Eastview Church plans two additions

NORMAL Eastview Christian Church is seeking a site plan amendment from the Normal Planning Commission so it can build two additions.

The commission will consider the request at its 5 p.m. Thursday meeting in Room 409 of Uptown Station.

Mark Warren, executive pastor at the church, said a two-story, 7,300-square-foot, east-side addition would allow the church to expand first-floor space for its pre-kindergarten through first-grade ministry. The second floor of that addition would give additional space for 2- and 3-year-olds.

A proposed 24,330-square-foot, west-side addition would bring a double-wide gymnasium for the churchs sports ministry and its programs for junior high school students, Warren said.

The church also is planning major remodeling projects in two existing spaces, Warren said. A balcony will be added to the current gymnasium and two classrooms will be expanded to provide more space for the churchs fourth- and fifth-grade ministries.

Our growth has outpaced our facility, Warren said.

Eastview Christian Church, 1500 N. Airport Road, added a fourth Sunday service in January. Warren said Sunday attendance for all four services is 6,000.

The proposed additions and remodeling is designed to meet immediate needs, he said.

Town staff supports the request. Town Planner Mercy Davison said the church will add landscaping based on the additional land to be developed. Several existing trees will be relocated and other trees added, she said.

The town approved a site plan amendment in November 2005 for a 51,000-square-foot addition on the west/northwest side of the church and another amendment in 2011 to expand the atrium on the north side.

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Eastview Church plans two additions