Risen Savior Lutheran Church to dedicate new expansion/renovation

Risen Savior Lutheran Church will formally dedicate the recently-completed expansion and renovation of its building and campus at 3031 W. 144^th Ave. in Broomfield during Sunday services on Sept. 12.

Work on the $3.2 million project started last fall, resulting in substantial changes inside and outside the church.  The expansion added 6,500 square feet to the interior, which now totals 20,000 square feet.  The sanctuary, narthex (lobby) and classrooms were enlarged; a second kitchen was added; a basement - which accommodates the youth ministry - was built under an addition; east- and west-side entrances were revamped, and secondary rooms were created or expanded.  A new, prominent cross is centered on the building’s south (front) exterior wall.  A stone-tablet sign on a brick-and-mortar base along 144^th Avenue is new to the southeast corner of the 10-acre campus.  Improvements to the infrastructure were also made.

Outdoor changes include a new parking lot, a new right-turn lane on westbound 144^th Avenue, leading into the original parking lot; enhanced landscaping and new sidewalks in front of the church and along 144^th Avenue, and a code-mandated water-retention pond.

Risen Savior’s growth in recent years had made for crowded, cramped and inadequate quarters, which prompted the expansion.  Baptized membership grew from 690 in 2005 to nearly 1,000 at present.

Project costs are being paid by members’ contributions to a fund-raising campaign and a loan from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund.

A dedication ceremony will be conducted during each of the regular Sunday morning services at 8, 9:30 and 11 o’clock on Sept. 12.  Non-members are welcome that day, or any Sunday.