Miami Church Foreclosure: Pastor's Dealings with Developers Under Scrutiny

Church Foreclosure and Member Concerns

• 📌 Members of the New Providence Missionary Baptist Church are left questioning where their money went as the church faces pending foreclosure.
• 💔 A former associate minister expressed devastation over the pastor's alleged sale of five church-owned properties.
• 🎯 These properties were reportedly intended to provide housing for church members, a plan now jeopardized by the sales.

Pastor's Financial Dealings with Developers

• 🔑 Records indicate Pastor Steven Caldwell led the sale of properties, primarily to a realtor who registered a development corporation using the church's name.
• 🤝 The pastor and a developer appear to be part of a plan to amass properties for neighborhood redevelopment.
• 🚫 Church members were reportedly unaware of these property sales until the public foreclosure notice surfaced.

Redevelopment Plans and Community Impact

• 🏘️ Developers have been approaching residents with renderings of their vision for new developments in the neighborhood.
• ⚠️ Concerns are high among residents that redevelopment will lead to affordability issues, potentially displacing long-time community members.
• ❓ Local officials, including a commission chair who works in the district, have been approached for information on these plans, with no response yet.