From the Ground Up: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Owner/developer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Utah corporation
General contractor: Hunt’s Taylor Creek Contractors (Gore, Okla.)
Architect: GHN Architects Engineers
Engineers: CJW Transportation Consultants LLC, civil; GHN Architects Engineers, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 16,558 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.8 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: May 23
Project description: GHN President Brad Baker said the wood-framed building is a prototypical design for the Mormon church. It was strategically placed on an Ozark hilltop visible from U.S. Highway 65. Baker said the building is designed with a chapel, a cultural center with a gymnasium, two meeting rooms, classrooms, offices and a food serving area.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.