James and Barbara Merrell have listed for sale a four-bedroom, three-bath home at 826 Cleveland Ave. in Kirkwood for $459,900.

The Merrells paid $233,000 for the property in May 2004. The 2,470-square-foot house was built in 1972 in the Kirkwood Northeast neighborhood. Joan E. Curbow is the listing agent for the home.

Mr. Merrell is an internationally recognized clergyman, writer, speaker and editor who has published five books.

He graduated from Indiana University and holds degrees from the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis and Culver-Stockton College in Canton.

There were 495 home sales in Kirkwood in 2008, with a median sales price of $190,000.

Address: 826 Cleveland Avenue