From the Ground Up: St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church

Owner/developer: Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
General contractor: De Witt & Associates Inc.
Architect: Esterly Schneider & Associates Inc.
Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Bob D. Campbell & Co. Inc., structural; and Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 11,850 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.5 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: Jan. 31
Project description: According to the Rev. Saviour Nundwe, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church’s community center is designed to meet the needs of its parish, which has grown by 30 percent the last two years. The multipurpose facility, with eight classrooms and a gymnasium, also would serve the Ozark community as a storm shelter and a place to host events, Nundwe said.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.