First Baptist Church At The Villages' nearing completion of $4 million new building

Pastors Greg Brooks, left, Bob Perry and Charles Foster, right of First Baptist Church at the Villages will conduct services in their new church this September, which can hold up to 1,000 people. (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel / July 17, 2013)

THE VILLAGES ? Continued rapid growth at the huge retirement community prompted the need for a larger facility, according to leaders of First Baptist Church At The Villages. The need will be met with a $4 million, 35,000-square-foot worship center that is being completed off County Road 42.

The original building, where services first took place in 2005, will become a fellowship hall. Above, from left, pastors Greg Brooks, Bob Perry and Charles Foster will conduct services in the new church starting in September.

At left is the sanctuary, which can hold as many as 1,000 people. The church started with 70 worshippers a decade ago. For more on The Villages church growth, see "The Villages' growth fuels church expansions as retirees focus on religion" at LakeSentinel.com.

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