Village Presbyterian opens new 14,000 square foot welcome center

Photos courtesy Village Presbyterian Church.
Photos courtesy Village Presbyterian Church.

A little over a year after construction commenced, Village Presbyterian Church this week officially opened its new, 14,000 square foot welcome center.

Envisioned as a place where parishioners attending church on Sundays could gather and socialize, the welcome center includes a coffee bar and a large gathering space that connect to the main sanctuary, which underwent a renovation that was completed last year. Pearce Construction began substantial work on the project in January 2015.

The church used the occasion of the opening of the new facility to mark a number of other special milestones, including 13 baptisms and the welcoming of 23 new members.

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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