Our Facilities
Lowcountry Presbyterian Church occupies slightly less than nine wooded acres on the northwest corner of US 278 and Simmonsville Road in greater Bluffton. The two main structures are the Sanctuary, which opened in 2000, and Thomas Hall, which served as our original church when we began in 1993.
The Sanctuary building accommodates about 350 people for worship services. It also has a children’s Sunday School room and a nursery for toddlers and infants. The parlor provides a home-like setting for small group meetings and serves as a secluded area for families and guests attending events such as weddings and funerals. The administrative and pastors’ offices are also located in this building. There is ample parking on our property, and both buildings are accessible by wheelchairs.
Thomas Hall is a separate building on our campus, consisting of multiple rooms, a stage with a piano, audio-visual equipment, a full-service kitchen, and bathrooms. The LPC congregation uses Thomas Hall for adult faith formation classes, bible studies, and fellowship events.
Thomas Hall is also available to community nonprofit and service organizations. It currently hosts Alcoholics Anonymous, Neighborhood Outreach Connection, and more.
We also share our facilities with Temple Osheh Shalom and Iglesia Centro Victoria to provide a quality place of worship for other congregations and faiths.
Contact the church office for information about using our facilities.
LPC Church Building built in 1996.
The renovations included improvements through construction of the following:
New Roof
New Kitchen Cabinets
Paint Walls
Remodel Bathrooms
New luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout
Replace
ceiling tiles
New 16’ x 24’ room on existing patio site
New Hardie Plank siding on rear additions
During Construction:
Audio-Visual System
The Audio Visual Project - A Tremendous Success
With the new equipment all in place and up and running, there are no other
words to use to describe our AV project other than a Tremendous Success.
First and foremost, the improvement in the sound quality has been amazing.
The increase in our microphone capabilities has added to that success.
But how about on our large screen being able to talk to a woman in Ukraine
in real-time? Or Chris being able to project a video for a class she is
holding from the pulpit? Or at Easter being able to see Lila and JR's
presentation on their mission trip? Or words to a hymn being shown during
service? Or the Temple being able to also do the same? Or the new assisted hearing devices? Or the new Live Streaming capabilities? Or the new monitor in the rear to show the choir the cross? Well, you get the picture, and yet with all of that, we are just beginning to scratch the surface on what we can do.
Then with all of this in place, we did it with an approximate $10,000 surplus from our original budget. This includes acquiring our new assisted hearing system which was $7,600 and not part of the original design. As a congregation, we recognized a need, developed a plan, financially supported it, hired a capable contractor in Vibe, and then executed the plan we laid out. Certainly, we had issues that came up along the way that we had to react to, and changes were made. In addition, there are still some things that come up even now that we need to respond to and adjust. With all the new equipment that is to be expected. However, with all that we have achieved and with all we are now capable of doing, it has all been so worthwhile!
Finally, as a team, we want to thank you for all your support. It is about 3 years ago at the start of COVID that this all began for us and look where we are today. Even in the midst of heartache and tragedy, God Shines His Light!
- Bob Lowry-Chair, Carol Bogle, Janit Maguire, Jim Martin, Chuck Thomas, Larry Tremitiere
