St. Andrews United Methodist Church Claremore, OK    

St. Andrew’s is located on Highway 20 between the cities of Claremore and Owasso, Oklahoma. Because each of these communities are growing rapidly, they anticipate the need for a larger facility to accommodate the large number of Methodist families moving into the area.

Their focus is on family ministry, and especially for youth and Generation X. As a result, the facilities have been designed to allow the congregation to provide unique education and recreational activities.

The original building will be converted to office space to allow administrative staff to grow along with the congregation. The first phase will add badly needed fellowship and educational space, as well as office space. As the congregation grows, a permanent sanctuary will be constructed for conducting contemporary services, and a chapel will be built for traditional services, prayer and small weddings and funerals.

The overall design of the facilities will allow several functions to take place without interfering with each other. For example, a funeral, day school, office functions and a basketball game in the Multi-Purpose room can take place simultaneously without visual or acoustical conflicts.

Attendance at the time RW Bright Architects, Inc. designed the master plan was 200. The new Master Plan will allow them to grow to 500, with additional capacity if more services are added beyond the two currently being held.

Project Data:

5 Acres Property size

6,339 sf Original building area. An additional 3,348 sf of area is provided by modular buildings that will be eliminated as the Master Plan is constructed.

70,048 sf Total Master Plan area, including the original building.

20,282 sf First Phase Addition, to be completed in the fall of 2002.