This Sunday, Our Lady of Peace Church opens its brand-new doors in Silverthorne to those interested in taking a look inside.

The church, under construction at the north end of Silverthorne, was recently enclosed with the completion of the roof.

Now, church officials want to take the opportunity to showcase the new building. The church is moving from its current location in Dillon Valley to its new spot below the Gore Range in Silverthorne.

From 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, the church and rectory buildings will be open for public to walk-through. Officials expect construction to be completed (they're currently working on the interior) by late summer.

The church is also showcasing its commitment to employing local skilled labor, contractors and purchasing building materials from within the county.

According to Deacon Chuck Lamar, an extensive process of pre-qualifying and prioritizing local subcontractors resulting in the ability to hire two-thirds of the subcontractors in Summit County, and spend 77 percent of the dollars (more than $3 million) with the local businesses.

“Since 1881, we have been part of Summit County and are committed to local people here,” Lamar said. “We have $4 to $5 million to spend, and we'd really like to support our local community with people looking for work. ... If they were qualified and competitive in price, we opted to hire them as we could.”

To his knowledge, the only workers who came from outside of Summit County were those whose skills couldn't be found within Summit's borders.

Our Lady of Peace is an extension of Breckenridge's St. Mary Catholic parish, founded in 1881. The original church still sits at 109 S. French Street, which received an addition in 1985 to accommodate continuing growth. In December, a major interior renovation was finished, adding more seating and social space at the site.

As the community grew, a new mission, called Infant of Prague, was established in 1958 and met in old Dillon until the town was flooded for the new reservoir. In 1975, Our Lady of Peace church was constructed on its current site in Dillon Valley. With little room to expand, church officials sought a new site and landed on the Silverthorne property.

The construction budget for the project exceeds $4 million, which is being funded by pledges and donations from the local Catholic community (full and part time residents) as well as visiting families.

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25-09-2011 13:49 Lalibela located in Northern Ethiopia is the site of 11 churches that have been cut entirely out of a single block of stone from top down into the ground. Lalibela was not built or constructed, but literally cut from stone. This amazing building technique is considered by many to be a mystery. This segment is from the "Ancient Aliens" season 3 episode 3 originally aired on the History channel and there was more than what I provide here. This is the only monolithic site known to be related directly to Christianity. In addition to the pure mystery surrounding these stone structures, there are also myths suggesting that Lalibela was also once used as a shield to protect the Ark of the Covenant.

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06-07-2011 07:18 The Syrian Catholic church of Saint Thomas, in Jerusalem, has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its construction, twenty-five years after the first church was destroyed in 1948. Many representatives of other Churches joined in the celebration. The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, as distinct from the Chalcedonian Church, was established following the Council of Calcedonia in 451. It has been represented in the Holy Land by the Esarch Patriarch of Jerusalem since 1890. Today Patriarchate and church are situated near Damascus Gate, and are linked with parishes in Bethlehem and Amman. Grégoire Pierre Melki Esarch Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church of Jerusalem For us this church is a sign of our presence here in this Holy City. Yet it is also a sign of the witness which we have to make to the whole world, giving glory to Jesus Christ who, after his Resurrection, showed himself to doubting Thomas in the Upper Room. As you know, the church is dedicated to Saint Thomas, and in our human weakness, we cry out, "Jesus, help us to remain faithful to you, the Risen One. In early Christian times the Apostles Peter and Paul were intimately linked with the city of Antioch, where the disciples were first called Christians. Yet while the Church of today remains in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Egypt, many of the faithful have dispersed, finding themselves, for example, in America, Australia or Europe. Globally, Syrian Catholics number about 200 000, yet all are concerned by plight ...

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25-07-2011 02:17 This is a church/cathedral made by me. I wanted to make it bigger but yeah, it caused some problems so I'm planning to build a new one. I hope you still like it, enjoy. I'ts not ment to be like all other cathedrals, it's just my imagination 😛 Song: Mt Eden (Escape) - Dubstep Remix I do not own the song. Free InvEdit download link: http://www.minecraftforum.net You can get minecraft here: http://www.minecraft.net Please, don't look directly at all my misstakes, it's my first 'big' build after all. Thanks 🙂

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29-11-2011 18:33 http://www.howtoarchitect.com Learn how the medieval architects of the great cathedrals took ideas from the bible and made them real in great buildings of the age.

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08-11-2011 13:40 SICK and TIRED of the LOOK and FEEL of your church websites? SCARED STIFF by the process of WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION -- especially if you're NOT A TECHIE? Want to REFRESH AND RENEW your ministry's internet communications with CUTTING EDGE branding while staying BUDGET FRIENDLY? Listen in as David Middlebrook talks to the Church Media Group about the 7 Keys for Creating a Successful Church Website.

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06-02-2012 12:12 St Josephs Church construction at Kalkere,Bangalore

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11-12-2011 14:04 Rosslyn Chapel, originally named the Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, is a 15th-century church in the village of Roslin, seven miles from Edinburgh in Scotland. The chapel is famous both for its decorative art and its mysterious associations with the Knights Templar, the Holy Grail.. Rosslyn Chapel was intended to be one of more than 37 collegiate churches that were built in Scotland between the reigns of King James I and James IV (1406-1513). The chapel is actually the choir of what was intended to be a much larger cross-shaped church. The chapel was founded by Sir William Sinclair of the St. Clair family, a Scottish noble family from Orkney descended from Norman knights and, according to legend, linked to the Knights Templar. The foundation stone of Rosslyn Chapel was laid on St. Matthew's Day, September 21, 1446. After Sir William died in 1484, the larger building he had planned was never completed. Rosslyn Chapel's founder is buried in the chapel's foundation. Today, Rosslyn Chapel still functions as a place of worship for the Scottish Episcopal Church. What to See Rosslyn Chapel is relatively small, at 40' 8" high, 34' 8" wide, and 68' long. It has an asymmetrical shape, owing probably to its intended further construction. The arched stone ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel is finely decorated in squares with five pointed stars, ball flowers, tablet flowers, roses, a dove with an olive branch. Seashells are found next to a carving of Sir William, which are the symbol of St ...

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The Verona United Methodist Church building was designated a historic township landmark by the Verona Township Council at its Monday meeting. The Verona Landmarks Preservation Commission recommended the designation and at the meeting, members presented research about the building in making their case.

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The 103-year-old Verona United Methodist Church building, at 26 Montrose Ave., has remained relatively unchanged since its construction.

Built in 1909, Verona United Methodist Church was designed by Chicago-based architect W.R. Brown, using what is known as the Akron Plan, said commission chairwoman Jane Eliasof. The Akron Plan is named such because it was first used in the design of a church in Akron, Ohio, in the late 1800s.

Akron Plan churches have pews arranged in a semi-circle facing the altar. Sliding walls are located behind the last row of pews, allowing the church to create a separate space for classrooms or meetings.

The Verona church's original pulley system for those sliding walls is still intact, according to a commission report distributed at the meeting.

Moreover, the exterior of the church has retained most of its original features through the years, Eliasof said. An addition was put on the building some years ago, but that construction did not affect the building's original structure. A small doorway connects the new to the old.

In addition to its "architectural integrity," Eliasof said the building is "vital" to Verona's history. The Methodist Church was the first religious organization to establish itself in Verona, she explained. The first Methodist Church was built in 1833 on the northeast corner of Bloomfield and Grove avenues. The Methodists worshiped there until constructing the building on Montrose Avenue, she said.

A building with landmark status can undergo future construction, so long as that construction is consistent with the building's current architectural styling, Eliasof told a reporter.

Additionally, landmarks can not be demolished "as easily" as non-landmarks, she said.

"This ensures that in the middle of the night, someone doesn't just come in and say, 'We're going to knock this down,'" she added. "That's the danger with any building in town that isn't landmarked."

There are three levels of historic designation: local/town, state and national.

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07-09-2011 15:14 More coverage of the World Trade Center from The Architect's Newspaper at archpaper.com Piranha was commissioned by Silverstein Properties to create a short film depicting the completion of The New World Trade Center site. Piranha wrote, produced, art directed, filmed, and finished all vfx for this inspiring piece marking the 10th year anniversary of 9/11.

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