(ORLANDO, Fla.) October 31, 2008 – CNL Specialty Real Estate Services has been selected to lead the sale of Cathedral at Chapel Hill’s 53-acre campus in Decatur, GA, including a 5,500-seat auditorium, 1,100-seat atrium/fellowship hall, multiple classrooms and offices, and nearly 2,000 parking spaces. The listing price is $24.5 million.

“This is one of the largest religious and educational facilities currently available in the United States,” said Matt Messier, broker and principal of CNL Specialty Real Estate Services, which focuses exclusively on religious, educational and not-for-profit real estate. “We are honored to have been selected to find a buyer for the current facility and help the congregation find space better suited to its needs.”

"As the message and expression of our ministry has transitioned to become more open and radically inclusive of all people, we realize the ministry can be facilitated in a smaller and more urban location,” said Cathedral at Chapel Hill Senior Pastor D.E. Paulk. “As we endeavor to reflect the image of God's unconditional love, we are confident that the best is yet to come."

Located at 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway, Cathedral at Chapel Hill is one of seven assignments CNL Specialty Real Estate Services is currently managing in the metro Atlanta area and 50 it is marketing throughout the country. The company also represents Atlanta Public Schools (APS) in the disposition of its surplus schools and vacant land.

“We view the greater Atlanta area as an ideal place to grow our company,” said Messier. “There are many strong and sustainable communities here with a great deal of religious and educational diversity. And Atlanta’s continued population growth will fuel ongoing real estate opportunities in our niche markets.”