John Amos Field House

The John Amos Field House, named for the late minister who was fired from the Worldwide Church of God alongside Pastor General Gerald Flurry for believing Malachi’s Message, was the first building constructed on the PCG campus after the completion of the maintenance shop, built as a multipurpose facility to serve the Edmond congregation and a new college. Pastor General Gerald Flurry held a dedication ceremony on Jan. 16, 2001, with Edmond congregation members and headquarters staff standing on the 261x117-foot foundation inside the partially completed steel framing. The building was finished and certified for occupancy just prior to the Feast of Tabernacles that year. Its 26 rooms across 30,537 square-feet include a gymnasium, stage, offices, commercial kitchen, dining hall, locker rooms, audio-video rooms, storage and other spaces. Beside the kitchen is an outdoor walk-in freezer, herb garden and an outbuilding for grilling and smoking meats. The field house pool serves college students, faculty, and local and visiting members, and hosts children’s swimming classes in the summer. It is currently being resurfaced. It originally doubled as a reservoir for the building’s fire suppression system. The building is the hub of work, social and athletic activity for Herbert W. Armstrong College, Imperial Academy and Summer Educational Program youth camp, as well as special events for the Edmond congregation and for the Feast of Tabernacles.