FIRST AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL (A.M.E.) CHURCH

2045 MASSACHUSETTS STREET

  • Location: Gary, IN
  • Completed: November 2007
  • Delivery method: General contractor

Powers & Sons constructed a 12,000 SF addition to the existing First A.M.E. Church. The new space included a meeting room, choir room, restrooms, kitchen and pantry, multi-purpose room, sound room, sanctuary, nave, lobby, and vestibule.

The nave includes new pews and seating for 350 people. Original stained-glass windows from the existing church were removed, restored, and reinstalled as part of the new addition.

A new parking lot with 60 parking spaces was also constructed.