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Church building and how it has strengthened my faith
February 7th, 2012Sometimes in your life you have those moments that you hear something and it just makes the light come on…light bulb moments perhaps. My 4-year-old son did that for me 16 years ago when we had just started focusing our work at Eden Religious Facilities on building churches.
Members of First Christian Church writing scriptures on the dry wall of their new church. Meeting members like these make my job so rewarding.
My son loved to go to work with me anytime he could, so one Saturday afternoon I needed to go check on a church we were building within a few miles of our house. I walked into his room and asked him if he wanted to go over to the church with me for a few minutes. His response to me was “Which one, the one that God is at or the one that we are working at?” It was something I really had never thought about before. As I reflected on his question I realized that our projects are not just projects. Our projects, the churches we build, are all uniquely special because God is in every church we work on. You can just see it in the parishioners of our projects who we get to know well.
On our church construction projects we are blessed to deal with deeply committed people who have strong faith. We believe at Eden Religious Facilities that members should be included in the entire church construction process and working with them has become the most rewarding part of our business for me. We have developed long lasting relationships with our customers, which were first rooted in the business we were doing together but then lasted and grew because of our common faith beliefs and the importance of God in our lives. This one question from my son so many years ago turned on a light for me about the kind of work we do each day. His question has helped deepen my faith and open my eyes to many forms and levels of ones faith.
When Is Your Space Uncomfortably Full?
January 19th, 2012Traditionally church buildings are the fullest during the holidays. Attendance goes up as church members have family visiting for the holidays and those who don’t attend church regularly tend to go to a church service over more religious holidays like Christmas and Easter.
If you saw an increase in your regular attendance over the holidays, how did your church building hold up? Was there enough parking? Was every seat full or was there standing room only? Did you have enough classrooms for all of the extra needs? These are questions to ask as you begin to reflect on 2011 and its highlights for your congregation and church space.
Building a church building or renovating a current space is a comprehensive decision for a church to make. Answering the questions above can begin to shed light on the possible needs your church space might have in the coming years. This could be finding new ways of how to best utilize your space as well as the possible need to plan for a new church construction project.
A new building may be in your church’s near or far off future. As you reflect this New Year, calculate what building or renovating your dream church might take on our planning calculator.
Safety In Church Construction
November 22nd, 2011Construction sites can be dangerous. To ensure everyone’s safety we have established various project controls for each and every project we complete. For each project the local superintendent is on site when any activity is being completed.
The crucial responsibilities of the superintendent include the following items among others:
• construction built to blueprints and specifications
• management of all contractors on the work site which includes their safety programs, policies, and procedures (along with Eden Religious Facilities’)
• weekly safety meetings, OSHA forms updated/posted, standards enforced
• day to day communication with subcontractors
• reporting on crucial activities and progress
Beyond this, there are various reporting measures such as daily and weekly reports, both in writing and with photographs. Reporting like this allows us to diligently oversee each project to ensure the church building process is safe, cost effective and on time.
Safety Is Important
October 27th, 2011Safety is important. Safety is a main focus for the team at Eden Religious Facilities, and this is seen in the high level of training all employees go through. Knowing how to practice proper first aid, CPR, and knowing about fall protection is vital for team members to understand when they are building a church building. Things can become dangerous quickly and having the experience to take care of things in proper ways can save a life.
Storm Water In Projects
October 18th, 2011Every church building project has storm water. It is inevitable but can be managed effectively. Overseeing storm water, where it goes, and the types of products needed to manage the excess water can be a large portion of the church design and church construction process. Watching the costs included in the management of storm water is something Eden Religious Facilities will do to make sure the maximum benefit is offered to the owner in both products and price. Being the guardian of your project is our promise. It is ever important and vital for your church to have experts with you at the helm making appropriate decisions to ensure a successful church construction and church building process.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning In Your Church Plans
August 16th, 2011There are many areas of a church construction project that we at Eden Religious Facilities take into consideration. One of these is what we like to call HVAC or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. When building or expanding a church building there a few things to keep in mind when it comes to HVAC such as comfort and noise.
Making sure HVAC units are not disruptive is an important component of overseeing the installation of this part of the project. Keeping in mind the types of activities going on in each of the spaces of your church building is something we do to ensure little details like the turning on of HVAC units doesn’t disrupt or drown out an activity.
Another consideration is cost and how much a certain type of unit will be for the area it needs to be installed. Our aim is to marry the cost up with the initial project plans to ensure the church construction plans are effective to go along with the budget fit for your church needs.
Church Construction Experts
July 20th, 2011With over 20 years of experience in the construction field, a good understanding of construction materials is another thing that Eden Religious Facilities brings to your new church project. Having come across innumerable cases of material failures, our experts know the many ways in which to ensure a high quality building on every project.
Knowing that concrete always cracks, installing concrete controls in a project helps the concrete crack where we want it too. By doing this we ensure the product you receive is of the best quality.