Church Building & Remodel Luncheon

Learn about the incredible growth in available commercial and retail buildings in today’s economy, the cost savings that repurposing can offer, and the key considerations in evaluating these types of commercial properties.

Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes in buying or selling church property and how to maximize your 501(C)(3) exemption. Learn how to evaluate land for a potential new building site, including utilities, rights-of-way, easements, covenants, encroachments, or other issues that could materially affect your ability to build.

Learn about the unique Building God’s Way approach to design & construction, developed exclusively for ministry organizations. Discover how this process can significantly reduce both upfront building costs and long term maintenance and operation expenses.

Identify the space inefficiencies and issues that are limiting your growth potential and understand how your space needs translate into usable square footage, site acreage, parking requirements, etc.

For churches, applying for a loan can be a stressful and overwhelming process. Learn about a customized and relational approach that can provide more comprehensive support, addressing not only financial capital, but also leadership and spiritual capital. Learn how to overcome common funding barriers and gain access to capital for remodel, new construction or refinance.

"We've built two phases with BGW, ten years apart, and both experiences were fantastic. Both came in at or below budget and both finished within the estimated time (with one project taking place during a pandemic). We always felt like they were part of our team, working hard for our desires and needs. We couldn't recommend them with any higher endorsement." - David Tebay, Senior Pastor - Calvary Community Church of Brea

Don has one of the most extensive backgrounds in worship and performing arts architecture in the U.S. He has designed prominent facilities all across the country throughout his 37 year career and has been recognized with a number of awards for innovative and creative church design. Don leads a team at BGW Architects that has completed more than 950 ministry project designs across 47 U.S. states and 3 foreign countries.

Eric leads the religious & educational facilities group at Kidder Mathews, the largest independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast. In this position, Knowles uses his veteran experience to assist faith-based non-profits with creative acquisition and aggressive disposition of religious facilities. Eric works closely with Robert Fletcher leveraging over 25 years of experience and expertise providing creative solutions that meet the needs of today’s challenging demands.

Prior to joining Kidder Mathews, Knowles was practice leader of North America’s religious facilities group at Cushman & Wakefield, started the religious facility group for CBRE and was the founder and CEO of Church Brokers [of Diversified Realty Advisors, Inc], a real estate brokerage and investment firm which specialized in real estate for religious facilities.

CDF Capital leverages more than $650 million in assets to help churches overcome financial hurdles through loans and investments. CDF recognizes that church growth and sustainability require much more than money. They provide comprehensive services–what they call Transformational Capital, an ideal resourcing of Financial, Leadership, and Spiritual Capital–to address each of these needs.

Nathan joined the CDF team in 2015 and serves on the senior leadership team. He has spent more than 20 years following his two passions, ministry and marketing. Nathan has helped denominations, large ministries, local churches and Christian publishers tell their stories and engage their audiences. Prior to joining CDF Capital, Nathan served on the Executive team at Rock Church in San Diego overseeing creative and communications. He attended Talbot Seminary and holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Biola University.

Don's main focus at Erickson-Hall Construction is in faith-based buildings. Once a church has identified a need to expand or renovate facilities, he brings a team of professionals, each experienced in church facilities, to assist the ministry with financing, assessing facility needs and producing construction documents. As the exclusive BGW Builder for Southern California, Erickson-Hall has been servicing clients in the region since 1998, providing a wide range of construction and construction-related services for projects of varying scope, budget, schedule and complexity. With an award-winning portfolio that includes a wide range of church and school projects, Erickson-Hall is a recognized leader with a reputation for delivering on task, on time, and on budget.

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