The groundbreaking coincided with the 73rd anniversary of the church. The new building will support the youth and children’s ministry, a commercial kitchen and help grow the ministry in the community from hosting meetings to weddings, according to a news release. The current Parrish Hall will be renovated to become a youth space with an expanded nursery and classrooms, according to church officials.
Zooming in
Southlake Mayor Shawn McCaskill and Bishop Ryan Reed of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth were part of the ceremony, and the shovels used were the same ones used for the church groundbreaking in 1987 and the groundbreaking of the current Parish Hall in 1997, according to a news release.
The new building should be open in early 2026, according to church officials.
Zooming out
The church was founded in 1951 in Grapevine and has been in Southlake since 1979. It is part of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth and the Anglican Church in North America.
“We’re excited to invest in the next generation of Christian believers with an expansion that is so much about giving our kids and youth a secure space to grow and learn about Jesus Christ," said Father John Jordan, rector of St. Laurence Church. “Our parish family will soon be able to gather all together, and we’ll have even greater capacities to serve our community and to grow our ministries.”
- 519 N. Kimball Ave., Southlake
- www.saintlaurencechurch.org
