At about the time the Philadelphia Navy Base was preparing to close down, the Chapel sponsored an awards service at the base chapel. The Philadelphia Scottish Historic and Research Society was most helpful in the service, which honored several Philadelphia and Delaware Valley veterans and community leaders. After the service, some of the leaders told the Navy officials about the problems the chapel was having. The conversation held that day set things in motion for a wonderful new opportunity for The Chapel of Four Chaplains to have a permanent location in an historical place connected in tradition to the military and dear to the hearts of veterans. The movement was slow, but gradually the base was turned over to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development. The Philadelphia Naval Business Center was born, and various companies and non-profit organizations began to lease property.

At about the time the Philadelphia Navy Base was preparing to close down, the Chapel sponsored an awards service at the base chapel. The Philadelphia Scottish Historic and Research Society was most helpful in the service, which honored several Philadelphia and Delaware Valley veterans and community leaders. After the service, some of the leaders told the Navy officials about the problems the chapel was having. The conversation held that day set things in motion for a wonderful new opportunity for The Chapel of Four Chaplains to have a permanent location in an historical place connected in tradition to the military and dear to the hearts of veterans. The movement was slow, but gradually the base was turned over to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development. The Philadelphia Naval Business Center was born, and various companies and non-profit organizations began to lease property.