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Global Mission “Mega” Church site plan still under discussion

Sugar Loaf Mountain neighbor raises concern with Global Mission Church development

Letter via email to Rick Brace, Frederick County Planning and Zoning, December 7 2009
I live on the corner of Peach Tree and Comus Road in Clarksburg, Maryland.  Our home is a 1920s Cape Cod style farm house situated on just over two acres of land with a perfect birds-eye view of Sugar Loaf Mountain.  There [...]

The hubris of Global Community Church

Frederick Gazette, November 5, 2009
I am writing in response to The Gazette’s article about the Global Mission Church (“Church to appeal decision,” Oct. 22).

Global Mission Church filed to appeal Frederick County’s Planning Commissions denial of their site plan

Global Mission Church takes issue with the Health Department and Fire and Safety staff recommendations for denial to the Board of Appeals.  Read their appeal here.

County denies application for large Korean-American church plan

Originally published October 15, 2009
By Meg Tully , News-Post Staff
A church that hopes to move to southern Frederick County is running into opposition from county planners and residents.

Mega Church (Global Mission Church) moving to build in Shadow of Sugarloaf

The Global Mission Church proposes to build a 138,000 sq foot structure in southern Frederick County, to serve a congregation of between 1100-1500 people.  Please see map and additional information on the Montgomery Countryside Alliance website at:  http://mocoalliance.org/2009/07/global-mission-church/

Mega Church (Global Mission Church) moving to build in Shadow of Sugarloaf

August 1, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Global Mission "Mega" Church, Urbana

The Global Mission Church proposes to build a 138,000 sq foot structure in southern Frederick County to serve a congregation of between 1100-1500 people.  Please see map and additional information on the Montgomery Countryside Alliance website at:  http://mocoalliance.org/2009/07/global-mission-church/

Opinion: what if Global Mission Church were built to be an earth sheltering facility?

Professional observations on a mega church proposed to be built on agricultural land:
One of the alternatives to not building, if it seems that this will happen despite of your best efforts, is to insist that the building be earth sheltered and that parking occur in a more trafficed area with bus and van transportation used [...]