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Judge sets auction for 3 buildings of historic Overtown church due to ex-pastor's loan

August 18, 2023

St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church in Overtown has roots dating back to 1906, 10 years after the city of Miami was founded.

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One of Miami's oldest Black churches faces financial cliff due to loans by ex-pastor

August 6, 2023

St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Overtown is scrambling to pay a $1.6 million loan taken out by its now fired pastor

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Overtown church fighting to keep doors open after ex-pastor signed risky $1M loan

June 21, 2023

The clock is ticking for one of Overtown's historic churches as it scrambles to pay off a risky loan.

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Much of historic Overtown church could be sold in foreclosure; congregants blame ex-pastor

May 24, 2023

Much of a prominent, historic church property in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood is set to be sold in foreclosure and parishioners are blaming its ex-pastor.

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