Warren County church to expand its campus

The blue box on this aerial photo of St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church campus illustrates the location of a new 9,730 square-foot parish center will be located. The Lebanon Planning Commission approved the project to move forward. The parish will also build a new playground on the site. The sanctuary is on the right, parallel to North Broadway, and the school is in the middle of the campus. CONTRIBUTED/CITY OF LEBANON

The blue box on this aerial photo of St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church campus illustrates the location of a new 9,730 square-foot parish center will be located. The Lebanon Planning Commission approved the project to move forward. The parish will also build a new playground on the site. The sanctuary is on the right, parallel to North Broadway, and the school is in the middle of the campus. CONTRIBUTED/CITY OF LEBANON
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By Ed Richter
Feb 20, 2022
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St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church plans to build a new parish center on its campus.

The church received approval from Lebanon Planning Commission to construct a 9,730-square-foot parish center west of the school and connected with a covered walkway. The campus is at 20 DeSales Ave.

Chris Hinkel, president of Dryden Builders of Dayton, said the estimated cost of the project would be $2.6 million.

Hinkel said “permit applications would be submitted to Warren County by the end of the week. We hope to start construction by April 1.”

The new parish center will face DeSales Avenue and will contain offices, a conference room, and a 1,933-square-foot gathering area, according to documents submitted to the city. Officials said the building materials will match the new church building materials and would include a courtyard between the buildings.

In addition to the new parish center, a 40-foot by 40-foot playground will be constructed in the area where a baseball field is now located and new fencing will be installed as part of the project.

The church and school were dedicated in 1961 on the nearly 10-acre site. In 2013, the new 11,450 square foot sanctuary and associated site amenities were completed, including a parking lot expansion in anticipation of this project.

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Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.