Church Building Seminar Luncheon & Tour

603 Valencia Avenue,Brea CA 92823

13 October, 2021

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Emerging Opportunities for Building Affordable & Financially Sustainable Church Facilities. Design, Fund & Build your Vision!If your church is planning to expand, relocate or remodel in the near future, you will not want to miss this event, featuring experts in the areas of church architecture, construction, funding, commercial real estate and financially-sustainable child care. Join us for this informative seminar luncheon at the recently completed Calvary Community Church in Brea, CA Learn how this 40,000 sf two-story office building was repurposed into dynamic worship space, including the addition of a 500 seat sanctuary. SEMINAR SESSIONS: Repurposing Commercial & Retail Buildings for Worship 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. The Do's and Don'ts of Church Real EstateLearn 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. Childcare Centers in Churches: A Financially Sustainable Solution Learn how professionally managed child care centers can create an additional revenue stream for the church while expanding your ministry outreach to a whole new group of people. Hear about churches across the country that are successfully integrating these business models into their facilities and learn how to determine if it is feasible on your new or existing property. The Keys to Lowering Costs on your Next Building or Remodel Project 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. Assessing your Ministry Facility Needs 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. Funding Your Ministry VisionFor 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. FEATURED GUESTS: David Tebay, Senior Pastor - Calvary Community Church of Brea "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 Mahoney, Principal Architect & President - Building God's Way 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 Knowles, Sr. VP of Religious & Educational Facilities Group - Kidder Mathews Commercial Real Estate 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. Nelson Eagle, President - Lionheart Consulting Services, a division of Lionheart Children's Academy Nelson has organized and operated more than 30 faith-based child care centers and has consulted with more than 100 ministry clients over the past 32 years, helping them overcome operational difficulties and create positive cash flow. A non-profit Christian organization, Lionheart offers professional childcare management services to BGW church clients, opening the door for new ministry opportunities in their community. Lionheart is involved in BGW projects from the earliest stages of design, providing valuable input on both business feasibility and space layout / code requirements. Brad Dupray, Senior Vice President of Ministry Development - CDF Capital Bob began his career with CDF Capital in 1989 and has served in multiple roles over the years, including National Marketing Director, Chief Operating Officer and President. Since that time, he has seen the fund make over 1,000 loans for over $1.5 billion. CDF is a not-for-profit ministry serving independent, autonomous churches and ministries with financing for buildings and property. They leverage more than $650 million in assets to help churches overcome financial hurdles. As the Senior VP of Ministry Development, Brad is focused on raising investment dollars and working with churches and ministries as they borrow funds from CDF to help them grow. Don Romo, Ministry Project Development - Erickson-Hall Construction 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. Building God’s Way / BGW Architects - BGW Architects is an employee-owned company that has designed more than 950 ministry-based projects across 47 U.S. states and 3 foreign countries. Through a unique approach developed exclusively for ministry-based organizations, BGW seeks to revolutionize the process and significantly reduce both up-front building costs and long term maintenance and operation expenses. In addition to its industry-leading design services, BGW is aligned with a nationwide network of faith-based contractors that are leaders in church construction in their markets, as well as other strategic partners in the areas of funding, strategic planning, pastoral coaching, building supplies and so much more. Erickson-Hall Construction is the exclusive BGW Builder for Southern California. The company has constructed more than $1 billion in successful projects and is a recognized leader with a reputation for delivering on task, on time, and on budget. Erickson-Hall Construction has been servicing Southern California (San Diego, Imperial, Orange and Riverside countries) since 1998, providing a wide range of construction and construction-related services for projects of varying scope, budget, schedule and complexity. They have an award-winning portfolio that includes a wealth of ministry and school projects and have received numerous awards for safety.