Markus Bishop mansion up for auction
by: S. Brady Calhoun, Amber Spradley
Posted: Nov 11, 2019 / 02:48 PM CST / Updated: Nov 12, 2019 / 10:29 PM CST
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – The 15,000-square-foot mansion in Panama City Beach that was once the center of a tax controversy involving the separation of church and state will be auctioned off on December 5.
The minimum bid for Markus Bishop’s home in the Preserve on the Bay community is $2 million, according to Fisher Auction Company Vice President Francis Santos.
“Preserve on the Bay is one of the finest in Bay County,” Santos said. “Gated community, 24-hour-security, obviously on the bay, and just home to some very influential people in Bay County, and we’re hoping to find another one.”
The mansion features six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a four-car garage, basketball and tennis courts, a ballet studio and a media room.
“In 13 years, this is possibly one of the most incredible homes that I’ve been through,” World Impact Real Estate broker Rodney Elkins said.
In 2004 Bishop and his then congregation, Faith Christian Family Church, became part of a well-publicized battle with the Bay County Property Appraiser’s office when officials there rejected the idea that the mansion could be labeled a pastorium, making it church property and tax-exempt.
Bishop ultimately won that fight in 2013.
However, he ran into problems again in 2015 when the church was accused of holding Spring Break parties at one of its buildings and the Property Appraiser’s Office removed the church’s tax-exempt status.
The auction for Bishop’s property will take place on-site at 3703 Preserve Bay Boulevard in Panama City Beach on December 5 at 11 a.m.
“The qualifying procedures would be to bring a $50,000 cashier’s check. That’s going to be your initial deposit,” Santos said. “We’ll need a total of 10 percent down on auction day, and you’ll have 30 days to close thereafter.”
https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/markus-bishop-mansion-up-for-auction/
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Here's more info...
The above mentioned house is owned by Roll-O-Mation of Florida, LLC which gives the same address.:
3703 PRESERVE BAY BLVD
PANAMA CITY BEACH 32408
This same company also owns the building at which held the Spring Break parties mentioned above:
9721 THOMAS DR
PANAMA CITY BEACH 32408
So looking as the sales history of 3703 Preserve Bay Blvd house, we see Faith Christian Family Church has owned it off and on over the years and this is the church started by Markus Bishop in 1981.
"Faith Christian Family Church of Panama City Beach, Inc. filed as a Domestic Non Profit Corporation in the State of Florida on Thursday, January 22, 1981 and is approximately thirty-eight years old, according to public records filed with Florida Department of State."
The address for Faith Christian Family Church is 13300 Panama City Beach Pkwy Panama City Beach, FL 32407 and that is the same address as Destiny Worship Center. Looks like Faith Christian Family Church previously owned the current Destiny Worship Center buildings.
https://destinyworshipcenter.com/locations/panama-city-beach-campus/
Where is Markus Today? Not sure but here's his website:
http://markusqbishop.com/category/markus-q-bishop/
To read more about the shenanigans of Markus Bishop, click the link below and also read the comments!
https://enjoyingthejourney.blogspot.com/2015/03/wolf-alert-name-marcus-bishop-location.html
