Florida

Sanctuary Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale is part of a plan for a 12-storey, 340-unit building with up to a third affordable homes, as developers seek out church land across South Florida, CBS News Miami reported.

The Florida chapter of Alpha’s Convent of Mercy Academy alumnae planned its 2026 ‘Beyond the Stars’ gala to expand the school’s financial assistance fund and back STEM programmes, showing how diaspora old girls invest in a Sisters of Mercy school.

Stateline reported in 2025 that St John’s Lutheran in Madison is replacing its 1905 building with a 10-storey block of 100-plus affordable homes and worship space, as Florida opened religious land to housing and Colorado’s bill failed.

A Taylor, Michigan, church linked to David E. Taylor bought a 28,893-square-foot estate in Avila, near Tampa, from a Buccaneers co-owner for $8.3 million, financed with a $4.9 million mortgage.

First Baptist Church of Jacksonville decided to sell most of its 10-block, 1.5 million-square-foot downtown campus after attendance fell from about 10,000 to 3,200 and facility costs reached more than half its budget.