LAKE ZURICH, Ill.  After 25 years of meeting in a multi-purpose gymnasium, Lake Zurich Community Church now has a 400-seat worship center.
According to the Lake Zurich Courier, the 23,000-square-foot addition has been under construction for more than a year. First services were conducted there Dec. 5.
The $2.8 million project, which includes upper-level classrooms that are still under construction, has been a long time coming, said the Rev. Lloyd Peters, pastor of the church.
"The worship center had been something we wanted to complete, but couldn't until now," Peters said.
The center doubles seating for the congregation and was designed to accommodate musicians, unlike the gymnasium.
"It has made a phenomenal difference," Peters said.
