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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Dove World Outreach sells property, prepares to move

Dove World Outreach Center has officially flown the coop.

The local ministry that sparked controversy by threatening to burn Qurans in 2010 finalized the sale of its property to Spirit of Faith ministries July 15.

The Rev. Melanie Guistwite, one of Spirit of Faith’s pastors, said the church will begin renovating the two buildings on the 20-acre property located at 5805 NW 37th St.

“We’re just going to do a complete overhaul of the existing buildings,” she said.

Spirit of Faith’s grand opening celebration is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 14 and 15.

Terry Jones, the leader of Dove ministries, said the property sold for about $1.2 million.

Jones said the sale went smoothly but took longer than he hoped.

“There actually wasn’t anything that came up at the last minute,” he said. “Everything went very well. For a project of this size, it just takes a lot of time.”

For now, Jones said he is searching for a place to replant his ministry in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.

“We definitely have been looking, and in fact, have contacted for a facility in that area,” he said.

Spirit of Faith, which formerly met at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, will continue holding services at 1414 NE 23rd Ave. until September.

Contact Kelcee Griffis at kgriffis@alligator.org.

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