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The Location

By the grace of God, St. John Church was able to purchase  reasonably-priced  acreage with a 3,300 SF house in Cedar Park, a rapidly growing suburb of Austin.  The 4.2 acre plot is located only 1/2 mile from highway 183, the major east/west growth corridor of northwest Austin, and easily accessible to the 183A toll road.  From this location, we serve not only Cedar Park, but also the surrounding  area which includes the cities of Jonestown, Leander, Burnet, Georgetown and Round Rock as well as northwest Austin.

The Plan
 

Immediately upon beginning services in the renovated residence located on the property, we began to plan for the construction of a traditional Orthodox Church temple.  The firm of Jackson Galloway Architects was hired to help us plan for the future use of the property.  Planned in four phases, the first phase was the renovation of the existing ranch house (2), which was completed in 2003.  The second phase was the construction of a multi-use building (1)  which will serve as a nave and fellowship hall--the nave in the existing building (2) will be partitioned and used as classrooms. This phase also expanded parking with an additional 50 spaces on the east side of the property.  The 3-year Capital Campaign for this phase began in 2006, construction began April, 2009 and we had our first services in the new multi-use building on January 23, 2010.  The third phase is the expansion of the multi-use building (pink shaded areas on (1)), demolition of the existing ranch house (2), and in its place, construction of the church temple (3) at the street side of the property.  The forth and final long-range phase, as growth warrants, is the construction of a classroom, activity and office building (5).  Each phase will involve incremental expansion of the parking areas (4).  Even fully developed, the rear of the property will still be left with over 1/2 acre of natural area.

In April 2004, Bishop BASIL was present for the 10th anniversary celebration of the founding of St. John the Forerunner church.  At this time, His Grace blessed the property for the construction of our new building by placing a dedication cross during the ground-breaking ceremony.

The Neighborhood

A broad price range of neighborhoods, with new and older homes priced from under $100K to over $350K, can be found within a 0-7 minute drive from the church. Most neighborhoods have sidewalks, parks and swimming pools.  For those living close to the church, daily Orthros and Vespers services provide highly flexible opportunities for prayer and worship.

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