From the Ground Up: Evergreen Church

Owner/developer: Evergreen Church

General contractor: Rich Kramer Construction Inc.

Architect: Ross Williams Architects

Engineers: Mesa Engineering, civil; Varco Pruden Buildings Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.), structural

Size: 44,000-square-foot addition

Estimated cost: $2.3 million

Lender: Empire Bank

Estimated completion date: February

Project description: Evergreen Church, established in 1996, is expanding its 22,000-square-foot facility with a new 1,000-seat sanctuary, classrooms, offices and common area, according to Suzy Eberle, project manager for Rich Kramer Construction. The two-story addition will accommodate 700 church members, according to Executive Worship Pastor Gary Collins. Individual contractors are handling mechanical, electrical and plumbing work.

Reporter Cory Smith brings you new projects each week. He may be reached by e-mail at csmith@sbj.net, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 616-5854.