CRESTVIEW — Old Bethel Road could be the site of Niceville United Methodist Church's newest campus.
The Rev. Greg McKinnon, an executive pastor with Niceville UMC, said the church is close to completing the purchase of 10 acres across the road from Davidson Middle School.
A 20,000-square-foot building on Old Bethel will house a sanctuary that seats 350 people and has an area for children's ministry.
Between 150 and 200 members likely will move from St. Mark UMC, the church's PJ Adams Parkway campus, to the Old Bethel site, McKinnon said.
Jeff Burnett, who currently serves at St. Mark, will lead ministry at the Old Bethel location, which tentatively opens next fall.
The new campus doesn't have a name just yet, and church officials said Niceville UMC, as a whole, will change its name. Expect an announcement in January, they said.
In May, the church considered moving into Northview Plaza on North Ferdon Boulevard. However, renovation expenses exceeded expectations, church officials said.
As for Old Bethel, “I think it’s going to be a nice location and we are really excited about it,” McKinnon said.
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