History of Lakeside Community Church
In 1980 the Church Board engaged Thomas Hamilton Builders, a local Church Building Contractor from Wilmore, Pennsylvania to design and construct a Church building with a Nave (Sanctuary) large enough to seat 200 persons. The Church building was not the interfere with the house and its access as occupied by Goldie Holben. On September 10, 1980 a Construction Contract was signed for $123,000.00 for this work. The Church sanctuary dimensions were 40 feet wide by 72 feet long and attached Fellowship hall dimensions were 35 feet wide by 40 feet long.
During construction of the new Church building it was discovered that the construction contract did not include any landscaping, driveways or parking areas. After obtaining three construction cost estimates for the driveways and parking area the work was awarded to Thomas Hamilton Builders for $2,000.00. The work consisted of compacted earth fill covered with a layer of crushed limestone. Final construction cost of the Church building project was $125,000.00.
The new Church building Ground Breaking was held on July 20,1980 with Pastor Paul Willette presiding and Nazarene Pittsburgh District Superintendent Dr. William Prince the keynote speaker. Dignitaries from the Borough were invited but Borough Mayor Michael Tsikalas was the only Borough representative that attended. Paul Kane, president of First National Bank, Ebensburg (the institution that held the new Church mortgage) also attended this event.
Construction work was completed in June 1981. The first service was held in the new Church building on June 28, 1981. Attendance records for this date show 50 persons in the morning worship service and 27 persons in the evening service.
A building dedication service, with new District Superintendent Rev. Jerry Lambert offering the dedication address, was held on July 19, 1981 with 132 persons attending. The Church continues to occupy this facility as of the date of this writing (the Fellowship hall portion has gone through two enlargement projects; one in 1998-1999 and another in 2005-2006)
The Building sanctuary has laminated arches with three inch tongue and grooved stained wood arched ceiling, painted drywall interior walls and a flat concrete floor (covered with carpet) at ground level with a raised wood platform in the front. A Narthex (foyer or vestibule) was made available to accommodate ingress and egress to/from the Sanctuary and the attached Fellowship hall. A natural gas fired heating system with water circulation was provided. Restrooms were provided in the Fellowship hall for both men and women. The Building exterior was covered with wood Siding (T-111) except for the end of the Sanctuary facing the highway. This was constructed of brick.
A fourteen hundred (1400) square feet Fellowship hall was constructed during the 1980-1981 construction period. The Fellowship hall was attached to the Sanctuary and contained the Restrooms, a Nursery, the Furnace room and an Assembly area. The Fellowship hall open area was used for Sunday school classes and small group meetings.
The Church Pews and Pulpit were purchased from Winebarger Church Furniture of Lynchburg, Virginia. The Pews were brought on site in pieces by the manufacturer, assembled inside the Church Sanctuary and installed by the manufacturer's delivery personnel. The Pews are cantilevered type, made of wood and covered with cloth. The seating areas of each Pew are padded. The Pews and Pulpit were included in Thomas Hamilton Builders building contract.
The Altar was made by the Ebensburg Lumber Company. It was designed by Lynn Summerson (a Church member) and paid for and donated by Ed Summerson (Lynn's father and a Church member). The Altar was designed to enable it to be disassembled and moved and reassembled for access to the Platform to accommodate weddings and funerals. The Altar staining and finishing was done by members of the congregation.
The original Church building at 619 East Sample Street was rented from the Church for several years by Cambria County and used as a Day Care center. This $350.00 monthly income (increased to $450.oo after 2 years) helped the Church toward the expenses of occupying its new building until such time as the Church income increased sufficiently to support these expenses.
On December 10, 1989 the Church Board had the original Church building at 619 East Sample Street appraised. The appraised value was $22,000.00. A short time thereafter the original Church building was purchased by Barry and Sandy Llewellyn for $22,000.00. Barry and Sandy remodeled the building into a home and currently reside there. The $22,000.00 income from the sale of the original Church building enabled the Church to make a substantial financial contribution toward the Church's mortgage on its new building.
The new Church utilities are:
1. Water is provided by the Ebensburg Borough Municipal Authority.
2. Sanitary Sewage service is provided by the Ebensburg Borough Municipal Authority.
3. Natural gas is provided by People's Dominion, a local public utility.
4. Electricity is provided by Penelec, a local public utility.
5. Garbage collection is provided by Waste Management Company with disposal at its landfill near Johnstown.
The eastern end of the Narthex was partitioned in 1984 (during Melvin Smitley's term as Pastor) to serve as the Pastor's office. An enclosed exterior main Church entry was constructed by the Church laymen in 1985.
In the spring of 1981 the Church members and friends installed an all gravity sanitary sewer pipeline from the new Church building to the Borough's sanitary sewer. This work required hanging the pipeline on the Rowena Drive highway bridge crossing Howells Run. Jay Karlinsey, a Church friend from Vinco, who owned a construction business and a mobile home park, donated a backhoe and his time as the backhoe operator to dig the trench for the sewer line. Jay also lifted the steel pipe casing and placed it on the highway bridge brackets. The bridge brackets had been installed earlier, at no charge, by a construction firm in Pittsburgh whose owner's were friends of Glenn Learn. Glenn Learn, one of the Church laymen and a Civil Engineer, supplied a survey transit, laid out the sewer pipeline route and provided the proper pipe slope during construction. All this sewer line work was done in one day, a Saturday, by Church members and friends. Paul Willette was the Pastor at this time. Some of the workers may remember the light rain that fell during this project making working conditions miserable. Church ladies served lunch to the workers and provided parkas to protect and provide some relief from the rain.
During construction of the new Church building it was discovered that the construction contract did not include any landscaping, driveways or parking areas. After obtaining three construction cost estimates for the driveways and parking area the work was awarded to Thomas Hamilton Builders for $2,000.00. The work consisted of compacted earth fill covered with a layer of crushed limestone. Final construction cost of the Church building project was $125,000.00.
The new Church building Ground Breaking was held on July 20,1980 with Pastor Paul Willette presiding and Nazarene Pittsburgh District Superintendent Dr. William Prince the keynote speaker. Dignitaries from the Borough were invited but Borough Mayor Michael Tsikalas was the only Borough representative that attended. Paul Kane, president of First National Bank, Ebensburg (the institution that held the new Church mortgage) also attended this event.
Construction work was completed in June 1981. The first service was held in the new Church building on June 28, 1981. Attendance records for this date show 50 persons in the morning worship service and 27 persons in the evening service.
A building dedication service, with new District Superintendent Rev. Jerry Lambert offering the dedication address, was held on July 19, 1981 with 132 persons attending. The Church continues to occupy this facility as of the date of this writing (the Fellowship hall portion has gone through two enlargement projects; one in 1998-1999 and another in 2005-2006)
The Building sanctuary has laminated arches with three inch tongue and grooved stained wood arched ceiling, painted drywall interior walls and a flat concrete floor (covered with carpet) at ground level with a raised wood platform in the front. A Narthex (foyer or vestibule) was made available to accommodate ingress and egress to/from the Sanctuary and the attached Fellowship hall. A natural gas fired heating system with water circulation was provided. Restrooms were provided in the Fellowship hall for both men and women. The Building exterior was covered with wood Siding (T-111) except for the end of the Sanctuary facing the highway. This was constructed of brick.
A fourteen hundred (1400) square feet Fellowship hall was constructed during the 1980-1981 construction period. The Fellowship hall was attached to the Sanctuary and contained the Restrooms, a Nursery, the Furnace room and an Assembly area. The Fellowship hall open area was used for Sunday school classes and small group meetings.
The Church Pews and Pulpit were purchased from Winebarger Church Furniture of Lynchburg, Virginia. The Pews were brought on site in pieces by the manufacturer, assembled inside the Church Sanctuary and installed by the manufacturer's delivery personnel. The Pews are cantilevered type, made of wood and covered with cloth. The seating areas of each Pew are padded. The Pews and Pulpit were included in Thomas Hamilton Builders building contract.
The Altar was made by the Ebensburg Lumber Company. It was designed by Lynn Summerson (a Church member) and paid for and donated by Ed Summerson (Lynn's father and a Church member). The Altar was designed to enable it to be disassembled and moved and reassembled for access to the Platform to accommodate weddings and funerals. The Altar staining and finishing was done by members of the congregation.
The original Church building at 619 East Sample Street was rented from the Church for several years by Cambria County and used as a Day Care center. This $350.00 monthly income (increased to $450.oo after 2 years) helped the Church toward the expenses of occupying its new building until such time as the Church income increased sufficiently to support these expenses.
On December 10, 1989 the Church Board had the original Church building at 619 East Sample Street appraised. The appraised value was $22,000.00. A short time thereafter the original Church building was purchased by Barry and Sandy Llewellyn for $22,000.00. Barry and Sandy remodeled the building into a home and currently reside there. The $22,000.00 income from the sale of the original Church building enabled the Church to make a substantial financial contribution toward the Church's mortgage on its new building.
The new Church utilities are:
1. Water is provided by the Ebensburg Borough Municipal Authority.
2. Sanitary Sewage service is provided by the Ebensburg Borough Municipal Authority.
3. Natural gas is provided by People's Dominion, a local public utility.
4. Electricity is provided by Penelec, a local public utility.
5. Garbage collection is provided by Waste Management Company with disposal at its landfill near Johnstown.
The eastern end of the Narthex was partitioned in 1984 (during Melvin Smitley's term as Pastor) to serve as the Pastor's office. An enclosed exterior main Church entry was constructed by the Church laymen in 1985.
In the spring of 1981 the Church members and friends installed an all gravity sanitary sewer pipeline from the new Church building to the Borough's sanitary sewer. This work required hanging the pipeline on the Rowena Drive highway bridge crossing Howells Run. Jay Karlinsey, a Church friend from Vinco, who owned a construction business and a mobile home park, donated a backhoe and his time as the backhoe operator to dig the trench for the sewer line. Jay also lifted the steel pipe casing and placed it on the highway bridge brackets. The bridge brackets had been installed earlier, at no charge, by a construction firm in Pittsburgh whose owner's were friends of Glenn Learn. Glenn Learn, one of the Church laymen and a Civil Engineer, supplied a survey transit, laid out the sewer pipeline route and provided the proper pipe slope during construction. All this sewer line work was done in one day, a Saturday, by Church members and friends. Paul Willette was the Pastor at this time. Some of the workers may remember the light rain that fell during this project making working conditions miserable. Church ladies served lunch to the workers and provided parkas to protect and provide some relief from the rain.