Heritage Presbyterian Church is getting very excited about a long anticipated building expansion.  Since at least 2003, congregational growth has put pressure on the capacity of our current building.  Sunday mornings were particularly crowded, but building use during the week was also increasing.

A committee did a thorough search of the options and decided that additional classroom space was needed.  An architect was engaged and designs drawn up.  The congregation recognized the need, and in November of 2004 pledged money to be given over the next three years to pay for a nine-classroom expansion. 

Since then, God has blessed us, and the demands on the building have increased.  Sunday mornings take highly trained traffic engineers to map out the use of rooms and flow of worshippers and learners.  Last year, two new adult Sunday School classes were added, which have been well attended.  This year the pre-school Sunday School class was so big, it had to be split into two!  This means we have needed three more classrooms on Sunday morning, in addition to the ones we were short already.

It is good news that our education program is growing, but our space limitations are making it difficult.  We have also seen a significant increase in the use of our building during the weekday and evenings.  Some of the new users are community groups like an art group and two new support groups.  Others are our own groups including Bible Studies, youth activities and women’s circles. 

Now, we are getting close to our goal.  Almost enough money has been received or pledged to begin building.  We can be excited about soon seeing our space needs met!  The Lord is good.

On the right side of this page, you will see renderings and designs for the new addition.  Soon you will be able to walk into and use the rooms themselves.  And we will all be lifting our voices to the Lord in praise.