EDMOND—Herbert W. Armstrong College students, Philadelphia Church of God members and visitors to the PCG’s headquarters campus say they are enjoying the sights and sounds of the campus’s most notable landscaping project, the artificial waterfall behind Armstrong Auditorium.

The three-tiered water feature forms the centerpiece of an artificial hill topped by trees, plants, flowers, walking paths and benches. At night, the 1,000 gallon per minute flow of water and the 40 tons of rocks are illuminated by spotlights that periodically change color.

The church’s landscaping and maintenance departments built the waterfall over the course of 14 months, and its four 3-horsepower pumps gushed 2,200 gallons of water forth for the first time in September.

Since then, the falls have attracted families as they leave the auditorium after Sabbath services, with their small children playing between the rocks, climbing the stairs and staring at the streams. During the Sabbath and during the week, Armstrong students have made the walk down to the waterfall on dates or to read a book or study to the sound of the rushing flow.

“I took my [Philadelphia Youth Camp] dorm over there after orientation,” Armstrong student Michael Cocomise said, “and my guys were commenting on how they would love to have a spot like that for meditation.”

Like at youth camp, the waterfall promised to be a destination for members visiting Edmond for the 2015 Feast of Tabernacles in September.