Doylestown Presbyterian Opens Church to Community

Doylestown Presbyterian Church joyfully invites everyone to their Community Open House on Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Our recent Sanctuary and Andrews Hall renovation project gives the church many new opportunities to serve and strengthen the community.

This fun-filled day offers tours of the newly-renovated Sanctuary and Andrews Hall Education Building, giveaways, a raffle for gift baskets, and refreshments.

As an added feature, the Berenstain Bears will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   Come see for yourself!  Access Andrews Hall via the entrance at Church Street (just above our parking lot) or through the main entrance (under the bridge) at 125 Mechanics Street.

Phase One of the Church’s Renovation Project is now complete.  It all began with work on Andrews Hall in June 2010, including renovation of our Fellowship Hall, relocation of the church offices, and the addition of several classrooms. 

The next part was the renovation of our historic Sanctuary including a new elevator.  The final aspect on this project was the construction of the first-ever bridge in the heart of the borough. The bridge now connects the Sanctuary building and Andrews Hall thus improving accessibility for both buildings.

Physically uniting the two buildings had been a goal of the congregation since approving its master facility plan several years ago.  The bridge also symbolizes the church’s commitment to connect all persons to one another, the community, and God.  

A new nursery connects to the worship space, the kitchen has been upgraded and all mechanical systems are now in place.

Completion of this project finalizes Phase I of a two-phased project built by the contracting firm of Caldwell, Heckles & Egan (CH&E) of Lancaster.  Mark Strunk was the Project Manager and Ed Kanaly and Josh Heisey the site supervisors.  The Philadelphia architectural firm of Daley and Jalboot designed the enhancements with Tom Daley serving as the lead architect. 

Funding came about during the 2009 capital campaign—“Bridging the Generations”--to which members pledged for a three-year period.  Fifteen percent of gifts received are being set aside for mission outreach with funding of the first project, a renovated kitchen for Philadelphia’s Broad Street Ministry, concluding last month.

was founded in 1804.  The current congregation numbers 1,850 members and is served by the Rev. Dr. John M. Willingham, Pastor, and the Reverends Bryant M. Anderson and Keith Crawford-Roberts, Associate Pastors.