Saint Edward Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines

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Saint Edward Catholic Church
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
LeadershipRev. Albert Lahens [1]
StatusActive parish
Location
Location19000 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines, Florida, US
Territory Archdiocese of Miami
Geographic coordinates 26°00′20″N80°24′11″W / 26.0056°N 80.4031°W / 26.0056; -80.4031 Coordinates: 26°00′20″N80°24′11″W / 26.0056°N 80.4031°W / 26.0056; -80.4031
Architecture
Groundbreaking4 October 1998
Completed1999
Construction cost$3,000,000
Website
www.stedward.net

Saint Edward Catholic Church in Pembroke Pines, Florida, was established in 1995 and constructed in 1999. Part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, this charismatic parish is located in western Broward County. [2] Located on 190th Avenue, it was the first church ever built west of Interstate 75 in Broward County and in the City of Pembroke Pines.

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History

Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, the parish was established in 1994. [3] In one of his final acts before retirement, Miami Archbishop Edward McCarthy appointed Rev. Fr. Michael J. Eivers pastor of the new church. Eivers was one of the pioneers in the introduction of cell groups to the Catholic community. [4] The first parish authorized in western Broward County within the Catholic Church, a 13-acre site was marked for use by the organization on the site of an old bar. [5]

The first Mass under the parish name took place on 26 February 1995 in the home of a parishioner. [6] Additional locations would include a movie theatre and Chapel Trail Elementary School while the community grew and funding allowed for the development of a permanent facility. By 1996, St. Edward had six hundred registered families when construction on a permanent building was started. [7] By the time the church's three million dollar Parish Center had been completed in October 1999, this number had grown to approximately eleven hundred. [6]

Dedicated on 22 January 2000, the Parish Center provided parish offices and a multi-functioning building with an adoration chapel, [Religious Education] classrooms for over two thousand students yearly and a church with seating for approximately one thousand people. The building featured a completely new design within the Archdiocese of Miami. Presiding at the dedication of the facility were retired Archdiocese of Miami Archbishop Edward McCarthy and then current Archbishop John C. Favalora. [8] The pastor of the church was elevated to the title of Monsignor during the ceremony.

The closest religious institution to US 27 within the county, it was the first church ever built west of Interstate 75 in Broward County and in western Pembroke Pines.

By the beginning of 2005, the church community had grown to over three thousand registered families. [9] The multicultural parish has members representing over seventy-two different nationalities. The church was estimated to have four thousand registered families in early 2006. [5] [10] With the opening of the first building at neighboring Saint John XXIII Catholic Church in nearby western Miramar in 2010, the parish's population has reportedly stabilized somewhere near three thousand registered families. [11] [12]

Clergy

The following individuals have led Saint Edward Catholic Church since its creation:

Priests

TenureNameDesignationPosition
1995 - 2011Eivers, Michael J. Rev. Msgr. Pastor
1997 - 2003Mitchell, WalterRev.Assistant Pastor
2002 – 2003de Paula, CristobalRev.Parochial Vicar
2003 – 2009Sarmiento, OscarRev.Parochial Vicar
2009 – 2010Plancher, ChristianRev., s.m.m. Parochial Vicar
2010 – 2021Lahens, AlbertRev.Parochial Vicar
2011 – 2021Peloso, JohnRev.Pastor [1]
2021 - PresentLahens, AlbertRev.Parish Administrator [1]

Deacons

TenureNamePosition
1995 - 2011DeLuca, ArnoldParish Administrator
2005 – PresentCramer, Carl
2008 – 2013Ganuza, Mario

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  4. ↑ "Saint Edward Catholic Church - History Of CELLS". St. Edward Catholic Church. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
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  7. ↑ Church Family Albums, Saint Edward Catholic Church Parish Directory, Foundation Edition. 1st ed, PCA International Inc., 1996.
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  9. ↑ Church Family Albums, Saint Edward Catholic Church Parish Directory. 3rd ed, PCA International Inc., 2005.
  10. ↑ Gerlinde & Michael Photography, Father Mike's Family Album: St. Edward's Catholic Church 2008. Gerlinde & Michael Photography, 2008.
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  12. ↑ "Blessed John XXIII - Pastor's Corner". Fr. Ernest Biriruka. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
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