From Bethlehem (PA)
For longer than Moses wandered in the wilderness, members of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Spring Township, have worshipped in a circa 1963 building that was intended to be the congregation's temporary home. On Sunday, a groundbreaking was finally held for a new building to be completed in time for Easter 2013.
A spokesman for the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem said it is the only new Episcopal church under construction in the diocese.
"No one who looks at the (existing) building would know" that it was intended as a temporary home for the congregation, said George Loeffler, historian for the diocese. He said the A-frame building had been expected to have a lifetime of 20 years at the most.
"It wasn't planned (to last) for 49½ years," said Eric Murray, co-chairman of the building committee for St. Alban's.
While most Berks residents wouldn't have guessed it was a temporary building, Murray said some in the congregation felt a stigma from worshipping in what they considered temporary quarters.
The Rev. Karl Kern, pastor of St. Alban's, said worship in the old church, with a capacity of 145, often felt crowded and he is hopeful the additional space will make worshippers feel more comfortable.
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