Church Building Consultants, Inc.

Introduction: Church Building Consultants is a Chicagoland facilities developer for Christian ministries. We are dedicated to being with you from concept to completion, helping you realize God's vision for your church. Whether you're building, relocating, expanding or renovating, we can help. Church Building Consultants is the leading design/builder of church and ministry facilities in Illinois and the region. CBC is a full-service resource to churches and ministries for their building needs. Through our real estate brokerage, needs study, financial analysis, long-range master planning, architecture and engineering, funding, competitive bidding, and construction general contracting, we provide every service to fulfill the church's vision. Our staff has designed and/or built over 200 church and ministry facilities ranging from historical restoration of sacred spaces to family life centers, jazz-themed worship venues and assisted-living centers. The funds entrusted to the church leadership and to us for design and construction should be used wisely and efficiently, knowing that we will be held accountable to our Master, our Lord Jesus Christ. Our responsibility is to provide the right building at a fair price. The architectural design should be a creative solution that provides a space that enhances the corporate worship experience and meets the needs of the congregation or ministry. Our primary measure of success is the commendation of our client. We strive for an architecturally attractive statement that reflects your values. We recognize that a church building creates a presence within the community that can serve as an attractive invitation. The building's presence begins to express the church's personality to the community. CBC provides the church with every service needed to deliver a complete turnkey building solution. Church Building Consultants offers more than just architectural excellence. We'll work with you as a team to help assess the ministry needs of your church, establish a workable financial plan, conduct complete commercial real estate brokerage services, develop an excellent architectural design, and oversee every detail of construction. Our business plan is to provide the church with every service needed to deliver the new facility. Your ideas, values, preferences and needs are included in the design solution. We'll provide our expertise to your leadership for a complete ministry process to complete the building. We open the opportunity for volunteers to contribute their skills and talents, making the process of planning to construction participation a ministry of the church. Our multidiscipline team approach aligns the church consultant, architect, engineer, financier, and construction manager to literally work side by side through every stage of the project. Church Building Consultants is with you from concept to completion helping you realize God's vision for your church. Our Strengths We are an expert in churches and church ministry facilities. We have Christian professional architects and builders with years of church ministry experience. Our staff has participated in over 200 church design and/or build projects. We use a multidisciplinary design/build/finance team approach. We have knowledge and experience in the Chicagoland area which has some of the toughest building and zoning codes in the country. Our Services We offer a three-step process. This is as follows: * Feasibility and master planning * Plans and specifications * Construction We begin with an educational process for the church's leadership on how to organize for a successful project. Needs are surveyed. Expectations are articulated. Priorities are set. A financial structure is planned along with the building concept. Plans are developed with active committee participation. Acoustical, sound, lighting, camera, furniture, liturgical and visual art studies are launched. CBC and subcommittees coordinate fund-raising, cash flow and borrowing options with the schedule and construction budget. Selling of existing facilities, purchasing land, or building expansion options are analyzed. Plans, color graphics and videos are prepared for fund-raising and for zoning presentations. Architectural and engineering plans are prepared for bidding, permits and construction. Complete construction general contracting is provided. A furnished and equipped building is turned over for the ministry of the church's vision. Follow-up includes operation and maintenance training, fine-tuning and warranty work. CBC is your single source of responsibility.