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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.
Brian Rathsam, Skyler Phelps & David Evans
Mantel Teter announces leadership changes. After several years of planning, David Evans has transitioned out of his ownership role in the firm but will continue to serve the firm as Director of Operations. Evans has been with the firm since June 1993. He will continue to provide leadership in the execution of the firm’s architectural services and core operations, including project management, staff mentoring, business development, and marketing initiatives. Skyler Phelps, who has been with the firm since September 1998, has become President of the firm. He has been a shareholder since 2008 and a Senior Vice President since 2020. Brian Rathsam, who has been with the firm since June 2000, remains a shareholder and Vice President.
Evans shared, “I’m thrilled to transition leadership of the firm to Skyler and Brian; it’s the right season for us all to do this now. They’re both great leaders and I’m proud of them and excited to work alongside of them, continuing the great legacy of service this firm is known for, since 1961.”
Mantel Teter partners with organizations to develop campus solutions that facilitate their mission and vision. We not only examine your basic facility needs, but we also take the time to discover your organization’s identity and direction which defines the experience. Our process is much more than just designing buildings...it’s about aligning your organizational goals with your environment to create a sense of place.
Where do you want to go? Let Mantel Teter navigate your journey.
Grace Church - located in Overland Park, Kansas, recently broke ground for their third campus at their 164th Street & Lindenwood property in south Olathe, Kansas. The design team at 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 Olathe, Kansas area. The church also has campus locations in south Overland Park at 159th & Antioch and north Overland Park at 103rd & Antioch. Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is serving as the selected general contractor.
Lord of Hosts Church, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is nearing the start of construction for 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. Local Omaha, Nebraska contractor, Lund-Ross Constructors, is serving as the selected general contractor.
City Church, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, recently broke ground 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.
Brandon Cole has joined the firm as a Project Designer. Cole received a master’s degree of architectural design from Kansas State University and has 2 years of experience designing commercial, retail, and multi-family residential projects. He will provide technical design and support for several religious and commercial projects for the firm. Welcome to the team, Brandon!
Jordan Elliott has recently passed the Architectural Registration Examinations and has received his Missouri architect’s license. Jordan will serve the firm as a Staff Architect, providing technical design and support for several religious and commercial projects. Elliott received a master’s degree of architectural design from Kansas State University and has 7 years of experience designing commercial architecture. Way to go Jordan!
New Life Church, Gillette, Wyoming
New Life Church has completed construction on their lobby expansion and renovation project! After putting the final touches on painting and furnishings, interior graphics and the installation of the new indoor children’s play equipment, the church held a dedication service last fall. After enduring pandemic challenges throughout the construction process, New Life Church is excited to open their doors and share their new ministry spaces with the Gillette community!
New Life Church is nearing the end of construction! With a church dedication service coming up this fall, construction on the addition and renovations for New Life Church in Gillette, Wyoming, are wrapping up. In the next several weeks, final painting and flooring will be underway on the interior, and the exterior concrete patios and canopies will be installed. An exciting time for New Life Church!
Abundant Life is a multi-site church that is preparing to extend their ministry reach to 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 identified the continued mixed-use redevelopment trend in this area as a unique ministry opportunity.
Rev City Church is a non-denominational Christian church in Lawrence, KS. The church selected Mantel Teter to serve ministry and space need redevelopment, and to help renovate the exterior of their facility.
The existing facility was lacking in community space, and the look and feel of the interior did not reflect the current DNA of Rev City Church. Through creative interior renovations, and modifications to the dated exterior, Mantel Teter helped provide exciting renovations to their children’s ministry classrooms, and expanded their existing lobby to provide much needed community and connection space. The exterior now boasts a drop-off canopy, and exterior café seating that connects directly to the expanded lobby. New glass walls along the lobby renovation provide connection and visibility from the exterior, allowing people to see the exciting things happening at Rev City Church.
On January 1, 2021, Mantel Teter celebrates 60 years in business!
After all those years of maintaining a traditional office structure, Mantel Teter decided in 2021 to transition to an innovative “virtual office” structure. Through creative technology, our team is now based out of their personal offices, allowing our staff size to efficiently increase with larger workloads. Smaller overhead and more nimble staff allows for more individualized care and attention to our clients.
It’s business as usual and the brand experience remains the same. We simply no longer have a single physical office where we all gather. However, our team work and collaboration has never been better. The personal attention and creative solutions that so many of our clients love, well that continues to be our highest value and is stronger than ever! Although we’ve already been doing it the last 9 months due to COVID-19, we’re excited about innovating and leveraging this new virtual office structure.
You can still call us, email us, and even video call us, the same as you’ve always done, but please update your contact correspondence for us. Our new mailing address is:
5013 N Washington Street
Gladstone, Missouri 64118
Living Faith Church - located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, recently acquired an existing church facility and property. They have selected Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to lead them through a metrics analysis, discovery of space use, and design process to update their campus master plan and add facilities. Immediate facility needs include parking, additional space for lobby & gathering and NextGen ministry spaces to balance with the new future Sanctuary seating capacity. Homoly Construction was selected to serve as the general contractor. "This church has unique strategies for reaching their community in southern Lee’s Summit and it’s impacting their building needs in a very positive way. We’re excited to partner with this church & help them develop and design new and renovated facilities." shared Brian Rathsam, Project Architect for the project.
Living Hope Church - located in Olathe, Kansas, recently selected Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to lead them through a metrics analysis, discovery of space use, and design process to update their campus master plan and add facilities. Immediate facility needs include a new Sanctuary, additional space for lobby & gathering, and NextGen ministry spaces to balance with the new Sanctuary seating capacity. Universal Construction was selected to serve as the general contractor. "Our team is honored to partner with this church & help them develop and design new facilities that will create impact for the Kingdom." shared Brian Rathsam, Project Architect for the project.
Grace Baptist Church - located in Manhattan, Kansas, recently selected Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to lead them through a metrics analysis, space use discovery and design process to update their campus master plan and add facilities. Immediate facility needs include additional space for lobby & gathering and NextGen ministry spaces to balance with the Sanctuary seating capacity. "Our team is excited to partner with this great church & develop an updated master plan and design new and renovated facilities to help them impact the Kingdom." stated David Evans, Principal for the project.
Lawson Assembly of God breaks ground on their 500 seat sanctuary/multi-purpose room and lobby addition!
Earlier this month, Manna Church, located in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, dedicated their new multi-purpose building which includes a 600-seat worship space, fellowship/connection space, classrooms and offices. We enjoyed serving this church!
The Summit Church - located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri has begun construction of their second phase building addition that includes church offices, meeting rooms, and a chapel with the design-build team of Overland Park, Kansas based contractor A.L. Huber Construction and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter. The project is expected to take approximately one year to build.
Mountain Lake Church - located in Cumming, Georgia, recently selected Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to lead them through a metrics analysis, discovery and design process to update their campus master plan at their Dawsonville campus. The church will be renovating existing space for worship, connection, children, and other support areas. "We’re excited to see the growth happening at this new campus location and to be serving this church once again; helping them repurpose great existing space that will create a relevant custom tool for their ministry!" commented David Evans, the Principal for the project.
Valued Clients, Partners, and Friends,
During this season of uncertainty and everyday changes, our entire team at Mantel Teter is carefully monitoring all factors which impact your ability to keep your church’s facility projects moving forward. There is no single response that best fits, since we serve a variety of church clients.
Let us remind you though, we want to serve our clients and potential clients with the highest respect and care for your needs. We will honor your precautions in this rather unprecedented time. The “new norm” is helping many of us realize that much can be accomplished through video conference and phone communication; in turn, keeping your projects moving forward, even in these uncertain times.
