"I was just disappointed I didn't see any ghosts."

Real estate broker James Parker is trying to sell a house with some unusual features. There's a pulpit. And an altar. And a room big enough to seat a congregation.

In fact, it does seat a congregation — the 300 members of the Union Street Methodist Church, a Clearwater house of worship that is on the market for $1.68 million.

The church, which comes with a school, small chapel and nearly 5 acres, is what's known in the real estate trade as a "special use'' property. As the name suggests, such properties were designed for highly specialized functions that make them a challenge to unload when it's time to sell.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times.