The only non-residential building ever built in Broad Run Farms is Galilee United Methodist Church. The architecture of the original church building, built in 1965, reflects the fact that it is located right next to the lake. The strong relationship between the lake and the church was cemented when the lake acquired the name Lake Galilee, and the four teen crests of the church's wavy roofline were set up to suggest a water's surface. This lake, incidentally, did not exist when Young first arrived. Although a swampy area, several small homes were built there. In 1952, the lake was created by running in a six-inch sanitary sewer line. Interestingly, the surface of the lake is common property for the owners of the land where the lake was formed, but at the bottom of the lake, individual property lines hold. Of course, the water surface intended by the architect was really Israel's Sea of Galilee, but the lake's presence no doubt triggered the idea.

n 1994, after twenty years of effort, the residents, county and State devised a plan to finance the installation of sewers in Broad Run Farms. The State provided a long term loan to fund the construction. The residents paid an additional property tax and the County contributed future increases in Broad Run Farms property taxes to repay the loan.

The availability of sewer service has had a significant effects on Broad Run Farms. The most obvious benefit has been the elimination of several health hazards due to failing septic systems. The community was also fortunate that the sewer was installed in time to keep the Galilee Church from moving and enabled it to expand. Many property owners have been able to build new homes, and replace modest older houses with larger ore modern homes.

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