Religious Building for Monastery Youth Center in Valyermo, California

Sunward Steel Buildings, Inc., was pleased to manufacture and provide this pre-engineered steel religious building for a customer in Valyermo, California, in April of 2006.

Currently, the metal building is in use as a youth chapel on the grounds of St. Andrew’s Abbey, a Benedictine monastery that relocated to California from China after communists expelled it in 1955. A sacred community of Roman-Catholic men who commit themselves to a life of constant conversion, the monastery also welcomes others who wish to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life by refreshing their minds, bodies and spirits.

An Affordable, Reliable Property Addition   

The third of three pre-engineered metal buildings on the property, the steel youth chapel joins existing steel arts & crafts and welcome centers already onsite. Equal parts practical and architecturally pleasing, the buildings offer considerable curb appeal, and the youth center, in particular, helps St. Andrew’s perpetuate the monastery’s ministry among area youths.

An increasingly common construction option for religious organizations seeking safe, affordable and long-term places to worship, steel churches, synagogues, mosques and similar buildings give parishioners of all beliefs places to come together and worship in comfort. Easily configurable in terms of ceiling height, sanctuaries, acoustics, insulation and other elements of interest to buyers seeking buildings to use for religious purposes, prefabricated churches are generally faster and cheaper to raise than wood alternatives. They also maintain their strength and beauty over time while needing only minimal maintenance in return.

An unincorporated Southern California community, Valyermo is a part of Los Angeles County. The community sits within the Mojave Desert, about 17 miles southeast of Palmdale and roughly 40 miles west of Victorville.

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