The Tampa Korean Methodist Church made the big move north from Tampa to Wesley Chapel last April. And now they own the 33 acres and much larger sanctuary on County Line Road that once housed CrossRoads Community United Methodist Church.
The Korean Methodists, who conduct services both in Korean and English, finalized the sale of the church campus at 26211 County Line Road, in September for $1.2 million, according to Pasco County property records. With it comes an 18,000-square-foot sanctuary built less than a decade ago, to help accommodate the growing congregation.
The church was previously located on North Boulevard in Tampa, and is part of the greater United Methodist Church, which has 12 million members worldwide, including 7.7 million in the United States. Nearly 30 percent of South Korea’s population identifies as Christian, with more than 63 percent of them claiming Protestant religions like Methodism and Presbyterianism, according to government studies there.
English services are held Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at the church.
