St. Johns Lutheran Church

Conover, North Carolina

In February 2001 St. Johns experienced a devastating fire which completely destroyed the sanctuary and one-half of the educational wing.

This was the second fire in fifty-one years. After seeing the advantages of a design/build concept the church decided to rebuild this 35,000 square foot projecct. This project had several obstacles to design around which included part of the existing educational wing and the large center tower. The church wanted to save this tower because of its historical value after surviving two fires.