Page 18 - Horst Construction Overview - Everence

After making the decision to hire Horst Construction, the next step was to begin the monumental task of
fundraising. Pastor Marc describes having some trepidation about this topic, with hopes that both the
church leadership and the congregation were up to the challenge. With help from Christian Investors
Financial, a vision-driven fundraising campaign was pieced together. Part of this campaign included the
development of a campaign and coordination of a website of the same name, ‘A Legacy of Worship’—in
order to keep everyone engaged and informed.

Pastor Marc says “Looking back, it is very different than I expected. I never thought this process would
be so filled with spiritual growth and unity for our congregation.” The combination of the website,
several events, and Pastor Marc preaching a series that focused on the campaign theme and vision led
to a surprising number of pledges and contributions. According to Marc, “Horst was a big part of our
success with fundraising. While working through the Legacy of Worship series, we had the Master
Planning documents on poster boards for reference and inspiration. Overall, Horst played a big part in
our ability to drive the vision of the campaign.”

Officially completed in March of 2020, the Fellow-
ship Church expansion project included an 8,000 sf
addition that was created utilizing a pre-engineered
metal building. This supplied the room needed for a
496-seat sanctuary. The building was connected to
the existing church structure by a small connector
corridor. The new worship center included a corner
stage with built in baptistry, state of the art sound
and stage lighting systems and stadium seating.
The renovations to Fellowship’s existing facility
modified and updated restrooms, upgraded electri-
cal and mechanical equipment, and relocated handi-
capped entrances.

Fellowship Church was pleased to finally have the
solution that addressed their needs for a unified
and dedicated worship space, as well as a welcome
center and some open-format gathering areas for
their congregants to get together before and after
services.

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