Christ Episcopal Church parishioners and clergy toured the first floor of their new Formation and Arts Building under construction Sunday.
Slated to be completed in February, the 19,800-sq. ft. two-story building, on the campus at 400 San Juan Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach, will become a hub of activity through the week as well as on Sundays. Its meeting rooms and hospitality features will be offered for use by community groups as well as by the church’s active parish. Its rooms will include Sunday school classrooms, various size rooms, small group areas and practice and performance spaces.
A 40-ft. wide garden walkway will span the length of the campus leading into the main courtyard.
“This is going to be great, with all the rooms, because we are growing,” longtime parishioner Barbara Bartels said as she walked through the construction area after the 9 a.m. service.
“They’ve done an excellent job of making it multifunctional,” said her husband, Gene Bartels. “Part of the purpose is to make it not only for church membership, but for the community at large.”
The Rector, Rev. Tom Reeder, said he was pleased with what he saw. “I think it’s fantastic,” he said. “It will go a long way to complete our mission of transforming lives through the love of Christ.”
The Formation and Arts Building is one of a series of capital improvements planned at the church, which has served as a religious and community center in Ponte Vedra Beach since 1951. For more information, visit boldfaithboldfuture.org.
