Portfolio – Helbing Lipp Recny Architects

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

John Recny November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church is a vibrant, active and continuously growing community. Over the last 15 years, the Church and its private K-8 Christian School have increased in size dramatically and this explosive growth …

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

Battlefield Baptist Church

John Recny October 22, 2021 October 22, 2021

Battlefield Baptist Church is blessed with a prominent location on a major highway just north of Warrenton, Virginia. For years the church has stood high on a hill, visible for long distances in each direction. …

Battlefield Baptist Church

Immanuel Anglican Church

John Recny October 22, 2021 October 22, 2021

In 2015, Immanuel Anglican Church purchased five acres of land in Manassas to serve as their new home, after meeting for several years in rented school spaces. They came to Helbing Lipp Recny Architects (HLR) …

Immanuel Anglican Church

Rivendell School

John Recny October 22, 2021 December 2, 2021

Rivendell Is a unique Christian K-8 school in Arlington Virginia that had purchased an old church facility, using the former sanctuary as their gymnasium, the fellowship hall as their auditorium, and the Sunday School wing …

Rivendell School

Immanuel Bible Church Sanctuary – Springfield, Virginia

Jonathan Reed June 1, 2021 October 13, 2021

Several years ago, HLR Architects completed a large renovation of Immanuel Bible Church - a church and private school in Springfield, Virginia. At the time, the church wanted to renovate its sanctuary, but this was …

Immanuel Bible Church Sanctuary – Springfield, Virginia

Church of Pentecost – Northern Virginia Region

Jonathan Reed April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021

Church of Pentecost renderings Alongside the Ghana-based congregation, HLR Architects master-planned this new site in Northern Virginia and then designed the 37,200 square foot church building. The Church of Pentecost in Lorton will contain two separate sanctuaries, …

Church of Pentecost – Northern Virginia Region

Immanuel Bible Church

acscreative January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020

This vibrant and growing congregation in Northern Virginia had a sprawling complex that had been built over the last 25 years. Site and zoning constraints meant that the church could not increase its footprint on …

Immanuel Bible Church

Columbia Baptist Church

acscreative September 20, 2017 October 22, 2021

Columbia Baptist Church is located within the city of Falls Church and owns most of the city block on which it is built. While the church has had several additions over the years, the existing …

Columbia Baptist Church

First Baptist Church of Alexandria Worship Center & Education Expansion

acscreative September 20, 2017 October 22, 2021

The original building was built on an 11 acre site in 1954. Over the intervening years, a five‐story education wing and a three‐ story family activities center were added to keep pace with church growth. …

First Baptist Church of Alexandria Worship Center & Education Expansion

Arlington Church of Christ

John Recny June 27, 2014 May 1, 2017

This beautiful stone church with frontage on a busy arterial road in Arlington consists of two buildings; an original chapel built in the 1940's and a "new" sanctuary built in the late 1950's. The buildings, …

Arlington Church of Christ

Grace Church

John Recny June 24, 2014 November 30, 2016

This dynamic church in Dumfries, Virginia, was outgrowing its rented space in a small office park. During the search for a permanent campus property, a 1960's era warehouse space became available right next door to …

Grace Church

Trinity Christian Upper School

acscreative February 18, 2014 April 6, 2023

A few years after successfully completing its first building on its 25 acre site in Fairfax, Virginia, Trinity Christian School came back to Helbing Lipp Recny Architects to design its upper school, to separate the …

Trinity Christian Upper School

Trinity Christian Lower School

acscreative February 18, 2014 January 6, 2017

Trinity Christian School, after meeting in local churches for several of years, was blessed with a 25-acre site in Fairfax County, and asked Helbing Lipp Recny Architects to develop it. A master plan was created …

Trinity Christian Lower School

Priestfield Pastoral Center

acscreative February 18, 2014 October 15, 2015

Priestfield Pastoral Retreat Center is nestled on the eastern bank of the Opequon River in rural West Virginia and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. This peaceful and rustic facility provides a unique setting …

Priestfield Pastoral Center

First Baptist Church of Woodbridge

acscreative February 17, 2014 January 6, 2017

This growing church in the suburbs of Washington D.C. purchased a visible 25-acre site at the intersection of two busy roads and asked Helbing Lipp Recny Architects to develop a master plan for its new …

First Baptist Church of Woodbridge

Living Savior Lutheran Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 October 15, 2015

Helbing Lipp Recny Architects developed a three-phased expansion program for this suburban congregation to accommodate its anticipated growth and preschool operation. The first phase included a new sanctuary center for 260, a new foyer/narthex, and …

Living Savior Lutheran Church

Centreville Baptist Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 January 6, 2017

Centreville Baptist Church acquired its 34-acre property in 1989, and over the years built a 50,000 square foot facility for its congregation. As they grew, they realized that a new worship center and additional classroom …

Centreville Baptist Church

Knollwood Community Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 January 6, 2017

This growing church was meeting in an aging 175-seat facility, attached to a two story classroom building where they ran a preschool that serves the community. Helbing Lipp Recny Architects developed a comprehensive program and …

Knollwood Community Church

Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 January 6, 2017

This congregation owned a 4-acre site with a one-room church on the front of it. They asked Helbing Lipp Recny Architects to create a new home for the congregation on the site which had limited …

Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church

McLean Bible Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 October 15, 2015

To accommodate its explosive growth, McLean Bible Church purchased a 43-acre site that included a 280,000 square foot office and warehouse building. They asked Helbing Lipp Recny Architects to develop a master plan to move …

McLean Bible Church

Cherrydale Baptist Church

acscreative February 17, 2014 October 13, 2015

This traditional Georgian Colonial style church occupies a tight site in a historic residential neighborhood. There were two additions built over the years that created awkward circulation patterns. The church wanted to freshen and update …

Cherrydale Baptist Church