$10 million community arts center proposed for south St. Pete church site
/A 3.6-acre church campus in south St. Pete could soon become a new hub for youth arts education, as the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts looks to acquire and repurpose the property into a community arts center.
The foundation has launched a $10 million capital campaign to purchase the site at 5995 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South and convert it into the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts Community Arts Center.
The 26,155-square-foot property is currently home to Lakewood United Methodist Church and Alegria Montessori School.
Built in 1958, the campus includes a 396-seat sanctuary, a smaller chapel, a two-story educational building with a fenced-in playground and covered outdoor play area, as well as a fellowship hall, kitchen, and office space.
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