Our Building Program

 

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10/9/2011 Update



9/10/2011 Update

 

Building Program Picture

Introduction

We have a vision for expanding the church's facilities to accommodate a new worship area and larger social space. The current sanctuary and fellowship hall will be divided into permanent classroom space. This addition will be 80' x 80', more than tripling the current facility. Why are we doing this? Our current sanctuary is more than 75% filled each Sunday. If it feels full or you feel squished, that's why. Most researchers find that 70% feels full and 80% feels stifling. God is doing great things through Bethany Church and we want to reach out to the lost in our community, but there is nowhere to seat them right now. The seating capacity will increase from 160 up to 300. Each class will have its own enclosed room. AWANA will have a larger gamefloor and more alternatives for room assignments. The list of improvements that the building program brings is endless.

 

Blueprints

Below are various blueprints of the new building.

       
NEW Bathroom Layout        
         
   
Upstairs   Mezzanine   Downstairs
         
     
Facade - Front       Facade - Back

 

 

Publications


Our Long-Range Vision (Sermon from 7/18/10)


 

Building Addition Pamphlet


 

View all Building Addition documents

 

 

Building Committee

Committee Members: David Krapf (chair), Donald Crawford, Sonny Fatzinger, Clayton Frailey, Jeff Freudenberger, Orrien Griesemer, Donald Green, Timothy Schmoyer (ex officio, secretary), Joel Vooz

 

Latest Update

Facebook Photo Albums View the Latest Building Progress on our Facebook Photo Albums!
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October 24, 2010: We celebrated Ground-Breaking with a rousing ceremony of praise to God!

September 26, 2010: At the Congregational Meeting we voted to proceed with the building addition. We praise the Lord for such clear consensus on this important decision.

September 19, 2010: The Building Committee and Elders received the quote of our builder and drafted and distributed their report and proposal to the congregation. A Congregational Meeting was announced for Sunday, September 26, 2010 immediately following Morning Worship.

August 9, 2010: At our final meeting with the Township, the Township Board of Commissioners gave us approval for the building addition! We can now apply for building permits.

July 22, 2010: Our two meetings with the Township this week have received approval. We now need to go before the Township Board of Commissioners for our last approval. Then we can apply for building permits.

July 1, 2010: Two aspects of our plan require a zoning variance from the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board.  We will seek this variance at a July 20, 2010 public hearing.  We need variances for off-site parking and the drive-thru canopy.  The following day, if our variances are approved, we will go to before the Whitehall Township Planning Commission on Wednesday, July 21.

May 20, 2010: The plans have received the preliminary approval of the Whitehall Township Planning Commission at the commission's May 19 meeting.

April 25, 2010: Our surveyor has submitted plans to the Whitehall Township Planning Commission to be reviewed and (hopefully) approved at their May 19, 2010 meeting. Pray for this meeting to go well.

 

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