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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.
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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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home
Planned in
four phases,
the first phase is the renovation of the existing ranch house (2), which
was completed in 2003. The second phase is 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. The Capital Campaign for this phase began
in 2006, with construction planned to begin in fall 2008. The
third phase is the expansion of the multi-use building (shaded areas
on (1)), demolition of the existing ranch house (2), and
construction of the church temple (3) in its place at the front of
the property. The forth and final phase, as growth warrants, is the construction of a classroom, activity and
office building (5) in the rear of the property. Each phase will
involve 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. 
