Fox River Lutheran Church

The Oldest Norwegian Lutheran Congregation In America

This page will be used to provide information on the building project at Fox River.  See below for details on the layout.

If you feel led to donate to the church building fund, please contact the church office at 815-695-9926.  Donations can also come in the form of building materials or donated labor.  Please prayerfully consider if the Lord would have you help us.

Construction Progress

Click here or on the jackhammer to see the estimated Construction Schedule. Note:  This schedule is out of date.  Use the update listed below to adjust the dates based on the original schedule.

As of July 17th:

The main floor interior is basically complete. Construction has begun on classrooms in the basement.

Construction Site Photos

Click on the title above to see recent Construction Photos

Click here or on the man above to see video of the first beam to go up in the basement of the new church.  You will need Real Player to view the clip.  If you need the player, it can be downloaded for free here!  Look carefully, the free version is there, but may be hard to find!

360 Degree Photos

5/31/06 Sanctuary	11/19/05 Sanctuary	11/12/05 Foyer	10/22/05 Fellowship Hall	10/02/05 Foundation

Click on the hammers to see 360 degree photos of the construction site taken on the dates shown below the hammer.  You will need QuickTime to view the pictures.  QuickTime can be downloaded for free by clicking here.

The pictures are large and may take a while to download.

Final Plan

The final floor plan is in (9/8/05).  Click on the link below to see the latest revision.

Phase 1

Congregational Vote

On Sunday Dec 19th 2004, Fox River Lutheran Church voted 75-1 on approving the plans for a new church building!  A picture of the master site plan appears below.  Click on the pictures for a larger PDF version of the photograph.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files.

Master Plan

Other Plans

Basement

Elevations

Overall Plan

Cross-Section

New Property

On October 12th 2003, Fox River voted to purchase 10 acres of property for the purpose of building a new church.  The property is located about 1/4 mile east of the intersection of US 52 and IL 71.  The approximate boundaries of the property are shown in the picture below.  The sale of the property was completed in December of 2003.