Sheffield Place 13th Annual Golf Tournament

Sheffield Place 13th Annual Golf Tournament

This past month we had the privilege to sponsor a team at the 13th Annual Sheffield Place Golf Tournament!

Sheffield Place is the only treatment and supportive housing program in Kansas City that focuses exclusively on highly traumatized homeless mothers and their children, empowers families to make the difficult journey from homeless to self-sufficiency through intensive mental health and addiction recovery, case management, employment, and life skills services. The children, which represent two-thirds of the agency’s clients, also receive case management, therapy, educational groups, and more.

David Evans Celebrates 30 Years with Mantel Teter

David Evans Celebrates 30 Years with Mantel Teter

Congratulations to David Evans on 30 years at Mantel Teter! Over the last three decades he has served in many roles for the firm including, Project Designer, Vice President, President, and presently, Director of Operations. All of us at Mantel Teter would like to say thank you for your mentorship and dedication to navigating Mantel Teter to where it is today.

Lord of Hosts Construction Progress

Lord of Hosts Construction Progress

Lord of Hosts Church - located in Omaha, Nebraska, is making progress on their new 1500-seat Sanctuary, gathering areas, and support spaces. "This project has been transformational as new life is reborn into an old retail building.” commented Brian Rathsam, the Project Architect for the project. Local Omaha, Nebraska contractor, Lund-Ross Constructors, is serving as the selected general contractor.

Abundant Life Completes Construction

Abundant Life Completes Construction

Abundant Life is a multi-site church that includes a campus in the Crossroads District in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City’s Crossroads District is an eclectic enclave of boutique shops, one-of-a-kind restaurants, creative businesses, studios, art galleries and residential development. Abundant Life continued this mixed-use redevelopment trend with the construction of their new church facility where they will serve the heart of the city through compassionate ministry.

This renovation project included a dramatic transformation of the 24,00 square foot, 2-story historic Dorfman Plumbing Supply Company retail building located at the corner of 19th and Cherry Streets. Key project features include a 600-seat worship space, fellowship and connection space, café/loft space, event space, classrooms, and a rooftop patio overlooking the downtown city skyline.

Two pairs of large custom barn doors connect the worship space to the adjacent fellowship/connection space which facilitates ingress and egress as well as allowing the fellowship/connection space to serve as an overflow seating area.

Two large hydraulically operated bi-fold garage doors connect the fellowship/connection space to an outdoor courtyard area where outdoor worship and other ministry activities can flourish.

The exterior character of this historic Crossroads District building was maintained by retaining the existing masonry exterior facades while incorporating contemporary architectural cladding and several large window openings. The building interior features exposed existing masonry exterior walls, exposed wood structure, exposed steel columns and beams along with salvaged lumber paneling, freight elevator components, and a cast-in-concrete utility service manhole cover.

City Church Construction Progress

City Church Construction Progress

City Church - located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is under construction for their new home on their acquired property at Bridge Avenue. The project is enclosed and interior finish work has begun. All site utilities are installed while other site work progresses for the parking lot and drives. This is the first project for City Church and will be their permanent home. The church has a heart and mission to stay nearby and serve the urban core of Murfreesboro, TN. This area of middle Tennessee is the fastest growing in the state. “It’s been such a privilege for our team to partner with this church, alongside Dow Smith Company; helping this church be one step closer to having a permanent place to do the ministry that God has called them to do”, shared David Evans, the Project Architect.

Top 5 Things Every Church Should Know

Top 5 Things Every Church Should Know

TOP 5 THINGS EVERY CHURCH SHOULD KNOW

1. Understand the Budget – Know your limits! When you build new or renovate facilities, the building is only part of the total cost. The non-building or “soft” costs can add up to 20%-30% of your total costs. Know what your affordability and findability may be. This way you can plan a project that fits within your capabilities and becomes reality rather than lines on paper.

2. Start Your Financing Plan Now – Know your limits! Cash has been and always will be king. Cash flow is the new benchmark for lenders, so begin increasing your surplus or reserves now. Money is a great servant and a terrible master.

Rendering by 3Dream Studios

3. Choose the Right Partner – Find people who have done what you want to do and choose people that you would be proud to have on your staff team for a few years – that’s how long it takes and that’s what actually happens.

4. Prepare the People – Buildings are not strategies, they’re simply tools. Give your congregation pictures of the new spaces and cast vision of the life-change that will be the result. People give to vision they can trust. Always tie vision back to who you are and who God has called you to reach.

Rendering by 3Dream Studios

5. Don’t be a Copycat – See what others have done, but remember it’s based on their vision, not yours, and may not be relevant. Look for the transferrable principles that relate to your church and align with your God-given vision.

Lord of Hosts Church Construction

Lord of Hosts Church Construction

Lord of Hosts Church - located in Omaha, Nebraska, is nearing the start of construction for their new 1500-seat Sanctuary, gathering areas, support spaces. "This project has been transformational as new life is reborn into an old retail building.” commented Brian Rathsam, the Project Architect for the project. Local Omaha, Nebraska contractor, Lund-Ross Constructors, is serving as the selected general contractor.

City Church Begins Construction in Tennessee

City Church Begins Construction in Tennessee

City Church - located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is under construction for their new home on their acquired property at Bridge Avenue. The design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Company and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter are looking forward to seeing this project come out of the ground and become a ministry tool for this great church serving the urban core of Murfreesboro.

Wentzville Christian Church Selects Architect

Wentzville Christian Church - located in Wentzville, Missouri, has recently selected Mantel Teter to lead a consulting and conceptual design process. The church will consider a new master site plan that will include a permanent worship space with a rebalance of existing building spaces. The firm recently completed their Checkpoint consulting tool to define the project scope & budget for the church. 

Northside Baptist Church Completes Construction

Northside Baptist Church Completes Construction

Northside Baptist Church - located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, recently completed construction of their first phase of renovations. The design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Company and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter served this project. The second phase of renovations and an atrium/lobby addition will follow these renovations very soon.

Legacy Christian Church Begins Planning Process

Legacy Christian Church - located in Overland Park, Kansas, with four campuses across the metro, has recently selected Mantel Teter to lead a consulting process using the firm’s Checkpoint tool to assess needs, space use, site & building balance, and financial affordability. The Checkpoint report will provide an assessment of each campus & potential scenarios to fulfil mission objectives. “This tool provides a church with a ton of knowledge upstream in the design process at a low cost, before drawing any lines, to define project needs and project affordability. Both critical steps before engaging in any design work. Every church needs this first step, it’s foundational!”, shares David Evans, the firm’s Director of Operations. 

Habitat for Humanity Women Build Gala

Habitat for Humanity Women Build Gala

On September 30, 2022, we attended the Women Build Gala in support of Lawrence Habitat for Humanity. With our table and calendar sponsorship we helped raise funds to build a home for a Lawrence, Kansas family. Emmalee Schaumburg, also known as Ms. April, pictured above, is a professional photographer and marketing consultant who helps us with our marketing and graphic needs.

Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church

Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church - located in Shelbyville, Tennessee, recently selected the design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Company and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to update their campus master plan and design renovations and additions to their current church facilities. “We’re excited to begin and get to know this church in order to create a custom ministry tool for them.” shares David Evans, Principal for the project.

New Creation Church Begins Interior Renovation

New Creation Church - located in Longmont, Colorado, has begun interior renovation construction. Kansas City, Missouri based architect, Mantel Teter, has completed the design process to update the interior fit and finish of their existing facilities. Loveland, Colorado based contractor Elder Construction has been selected as the church’s construction partner.

Bible Christian Church Completes Design

Bible Christian Church Completes Design

Bible Christian Church - located in Garden City, Kansas, is one step closer to completing their design with the design-build team of Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter and Garden City, Kansas based contractor Hutton Construction. Immediate facility needs include additional space for lobby & gathering, worship space for 500 seats and NextGen ministry spaces to balance with the new worship space seating capacity. "Our team is thrilled to partner with this great church to develop an updated master plan and design new and renovated facilities to help them impact the Kingdom." stated David Evans, Principal for the project.

Habitat for Humanity Work Day

Habitat for Humanity Work Day

Each year, the team at Mantel Teter volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Working together to make an impact in our local community is so important and reinforces one of our company’s core values, which is giving back through serving. This year we worked on two homes providing support with blocking and framing. Looking forward to helping out again next year!

Lifesong Church Breaks Ground

Lifesong Church located in Sutton, Massachusetts, recently broke ground and started construction on a building addition. The church will be adding NextGen ministry space and renovating existing space for offices, SEU academy, and other ministry support areas.