On March 10, 2020, Stuart Christenson, AIA, president, Lauren Bennett, AIA, project architect, and Kate Cashdollar, director of interiors, at Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc. (Noelker and Hull) joined Father Rodriguez, Father Lyons, Deacon Richard Ramsey, parishioners, Mayor Walter Bietsch, and extended community of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in a unique celebration, the “demolition derby,” to kick-off Phase 2 of the church’s capital campaign to expand the church facility, by ceremonially beginning demolition of the convent building. Phase 2 of the church expansion project involves the demolition of several site buildings and the preparation of the site for Phase 3, the Narthex addition.
“The expansion of the current building will serve as an attached community space, before and after mass, to foster friendship, support, and fellowship while enriching the faith of the parish,” The Corpus Christi Building Committee.
The event took place on the property of the empty convent and three neighboring townhouses acquired to accommodate the addition. The ceremony included the children from the adjoining Corpus Christi Catholic School who cheered on the sledgehammer-swingers. Led by Father Rodriguez and followed by David Sciamanna of the capital campaign committee, each participant took the opportunity to take a sledgehammer to the side of the convent that will be demolished.
Noelker and Hull has been working with Brechbill & Helman Construction to find an affordable solution to meet the church’s space, accessibility, and traffic flow needs. Noelker and Hull designed a new addition that will create a multipurpose space to enhance and secure the gathering opportunities for the parish ministries and activities, provide a comfortable worship alternative for families, as well as improve accessibility and improve parking and traffic flow. As a result, Corpus Christi Catholic Church started their capital campaign to expand their facility, breaking the project into several construction phases to aid in fundraising.
On March 10, 2020, Stuart Christenson, AIA, president, Lauren Bennett, AIA, project architect, and Kate Cashdollar, director of interiors, at Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc. (Noelker and Hull) joined Father Rodriguez, Father Lyons, Deacon Richard Ramsey, parishioners, Mayor Walter Bietsch, and extended community of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in a unique celebration, the “demolition derby,” to kick-off Phase 2 of the church’s capital campaign to expand the church facility, by ceremonially beginning demolition of the convent building. Phase 2 of the church expansion project involves the demolition of several site buildings and the preparation of the site for Phase 3, the Narthex addition.
“The expansion of the current building will serve as an attached community space, before and after mass, to foster friendship, support, and fellowship while enriching the faith of the parish,” The Corpus Christi Building Committee.
The event took place on the property of the empty convent and three neighboring townhouses acquired to accommodate the addition. The ceremony included the children from the adjoining Corpus Christi Catholic School who cheered on the sledgehammer-swingers. Led by Father Rodriguez and followed by David Sciamanna of the capital campaign committee, each participant took the opportunity to take a sledgehammer to the side of the convent that will be demolished.
Noelker and Hull has been working with Brechbill & Helman Construction to find an affordable solution to meet the church’s space, accessibility, and traffic flow needs. Noelker and Hull designed a new addition that will create a multipurpose space to enhance and secure the gathering opportunities for the parish ministries and activities, provide a comfortable worship alternative for families, as well as improve accessibility and improve parking and traffic flow. As a result, Corpus Christi Catholic Church started their capital campaign to expand their facility, breaking the project into several construction phases to aid in fundraising.
