By Cathy Hutchison
Children’s spaces are unique in that they lend themselves to a high degree of creativity when it comes to design.
Those designs are most effective when they are tailored to the unique needs and mission of the church.
To learn more about tempering ultra-creative designs with function in our children’s ministries, we spoke with three design firms about their latest design projects. Here is what they shared:
Our team enjoyed worshiping with Abundant Life during their two dedication services on Sunday, January 3, 2016. The church presented each team member with a beautiful image of the church at sunrise printed on metal as well as personalized bibles. What a lovely gesture! Below are a few images from the two services.
Christ the King Lutheran Church, located in Lake Ozark, Missouri, held their dedication service on Sunday, January 10, 2016. St. Charles, Missouri based contractor JHooker Construction and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter teamed up to design and build this new Sanctuary facility to best satisfy the growing ministries of the church and their long-term vision. The project also includes expansion to their Lutheran school, King's Academy. Professional photos to come in the Spring!
We are making progress at Fountain Springs-East located in Rapid City, South Dakota. Check out a few images from our recent trip on January 5, 2016.
The Summit, located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, broke ground on their 750 seat auditorium on Sunday, January 10, 2016. They had several complications in preparation for the service that morning, read what senior pastor, Jim Preisig, had to say about the day:
It would be no exaggeration to say that everything that could go wrong in the preparation for our groundbreaking ceremony actually did.
First, the weather was crazy, with torrential rain for several days prior. And then it became bitterly cold, with the temp falling precariously close to zero on Sunday morning.
We were honored to be apart of Abundant Life Baptist Church's first service in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The service was packed with an energetic crowd. This project has been a true labor of love for our team over the last four years. Below are a few photos Skyler snapped with his phone.
1. Keep it simple
How simple? As simple as a first name and email. The more information you ask the less likely they are to fill out a card.
2. Avoid the phone number
People simply don't like to be bothered and don't want to give out their phone number.
3. Go loose, not perforated.
Guests don't want to interrupt the service with the sound of tearing the card.
Our friend at Generis, Rusty Lewis, has a new free e-book available!
What you say and how you say it has a direct correlation to what your givers give. Have you ever considered that? Have you ever considered what it might look like if you were to leverage your communication to accelerate giving? It could truly change your ministry and fund the God-sized vision of your church!
That’s the premise of Rusty's new e-book called Generosity Speaks: Designing Communication to Impact Giving. And this new 38-page resource is available to you for free starting today!
Several of our staff members attended Off the Wall, a benefit for Sheffield Place, on October 15, 2015. The night was full of great food and silent and live auctions with local artists and live art.
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With online banking and smartphone mobile pay apps, we simply aren’t carrying cash and checks like we used to. And that means we’re not carrying them to your church service either. When you don’t offer an alternative giving method, you have actually created an obstacle in someone’s way of giving to your church. Younger generations have smartphones by their side day and night. It’s our responsibility to meet them where they are if we are going to encourage them on their giving journey.
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Westside Family Church held their dedication service on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
After leading the church staff through the Mantel Teter visioning and discovery process we were able to identify the needs of the church and start the design process to meet their objectives. These objectives included a 500 seat video venue auditorium which flows seamlessly with their existing 1,100 seat main auditorium, new middle school, high school and children's ministry space and a new lobby that blends with their current lobby. The team brought on general contractor, Pearce Construction, early on in the design process to assist with cost estimating and cost control.
Join us this fall for another On the Table event with guest speaker, Melanie Smollen, president of Faith Perceptions. She will be discussing first-time visitor retention and first time guest experience. Sign up to reserve your spot at the luncheon.
When? October 22, 2015
Time? 11:30am-1:00pm
Where? Hereford House, 5001 Town Center Drive, Leawood, Kansas 66211
First Baptist Church - located in Gallatin, Tennessee, recently selected the design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Contracting and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to design a new facility re-use plan for this growing church. Immediate facility needs include an entry/gathering area and children’s ministry space. "Our team is thrilled to work on this project where new facilities will be added to existing ones, while repurposing existing space." stated David Evans, President of Mantel Teter and Principal for the project.
Living Hope Baptist Church - located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recently selected the design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Contracting and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to design a new facility re-use plan for this growing church. Immediate facility needs include an entry/gathering area and additional student ministry space. "Our team is excited and challenged to work on a project where existing facilities will be reborn and given further meaning to impact the Kingdom” stated Brian Rathsam, Project Architect for the project.
Living Hope Baptist Church - located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recently selected the design-build team of Smyrna, Tennessee based contractor Dow Smith Contracting and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to design a new facility re-use plan for this growing church. Immediate facility needs include an entry/gathering area and additional student ministry space. "Our team is excited and challenged to work on a project where existing facilities will be reborn and given further meaning to impact the Kingdom” stated Brian Rathsam, Project Architect for the project.
Trinity Bible Church - located in Lafayette, Louisiana, recently selected the design-build team of Mandeville, Louisiana based contractor Kent Design Build and Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to update their campus master plan for this growing church. Immediate facility needs include an entry/gathering area, worship space, and children’s ministry space. "Our team is excited to partner with Kent Design Build and Trinity Bible Church to develop a phased plan and design new facilities to further this church’s mission." stated David Evans, President of Mantel Teter and Principal for the project.
Bethel Church's 600-seat auditorium addition is nearing completion! The church's main campus is located in Crown Point, Indiana, but once they merged with Community Bible Church their multi-site vision for the NW region of Indiana began. Our team is excited to serve the church once again. View more construction photos here.
We were honored to be guests of Peace Partnership at the June 18th Royals game. What a fun evening!
Peace Partnership is a non-profit counseling center that provides counseling and education services to financially disadvantaged families in the Kansas City area. Find out more about Peace Partnership here.
