people can enjoy the natural park like setting of what once was a golf course. It will be a unique combination of both traditional and practical elements. Our new church building well be an attractive place for inviting our friends and neighbors to explore their faith, and a great training center to inspire and train all of us to impact our world.”

Having previously undertaken numerous timber frame church projects including Saint Johns Church, in Newton Conover, NC, Wesley Methodist in St. Simons Island, GA and Montreat Anderson on the campus of Mars Hill College in Black Mountain, NC, we were well acquainted with the challenges and opportunities the project presented,” says Mark Howell, CEO of Harmony Timberworks.  

Howell continues, “The Harmony Team was committed to working with Turner Construction to help make the vision of the congregation of Horizon Church a reality.”  Harmony became involved in the project in the Design/Development Stage in 2007 working with the project Architect, CDH Partners Inc. of Marietta, GA.

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Turner Construction has announced that Harmony Timberworks has been selected as a recipient of a “2009 Outstanding Subcontractor Award.” for their role in the Horizon Community Church Project in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Turner Construction, established in 1902, has 46 offices in the U.S., is active in 20 countries around the world and averages 1,500 projects per year.  Notable projects include the Texas Commerce Tower, O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR, Yankee Stadium in New York and Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.  According to Engineering News-Record’s 2008 Top 400 Contractors Sourcebook, Turner is the largest "Green contractor" in the United States^[1] and the third largest contractor overall in the United States.  The Horizon Community Church building was one of the largest commercial projects began in the United States in 2009.

Representatives for Turner are quoted as saying, “The nominations for our awards come from our jobsite staffs and are based upon overall job performance considering, preconstruction, managing, engineering, scheduling, expedition, quality of work, safety, relations with others, pricing, cooperation and expertise in your field.  Harmony Timberworks was selected in particular for your work on the Horizon Community Church Project."

Terry Smith, Building Team Leader, of  Horizon Community Church, says, “.The design of our new building was conceived from the feedback process we implemented almost three years ago, which we called the ideation process. Most everyone who was a part of our church at that time participated. We used this feedback to create a design that gives honor to God, like many of the older church buildings that were built 50 or more years ago. Like us, they valued the local community church. So, our design creates a place that will be reverent to God, but it also incorporates a practical and comfortable environment for families and those who are exploring their faith, a place where