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A Joyful and Transformational Announcement
(August 5, 2025) To our Church and Preschool Family: I have some truly extraordinary news to share with you today. The Family of Garner and Connie Koons has generously donated $2 million to Pasadena Community Church. Their incredible gift will fully fund the construction of our new Preschool at the Life Enrichment Center (LEC). This means we can move forward immediately with…
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Parcel sale closing delayed
(May 16, 2025) The buyer of the “soccer field” parcel (Onyx+East) has asked for a delay of up to 90-days to complete the sale closing. Pasadena Community Church leaders granted the extension while also requiring Onyx+East, the buyer, to pay for each 30-days of the delay. The new outside closing date is October 6, 2025.…
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Moving forward-timeline unchanged
(March 16, 2025) The City of St. Petersburg has now signed off on all of the zoning and variance requests and Onyx+East is moving forward with its plans to close the purchase of the soccer field property in June, as planned. At the same time, Pasadena Community Church is on track with plans to contract…
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Onyx+East seeks city approval for variance
(December 4, 2024) This week, Onyx+East met with neighborhood leaders to explain a “zoning variance” application the developer is filing with the City of St. Petersburg.The request is to reduce the setback of some of the buildings from fifteen feet to 10 feet from the street on the “soccer field” property and to allow the…
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Updated target dates for sale closings
(October 25, 2024) Keep in mind these are “target” dates, so any range of issues might delay or change them, but for now, Pasadena Community Church and Onyx+East are planning to close on the two property parcels one year apart. Our new target to close on the soccer field land is June of 2025 and…
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Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approves rezoning: last hurdle done
The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning request by Onyx+East and Pasadena Community Church that will allow the development of the “soccer field” and the preschool, thrift shop and afterschool program. This is the last of the city and county hearings, a process that has taken us a year and a half to…
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