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A local pastor and his wife have signed an agreement to purchase the former Rockford Memorial Hospital.

The new owners' plans for the massive facility have not yet been announced.

The sale follows Mercyhealth's unsuccessful attempts to donate the property to the city and local nonprofits.

Mercyhealth has confirmed that a local pastor and his wife have agreed to purchase the former Rockford Memorial Hospital , 2400 N. Rockton Ave.

The Rev. Melvin Brown, and his wife, the Rev. Shelia Brown, owners of Kingdom Authority Church in downtown Rockford, signed a purchase agreement for the hospital that a decade ago supported 396 hospital beds and a Level 1 trauma center on more than 7 acres.

"The Browns have spent more than 30 years ministering and providing social suppo

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