Church starts building project

Falls Road Baptist Church broke ground March 9 for a sanctuary and classroom building on its new campus at 3144 Benvenue Road.

Construction likely will begin in early April, Larry Todd, the churchs secretary, said in a telephone interview Tuesday. The project will move quickly.

Were the trusting the Lord for the first of October, he said of the projected completion date.

The sanctuary will seat about 200 people, the Rev. Steven Harduk, Falls Roads pastor, said Wednesday in a telephone interview. The other building will have six classrooms, a nursery and an office.

Together, they will have about 12,000 square feet of space and cost more than $1 million, Harduk said.

At the groundbreaking, Harduk gave a devotional from the book of Nehemiah and offered a prayer of thanksgiving and dedication for the building and Gods blessing on the churchs ministry, a release says. Members of the board of deacons also spoke on how they envisioned God would use the building and property in the coming years.

The new campus, which is on the north side of Benvenue Road just west of Thomas A. Betts Parkway, offers the congregation room for expansion.

As we get this completed, hopefully if the ministry grows, we certainly have ample room for expansion, Todd said. We have over 40 acres of property out there.

Said Harduk: As the Lord would provide and bless, there are plans for additional classrooms and a family life center that would include a gymnasium. ... Thats something well just have to wait upon the Lord (for).

Mike Marguerat of Landmark Construction also gave a presentation at the groundbreaking on the appearance and layout of the building, the release says. Floor plans also are on display in Falls Roads current sanctuary at 734 Falls Road.

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Church starts building project