Building Plans

I last talked to you back in March and I know that you have been wondering what was going on. Our goal going into the spring was to nail down a price for constructing the first phase of our new building so that we could move forward with on site work this fall.  Working with F E Contracting of Palmer we finalized our building plans and had an architect draw up rough elevations.  With that information in hand, F E was able to get a quote from a steel building company and give us a first phase estimate. As background information, since we don't have all the cash in hand to complet...

The land is cleared, all the trees, stumps and brush are burned and all the firewood is gone. All that's left is the trees in the 25' setback and on the hillside. Gary Haris worked on that, thanks Gary.  Stop and look, now you can really see the size of the lot and some of the view that we will have. Its a beautiful lot. About two weeks ago, thanks to John Katcus, most of our committee got to go tour the Wasilla Bible Church with Chuck Morris of Arctic Fox Metal Buildings.  Chuck supplied the metal building for the Wasilla Bible Church and is a member of their congregation. It's ...

This is a drawing of the original design for our new building.  The raised center section is the auditorium and it is surrounded by classrooms.  This design is being reviewed to determine whether there are more cost-effective ways to build it.   The building committee's meetings are announced in the bulletin and are open to all members who wish to attend.  We encourage you to be a part of this plan by praying for the building project every day.

The following is a report that I originally sent out to the expansion committee in October 2011 - Barry Munsell Summary of building proposals received to date: Summer 2009 Original estimate from the first architect - more than we could afford? April 2010 Steppers Construction Total - $3,673,340($99 sq. ft.) Shell only - $2,132,890($58 sq. ft.) Steppers Construction's proposal was loosely based on the first architects set of plans and included the center unfinished basement section for a total of 37,157 sq. ft. Since the plans they had did not include final structural engineering, Ste...

The new church facility is to be located on a parcel of land near Home Depot in Wasilla.  Part of this parcel has been cleared of trees in anticipation of our project.  The Elders have tasked a committee with dealing with planning details with a goal of beginning construction, in phases if necessary, beginning in summer 2011.  This is a great challenge and we ask for your prayers as we move forward.   After a summer break, the committee has been meeting to explore the most cost-effective way to build the size facility that will meet the needs of our ministries.  The...