Outreach Magazine recently published its list of the 100 largest churches in the US. Eight churches in Florida are on the list, including five here in South Florida.
As has been the case for several years, the largest church in the country is Lakewood Church in Houston, TX where Joel Osteen is the pastor.
Of the South Florida churches that made the top 100 list one is in Palm Beach County, two are in Broward and two are in Miami-Dade.
The Palm Beach County church, Christ Fellowship Church of Palm Beach Gardens, was 13th on the list with 18,965 members.
The 14th largest church in the country is found in Broward County, Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale with 18,521 members. Also on the list from Broward County is Church of the Glades from Coral Springs. The Church of the Glades is the 87th largest church in the US with 6,457 people.
The two Miami-Dade County churches in the top 100 are only about five miles from each other in southwest Miami Dade. King Jesus (El Rey Jesus) Ministries is the 30th largest church in the top 100 list with 12,540 people. Christ Fellowship Church of Palmetto Bay was on the list at number 62 with 8,098 members.
The other Florida churches that made the list of the 100 largest were: Celebration Church in Jacksonville (#37 with 11,096 members), First Assembly of God in Fort Myers (#70 with 7,462 members) and Grace Family Church in Lutz (#95 with 6,187 members).
In the next blog I'll report on the six Florida churches on the list of 100 fastest growing churches, one of which is here in South Florida.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Monday, December 30, 2013
South Florida Church Sales Report for 2013
Over all the number of church sales in South Florida was unchanged in 2013 compared with 2012. Between the two counties there were a total of 10 church property sales in 2012 and nine in 2013. The numbers broke down this way. In Broward there were two church sales in 2013 and five in 2013. In Dade the were eight church sales in 2012 and four in 2013.
In Broward the average days on the market for church properties that closed in 2012 was 591 days. In 2013 that dropped to an average of 294, a decline of just over 50%.
In Dade the average days on the market declined from 235 days in 2012 to 114 days in 2013 for a decline of 51%.
This is an indication of increased activity in the church property submarket.
By far the largest church sale in 2013 was a 72,751 square foot building at 20850 Griffin Rd in Southwest Ranches that was sold by the Jehovah's Witness to Iglesia Cristiana Senales for $12,000,000.
Other Broward churches sold in 2013 include:
12700 W Broward Blvd, Ft Lauderdale was sold by First Presbyterian Church for $2,700,000.
17950 Griffin Rd, Southwest Ranches was sold to Igelsia Mision Vida for $1,570,000.
1855 McKinley St, Hollywood was sold by the Florida Baptist Convention to the New Life Romanian Baptist Church for $880,000.
5726 Washington St, Hollywood that was sold by the Christian Science Society to Sarg Financial for $120,000.
In Miami Dade County the MLS recorded the following four 2013 church sales:
24000 SW 187 Ave, Homestead was sold by Primeria Iglesia Evangelica Vida to Florida Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists for $835,000.
10185 SW 7th Ave, Miami was sold by Miami Seventh Day Baptist to Florida Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists for $600,000.
2255 Flagler St, Miami was sold by Iglesia Cristianos Unidos to Leon Medical Centers for $440,000.
3790 NW 167 St, Miami Gardens was sold by Richardson Holdings, Inc. to Breakthrough International for $455,000.
Barry Smith
Church Property Specialist
The Huttoe Group Realty Services
The average price per square foot in Dade took a small dip n 2013. The average price in 2012 was $110.35 in 2013 it was $97.58. Broward did see a large jump in the average price per square foot from $83.17 in 2012 to $211.90 in 2013.
The biggest difference though, between 2012 and 2013 was in the average days on the market. In both Broward and Dade to average days on the market for church properties dropped in half.
In Broward the average days on the market for church properties that closed in 2012 was 591 days. In 2013 that dropped to an average of 294, a decline of just over 50%.
In Dade the average days on the market declined from 235 days in 2012 to 114 days in 2013 for a decline of 51%.
This is an indication of increased activity in the church property submarket.
By far the largest church sale in 2013 was a 72,751 square foot building at 20850 Griffin Rd in Southwest Ranches that was sold by the Jehovah's Witness to Iglesia Cristiana Senales for $12,000,000.
Other Broward churches sold in 2013 include:
12700 W Broward Blvd, Ft Lauderdale was sold by First Presbyterian Church for $2,700,000.
17950 Griffin Rd, Southwest Ranches was sold to Igelsia Mision Vida for $1,570,000.
1855 McKinley St, Hollywood was sold by the Florida Baptist Convention to the New Life Romanian Baptist Church for $880,000.
5726 Washington St, Hollywood that was sold by the Christian Science Society to Sarg Financial for $120,000.
In Miami Dade County the MLS recorded the following four 2013 church sales:
24000 SW 187 Ave, Homestead was sold by Primeria Iglesia Evangelica Vida to Florida Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists for $835,000.
10185 SW 7th Ave, Miami was sold by Miami Seventh Day Baptist to Florida Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists for $600,000.
2255 Flagler St, Miami was sold by Iglesia Cristianos Unidos to Leon Medical Centers for $440,000.
3790 NW 167 St, Miami Gardens was sold by Richardson Holdings, Inc. to Breakthrough International for $455,000.
Barry Smith
Church Property Specialist
The Huttoe Group Realty Services
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