Rebuilding Spencerville Church
Where the rebuild stands today, and the single place to find the documents, decisions, and history behind it.
Happening now
Organ replacement evaluation
An advisory group of craftsmen and musicians is evaluating two paths: restoring a used instrument or commissioning a new one.
Leading: Organ advisory group
Sediment control bond release / soil stabilization
Establishing grass over the demolished footprint so Montgomery County DPS will release the sediment control bond and formally close out demolition. Water is now running to the site and seed has been…
Leading: Tom Henkel & volunteers, with Orr Partners
Preliminary Plan Amendment submission
Bundled county submission covering erosion control, forest conservation, geothermal, traffic control, fire access, and sewage. Draft amendment checklist circulated by counsel July 2026; submission slipped pending stormwater management comments.
Leading: GLW, with Lerch Early & Orr Partners
Parking count and drive aisle layout
Stormwater management revisions reduced the original 588-space layout. A revised option produced 527 spaces; widening drive aisles to 22 feet brought the count to 536. Church review of the tradeoff is pending.
Leading: GLW & The Intec Group
Schematic design review
Schematic design review meetings with the church, Orr, and the design team. 2D plans developing into 3D renderings for work-group validation.
Leading: The Intec Group
What comes next
Preliminary plan submission to Montgomery County
A substantial milestone bundling soil erosion control, forest conservation, geothermal, traffic control, fire access, and sewage plans — all required for county approval to move forward.
3D renderings and work-group validation
Two-dimensional plans will be developed into three-dimensional renderings; work groups will be invited to validate the finer details.
Fundraising campaign structure
A dedicated team has been formed and is beginning to structure the approach for meeting the fundraising goal together.
Explore the knowledgebase
Timeline
28 milestones from the fire forward
Documents
57 catalogued, filterable by phase and category
Decisions
What was decided, and why
Partners
8 firms and their scopes
Committee & onboarding
Who serves, and how to get up to speed
Glossary
Plain-language definitions