From the Ground Up: Hamlin Baptist Church

General contractor: BP Builders LLC
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative
Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Miller Engineering PC, structural; Pellham Phillips Architectural Engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 16,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.8 million
Lender: Simmons Bank
Estimated completion: April
Project description: Relocating from Atlantic Street, the new church building is designed with a 400-seat auditorium, 13 classrooms, a coffee shop, kitchen and offices on 21 acres adjacent to Highway 13. Hamlin Baptist’s previous campus is turning into the Springfield Dream Center, run through North Point Church, to meet basic food, clothing and education needs in northwest Springfield. “We have been serving the Woodland Heights Neighborhood in north Springfield for over 100 years,” said Sharon Andrews, a ministry assistant. The congregation meets in the Dream Center until construction is complete.