Liberty City Church Faces Foreclosure Amidst Pastor's Financial Dealings

Foreclosure Threat and Member Concerns

• ⚠️ A beloved Liberty City church, New Providence Missionary Baptist Church, is facing foreclosure with a sale date set for June 2nd.
• 🎯 Longtime congregants were blindsided by the news and are questioning where the pastor has directed funds from property sales.

Pastor's Financial Activities

• 💰 Pastor Steven Caldwell has reportedly sold five other church properties on its block over the past three years.
• 🔍 Property records indicate these sales were to developers, with one realtor's development corporation using the church's name.
• ❓ Members are asking where the over $1.5 million from these property sales has gone, as the church has not paid its mortgage since last summer.

Church Bylaws and Pastor's Power

• 📜 Church bylaws grant the pastor significant financial power, allowing him to sell properties without informing the membership.
• ⚖️ The pastor has convinced a judge to postpone the foreclosure by two months to find the $500,000 owed.

Legal and Financial Investigations

• 🚨 Public records reveal the pastor has faced personal financial issues, including evictions and credit card defaults.
• 🚓 Miami Police are now investigating the church's finances based on a member's complaint regarding the handling of funds.
• 🗣️ Attempts to get comments from the pastor and church treasurer were unsuccessful, with the pastor referring inquiries to his attorney who has not returned calls.