Church Building Project

News

  • 2024-07: Submission of the building application

  • 2024-04: Financing commitment from GLS Bank

  • 2023-12: Presentation of the project to the local advisory council

  • 2023-10: Preliminary meeting with the building inspectorate

  • 2023-09: Architect commissioned as general planner (service phases 1 and 2)

  • 2023-06: Open day

  • 2023-06: Talks with the LBS savings bank

  • 2023-05: Talks with GLS Bank

  • 2023-04: Commissioning of pollutant survey, subsoil survey and surveying engineer

  • 2023-03: Conversion of the construction plan design in two phases

  • 2023-03: Visit by SPD OB candidate Mike Josef to our community with presentation of the construction project

  • 2023-03: Visit of the board of directors to the city treasurer Dr. Bergerhoff

  • 2023-02: Talks with the head of the church department and mayor Mike Josef - assurance of support

  • 2023-02: Establishment of client representation (meetings with the architect every 14 days)

  • 2022-12: Visit by local mayor Johannes Lauterwald to our community with a presentation of the construction project

  • 2022-11: Visit to the provisional mayor Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg

  • 2022-09: Presentation of the project to the Frankfurt building inspectorate with positive feedback from the chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in local advisory council 7

  • 2022-08: Talks with Coptic architects

  • 2022-07: Talks on financing with the following banks: EB, Pax-Bank, KD Bank, Sparkasse Brandoberndorf

  • 2021-11: Presentation of the project to the community and start of fundraising

  • 2021-08: The study was presented to our Bishop Anba Michael

  • 2021-07: Presentation to the board of directors

  • 2021-06: Implementation of the study

  • 2020-09: The Board of Directors chose the Wandel Lorch office for the following reasons:
    - Impressions from the initial contact, the viewing appointment, the telephone conversations and the assessment of their interest.
    - The offer with an applicant portfolio was submitted promptly
    - The reference projects clearly show that the office has realized many projects with sacred buildings, including (complete list): New Synagogue Dresden, Church of the Resurrection Überlingen, Synagogue Bayreuth, ...

  • 2020-07: 3 offices have contacted us, visited our community center & submitted offers
    (1) Frick und Frick, (2) Wandel Lorch und (3) Reuter + Werr

  • 2020-06: Request was sent to more than 5 architectural firms with experience in sacred building projects

  • 2020-05: Requirements document was created