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Hope Lutheran Church continues to take steps to live our Mission - To Know Christ and to Make Christ Known - at Hope South Campus!
The Hope South Campus Building Project consists of two distinct phases envisioned to work in parallel. These phases are the Activity Center and the Main Building Complex. The Activity Center was discussed in a previous email, which is now available on our website hope4all.church. The second component is the Main Building Complex.
The Main Building Complex consists of the Worship Center, Administration & Education Center, Courtyard, and Bell Tower. The Worship Center will have the look and feel of a church/sanctuary structure in appearance with the flexibility to use the Worship Center for many functions. This multipurpose space will perform the two major functions of worship and fellowship. Fellowship may take the form of a structured meeting or lecture, education, entertainment, or the sharing of a meal.
The space will be a fully accessible one-level area with an elevated stage on one side. Seating will be movable chairs and tables depending on the function. With this flexibility, the Worship Center can be used every day of the week which makes it more cost-efficient. The proposed seating of 450 was determined, in part, based on several factors, including projected future attendance, use for functions and multiple church services. There will also be a Bell Tower structure near the Worship Center.
Cost: The estimated cost is $5 million for the buildings with a total project cost of $8 million. The additional $3 million cost typically includes site development costs, parking, landscaping, audiovisual systems, furniture/fixtures, and soft costs such as architectural/engineering fees, permit fees, legal fees, and other administrative costs.
Next: The preliminary design plans, approved by the Church Council, were presented to the Congregation at the Town Hall Meeting on March 20, 2022. Over 80% of the respondents of the recently completed Feasibility Study feel the project is either “critical to the future” or “important to the future”. This indicates an extraordinarily strong belief in the need of this project.
The next step is for the Congregation to authorize architectural and related professional contracts to develop detailed cost estimates and design plans for the Worship Center, Administration/Education Center, Courtyard and Bell Tower, including utilities, site drainage, parking, access roads, landscaping, and all associated site work. A portion of this total effort is required to provide accurate cost estimates and plans to be utilized by the Capital Campaign and for Council to make informed budget cost and project scope decisions.
The Main Building Complex budget and design plans will be presented to the Congregation for final project approval in mid-2023.
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