What is The Community Courtyard?
The Community Courtyard will be an outdoor gathering space on the grounds of St. Matthew. The gathering space will include a large, paved patio with a serving bar, warming units, a reservoir sink, and canopies to accommodate up to 100 people at a time. It will allow The Community Meal to expand to events year-round. Some planned events include Easter celebrations, summer cookouts, Oktoberfest dinners, Christkindl market gatherings, faith and film nights, and neighborhood-focused events that bring Barrington residents — from Greencastle Manor seniors to young families — together around a shared table.
Renderings of The Community Courtyard
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Latest News About The Community Courtyard
April 2026
BACF is pleased to announces that The Community Meal is one of the two inaugural recipients of the BACF Founders’ Innovation Grant, a $100,000 grant that will be used toward building The Community Courtyard, a permanent, outdoor gathering space on the grounds of St. Matthew Lutheran Church.