build a second church campus in Crestview.
Greg McKinnon, a Niceville UMC executive pastor, said church officials finalized the paperwork on Tuesday to attain a 10-acre piece of property across the road from Davidson Middle School.
McKinnon said the church paid $698,000 for the property.
The land has been annexed into the city and will feature a 20,000-square-foot church building –including a sanctuary with a seating capacity of 350 and a children’s facility.
Church officials decided to search for a second campus due to growth at St. Mark UMC on P.J. Adams Parkway. Renovations had already been made there due to membership growth.
McKinnon anticipates many St. Mark members who currently live in northern Crestview will attend the new campus.
Jeff Burnett, an associate pastor at St. Mark, will serve as the lead pastor at the new church campus.
Church officials hope to have the new building completed by next fall.
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