Open houses for David Johnson Memorial Chapel next week
For immediate release April 26, 2006

GREENVILLE, PA – The community is invited to tour Thiel College’s new chapel, the David Johnson Memorial Chapel, during two public open houses next week.

The open houses will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 and from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Visitors may tour the chapel, speak with campus pastor the Rev. Dr. Paul Baglyos, and enjoy light refreshments. The chapel will be officially dedicated at a ceremony on Saturday, May 6.

Ground was broken for the chapel in the fall of 2003 following a lead gift from Greenville residents the late Rev. Col. John O. Woods and his late wife Dr. Arlene Sitler Woods.

The $1.8 million chapel—funded entirely by gifts from alumni and friends—is named for David Johnson, son of Dr. Glen R. Johnson, chairman emeritus to the Thiel College Board of Trustees, and his wife, LaVonne Johnson. David Johnson passed away during the fall of 2002.

Desmone & Associates Architects of Pittsburgh served as the lead architects for the chapel project, while Robert Saunders of RW Saunders LLC, a construction management firm based in Pittsburgh, served as the project manager. Rien Construction Co. of Brookfield, Ohio, served as the general contractor to the project.

The open houses are both free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

For more information, please call Betsy Hildebrand at 724-589-2855.