St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

This Episcopal parish in Charleston SC is growing in all kinds of ways! A "House of Prayer for All People," it integrated in 1987 and welcomed white people into its historic African American membership. In the mid-2000's it became a leader in the diocese as one of the few who welcomed LGBTQIA+ members in the midst of controversy over the ordination of the Bishop Gene Robinson in New Hampshire.

As this congregation has continued to faithfully change with the world around them, it is now bursting at the seams. To accommodate their growth—in all kinds of ways—we engaged in a listening phase to ask how the buildings and physical plant can adapt to meet the needs of its growing congregation while aligning all projects to the congregation's core values. Currently we are engaging in a feasibility study to learn what kind of fundraising to accommodate this growth might be possible.