416 Lyndall Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101, United States
That Gold Church
our Church building
This church has been here for about 100 years. It was remodeled in 1966 after a fire and then again in 2005 complete with a renovated sanctuary. We are handicap accessible with ample parking on the lot next to us. Downstairs we have class rooms for children's church, a prayer room, as well a fellowship hall dinning room and a fully functional kitchen. In the dining area we have a wonderfully painted mural and beautiful 15 ft Last Supper latch hook rug.
NEW CASTLE NEWS ARTICLE ---
Following their pastor’s dream, members of a South Side congregation have gone for the gold. Shepherd’s Lighthouse Church at 416 Lyndal St. has traded the chipped white paint that had been covering the brick structure for a bright gold hue.
The transformation began when Pastor David Puffer had a dream shortly after he moved from Pittsburgh to New Castle to lead the congregation. In his dream, he pulled up in his van and noticed that the church was painted gleaming gold. He also saw that there was a man standing high up on scaffolding with a large paint brush filled with gold paint.
When he told the congregation this, the members were excited and declared that they wanted to paint the church gold. Small in numbers, though, they could not afford to paint the entire building so, initially, they settled for painting just the front doors gold.
Last week, though, Pastor Puffer received a call from an out-of-town painting company. The caller told him that he needed to meet with someone at the church to decide on a color, because he had received an order from anonymous donor to paint the church at the donor’s expense.
Work began Sept. 22, 2015 with a full power wash of the building, after which painting began.
The shimmering gold that Pastor Puffer had envisioned was not available in a paint color, so the church will be painted with Sherman Williams’ “Ceremonial Gold.”
Members now are praising God for his provision, and offering their thanks to the anonymous donor. This isn’t the first make-over for the nearly 100-year-old building. According to its website, the church was remodeled in 1966 after a fire. It was again remodeled in 2005, complete with a renovated sanctuary.
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