Montgomery County · Franconia · MCPC #26-0134-001
Grace Community Church Sanctuary Addition
144 Allentown Road, Franconia, PA · 5,200 sq ft non-residential, institutional · 6.02 acres
About this project
Grace Community Church is consolidating two parcels and constructing a 5,200-square-foot sanctuary with expanded parking. The existing office building will remain on the Allentown Road parcel, while old garage structures and the original parking area will be removed. A conservation easement will protect woodland along Skippack Creek.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Zoning map amendment approval required before land development review, Pedestrian crossing at Allentown Road traffic signal should be evaluated, Conservation easement terms and holder must be clarified, Internal walkway connections to proposed pedestrian crossing needed
- Applicant
- Grace Community Church of Bux/Mont, Inc.
- Zoning
- VC
- Approvals needed
- zoning map amendment to Village Commercial, lot consolidation
- Demolition
- Small garage structures, parking lot, and access driveway on Allentown Road parcel
Filing history
- 2026-05-19 · MCPC #26-0134-001 · Land Dev Plan, SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan, Zoning Map Amend · 5,200 sq ft
County review letters
2026-05-19 · FRANC 26-0134-001r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $1.8M
- ~26 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~13 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~5.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- 1.834-acre conservation easement protecting riparian buffer
- New access drive from Souder Road
- Expanded parking area on Souder Road parcel
- Two-parcel lot consolidation