From the Ground Up: Seminole Baptist Church

Owner/developer: Seminole Baptist Temple
General contractor: Seminole Baptist Temple
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative
Engineers: Olsson & Associates Inc., civil; Meridian Structural Works Inc., structural; Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 20,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.8 million   
Lender: Empire Bank
Estimated completion date: May
Project description: This two-story wing to Seminole Baptist Church on the corner of National Avenue and Republic Road will house classrooms for children 3 years old to 12th grade, according to Pastor Don Baier. He said project also will create additonal parking spaces and will relocate the church’s bus barn. Baier said the church is acting as its own general contractor with the intent of hiring only local subcontractors.