Larchmont Avenue Church Construction Update

by Paula Eisenberg

(July 29, 2002 ) The Reverend Bill Crawford, Senior Pastor of the Larchmont Avenue Church, wants people to know what's going

Larchmont Avenue Church, Larchmont Avenue construction area

on at the Larchmont Avenue entrance to the building. "That wooden structure is just a temporary job supervisor's space," Rev. Crawford said. "This construction project has been years in the making, to upgrade our church for people with special needs."

Since the sanctuary was finished in 1929, Rev. Crawford said, there has been no accommodation for people who have trouble moving around. "The church board realized a couple of years ago that we needed to retrofit the building," the pastor said. The new, larger Larchmont Avenue entrance will lead to an elevator, providing easy access to the lower fellowship room.

"We broke ground on the Accessibility Project on Mother's Day, and we hope to be finished in November," Crawford said. Funds for the project are coming from the church's endowment and some private gifts. "The church has a birthright, rooted in hospitality, to be welcoming to all of our neighbors," Crawford said. "We're happy and pleased that this project is going so well."

To gain perspective on the current construction project, take a look at the church seen below in a postcard from Larchmont, New York The Way it Was by James H. and Constance Levi circa 1928. For another view and commentary, browse over to a selection from: Larchmont Then and Now by Anne Marie Leone and Judith Doolin Spikes. Both books are available at Anderson's Book Shop in Larchmont.

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