Bethany Baptist Church Dedicates New Fellowship Hall

After 8 years of planning, praying and fundraising, Bethany Baptist  Church of Callao, Virginia dedicated its New Fellowship Hall at Homecoming Ceremonies on November 18th, 2012.

Located at 16256 Richmond Road, and designed to complement the style and character of the
existing church facility, the new 5000 square foot 230 seat facility provides fellowship space with a
new fully equipped Kitchen and Pantry. The new hall also provides multiuse fellowship, recreation
and education space, and is completely accessible for the physically handicapped. A new Covered
drop-off at the Hall's entrance provides access in inclement weather. Designed for accommodating
visiting church groups as well as community members displaced during weather disasters, the new
facility has accessible shower facilities and bathrooms. Walks, new parking and landscaping
complete the design.

Eddie Heath of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board was the guest speaker at the dedication
and additional comments were provided by Charles Overstreet, Building Committee Chairman and
William Henry Harris, the architect for the project. William Henry Harris' firm, William Henry 
Harris & Associates, Inc., has worked with more than 200 Virginia churches over the past 30
years.

The general contractor for the $500,000 project was the Norman Company, Inc. of
Mechanicsville.

Mathews Baptist Church Groundbreaking!

Mathews Baptist Church has broken ground for new Renovation Project!

(Hudgins, VA) Located at 8284 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews Baptist Church has broken ground for Phase 1 of a Master Plan put in place a year ago for the historic Mathews County church. The 1000 square foot Phase 1 renovation project will provide new modern bathrooms in the existing Education wing as well as in the existing historic Sanctuary building. Offices will be relocated from the Sanctuary building to larger accommodations in the Education wing, and the existing heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems for the Education wing will be renovated to provide better heating and cooling. New lighting and finishes will complete the renovation in the existing lower level of the education building, and the new restrooms will be completely accessible for the physically handicapped. Future Phases include additional Sunday school classrooms, offices and gathering areas designed to complement the style and character of the existing historic church facility.

The Master Plan and Phase 1 project was designed by local church architect, William Henry Harris, whose firm, William Henry Harris & Associates, Inc. has worked with more than 200 Virginia churches over the past 30 years. They recently completed the new Sanctuary addition for the Catholic Church of the Visitation near Topping, Virginia.

The general contractor for the $80,000 project is Morse Enterprises of Mathews. The project is slated for completion by mid-October of 2012.

Project Updates

The design team takes air flow test measurements for the heating, cooling and acoustic renovation as part of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Centennial Campaign project to renovate the interior and mechanical systems of the historic church nave and chancel.

The roof of the new Fellowship Hall takes shape at Bethany Baptist Church in Callao, Virginia.

Progress Photos from Bethany Baptist

Bethany Baptist Church is beginning to take shape as walls go up at the historic Baptist Church in Virginia's Northern Neck.

Beulah Baptist Portico Underway

Here are some recent pictures of renovation to the Portico we are doing at Beulah Baptist Church in Aylett, Virginia.

William Henry Harris & Associates, Inc. was featured in the Spring 2012 edition of The Virginia Construction Journal. Read all about it on Facebook!

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Construction Progress to Date

Beulah Baptist Church Portico takes shape.

 Bethany Baptist Church Construction underway.