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Theater Reimagined Is a Vibrant Worship Space

Written by Melanie Schmidt | Apr 11, 2024 4:30:00 PM

Congratulations to the EAPC/CDI team on this successful project!

 
In a remarkable journey of revival, EAPC has reimagined an old movie theater into a vibrant worship facility for Ignite Church in Moorhead, MN. Since its transformation, the church has witnessed an incredible surge in attendance, nearly doubling in size.
 
 
Here are some quotes from the Ignite Church Pastor and a Committee member:

“What an amazing project and answer to prayer! Yes, EAPC did an incredible job for Ignite Church. As part of the Master plan team, to see what Casey and Robin, could accomplish outside of our meetings and then to dream and create with us during our meetings was so exciting. They listened, suggested, educated, gave perspective, drafted on the fly, and reminded us of our core purposes for this space throughout the redesign phase. Truly, we felt they believed in the potential of this space and its purpose as much as we did. We really could not have asked for anything more. Thank you, to everyone at EAPC for your part in making this corner of Moorhead more beautiful, alive, and forward-focused.”

“The first thing we had to do is get this building up to code, and that’s where EAPC really stepped up and helped us right away getting into how we can make this building safe and useable and up to code to make the building more suitable for church activities.”

“When we realized that we could go with EAPC and CDI, and that it’s a one-stop-shop where everything is taken care of and it’s all in-house, that really freed me and out other staff up to do the work of the ministry and know that we were in good hands.”

“Since we renovated this space, our attendance has almost doubled. We’ve gone from about 350 to about 600 in a little over a year. And I think it’s because people come in, they feel welcome, and now we have a space that matches the wonderful people that attend here.”

“Anybody, especially a church, that is looking to do a project– I couldn’t recommend EAPC more. And that’s because of how comprehensive it is and how they can help you with everything.”

“There were a lot of challenges in this building. How do you make floors flat? 80% of this building had sloped floors. How do we make people able to come to our doors from any walk of life? I didn’t have to think of those answers, EAPC did.”

“EAPC Architects Engineers has been so amazing to work with during our church renovation. Steve says it all in his testimonial.”