Post Falls Baptist Church expands to fit flock's needs
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months, 2 weeks AGO
Post Falls Baptist Church recently added a 17,000 square foot expansion to its sanctuary and Sunday school to its property. The old capacity of the church was 130, but with additional space, the church is now able to seat up to 425 people.
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Seth Hohenstreet
Post Falls Baptist Church recently added a 17,000 square foot expansion and is now able to hold 425 people compared to the old capacity of 130.
An old photo of Post Falls Baptist Church.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | February 26, 2025 1:00 AM
POST FALLS — “A church family has grown close in friendship and faith.”
This central tenet has inspired Post Falls Baptist Church to expand its footprint with a new sanctuary.
The new building on North Spokane Street can accommodate up to 425 people, a significant increase from the previous sanctuary's capacity of 130.
Rev. Seth Hohenstreet noted that past renovations did not fully address the mobility needs of some parishioners. However, the new expansion aims to remedy that.
“Post Falls Baptist Church is just beginning a new chapter,” Hohenstreet said. “What was once a very dear, little white church building is now a big, beautiful new building that was built debt-free.”
The original sanctuary, built in 1975, will now serve as the church’s fellowship hall. This allows the congregation to preserve a piece of its history while still creating room for growth.
The church will celebrate the new building with a special service at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 2.
Hohenstreet reflected on the challenges the church faced in raising the funds for the expansion. He said they had to overcome rising inflation and other obstacles, but after a year, the 17,000-square-foot structure is finally ready to accommodate the growing congregation.
The total cost for the new sanctuary and Sunday school area was approximately $4.3 million.
“It means a bigger sanctuary for the Gospel message to reach more people, a building where elderly and handicapped folks will all be able to access the sanctuary, bathrooms and fellowship hall,” Hohenstreet said.
Hohenstreet said he is especially excited about the new space’s ability to accommodate large gatherings, such as weddings, funerals, vacation Bible school and church club meetings.
“Although it is just a building, Post Falls Baptist Church sees this new, beautiful structure as a tool to reach out to our community,” Hohenstreet said.
Seth Hohenstreet
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