Kansas City, Missouri’s Crosspointe Baptist Church joined forces with Belton, Missouri’s Manna Fellowship Church, who relocated to a leased facility near the intersection of 58 highway and 291 highway east of Raymore, Missouri. The church’s mission is to “…elevate God in our personal lives, church, community and world.
The newly formed church experienced explosive growth that put pressure on the facility’s ability to support ministry. With the desire to provide facilities that would support further growth, the church selected Mantel Teter as their partner in discovering the facility type, size and location that would meet their immediate and future needs.
Mantel Teter conducted discovery interviews with the church ministry staff to better understand the church’s vision, mission, core values, DNA and culture, resulting in a clear understanding of the amount of land acreage and the type of facilities needed. The church began searching for property in the surrounding area that could prove suitable for development. After researching several different locations, the church identified a 20-acre property located at 208 West 19th Street in Kansas City, Missouri as a potential new home.
Mantel Teter tested several Master Site Plan options to determine the best long-term use of the buildable acreage for the church. Through project scope evaluation and budgetary exercises, Phase-1 of the Master Plan was identified and detailed design began. The multi-purpose building includes a 600-seat worship space, fellowship/connection space, classrooms and offices.
Once drawings for the Phase-1 facility were completed, a construction permit was issued and construction began. The anticipated project completion date is in late September for the church’s relaunch in October, 2020.