Faith Church Allentown, PA Faith Church is a large, and growing, Evangelical congregation. The three-story addition solved numerous space/programming issues for the church. A new secure nursery area is located adjacent to the largest worship space with children’s Christian education rooms on the floor above. The Youth program completes the top floor and permits the…
Bright Side Baptist Church Lancaster, PA Bright Side Baptist Church sits on a tight urban site. One vertically-designed building functions as two facilities the sacred sanctuary space (seating over 900) is both joined and separated from the community center. The Opportunities Center shares a gymnasium, banquet/stage area and classrooms with the church and provides the…
Highland Presbyterian Church Lancaster, PA Improved circulation was a crucial design gesture as a major new wing was added to the existing Highland Presbyterian church. A large well-lit lobby narthex connects all major components of the building and becomes a “market-place” for ministry tables. The addition (26,800 sf) and renovations (34,800 sf) unified the structure…
Fawn United Methodist Church Fawn Grove, PA The congregation at Fawn United Methodist Church engaged Beers + Hoffman for the sensitive reconstruction of a sanctuary & lobby addition (13,000 sf) to replace the original sanctuary destroyed by fire in 2005. While the massing of the steeple with a pair of gable roofs references the former…
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Lancaster, PA Needing both a larger sanctuary while also improving the connection between the congregation and the pastor were the impetus to the new addition (28,700 sf). A radial layout for the worship space was the successful solution. With a beautiful new pipe organ, state-of-the-art sound & lighting systems, and…
The Woods at Cornwall Manor Cornwall, PA Located on 100 acres of tree-filled property adjoining the existing Cornwall Manor campus, The Woods features 188 new cottages with five different floor plans. The single and duplex cottages are available with two or three bedrooms, as well as one or two car garages, cathedral ceilings in the living room,…
Calvary Church Lancaster, PA Calvary Church‘s new facility permitted the growing congregation to join their multiple services into one worship service by providing a 2,600 seat sanctuary. While growth has now led again to multiple services, the church impacts both its local community and world ministries. While the 198,800 sf size of this facility could…
Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church York, PA Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church takes the ancient form of a basilica with a center dome and side apses creates the historical cross plan which enhances the time-honored acoustics essential for speech, singing and chanting in a traditional orthodox service. The front altar apse is positioned directly towards…
Mountville Church of the Brethren Mountville, PA For the congregation of Mountville Church of the Brethren, a new “welcoming” lobby space from the main parking area was key to the addition and is now the new “front door.” An exterior colonnade with an overhanging canopy created a well-needed vehicular drop-off. Re-design of parking lot created…