Good Samaritan Catholic Church

This is an artist's concept of Good Samaritan Church after the renovation is completed. The only variation is that the pews would not be curved as shown, but would be in a straight line.

A need for increased worship space at Good Samaritan is growing and a renovation plan has moved past the discernment phase into planning for a fund-raising campaign. Parishioners will be asked to pledge towards a goal of approximately $600,000.

The parish has approximately 200 families and has added about 50 families in the past four years. The church is in need of repair as well as expansion.

A $1 million project would keep Good Samaritan in its convenient downtown location, almost double the seating from 120 to 220 and construction would be much quicker than building new. It is estimated at six to nine months. The social hall would be used for Mass during the construction.

Under the proposed plan, the entire church would be gutted with new electric, pews, windows and flooring. The present altar furniture and ambo would be retained and the design would resemble the current church—just more room.

The parish currently has approximately $100,000 in savings with $39,000 still to be paid for the offices. That payoff should be completed in 13 to 14 months.

It is expected that the parish could obtain a $200,000 to $300,000 mortgage added to the $100,000. That would require $600,000 to raised in pledges.

A three-year pledge campaign is being developed. Solicitation is expected to begin soon.

Below is an overview of the floor plan after the renovation is completed.