CFS Blog

Churches need to become familiar with the sweeping changes proposed to Denver’s land use regulations—Denver’s New Zoning Code. These changes will certainly impact churches currently located or desiring to be in the City and County of Denver. We recommend that as a property owner, you go view the new zoning map to learn about the proposed new zone district for […]

Rarely does such a high-quality property, in a proven Denver-area location, become available to purchase, but the Colorado Community Church property at 3651 South Colorado Boulevard can now be purchased for a fraction of the cost to construct new. This is a terrific opportunity for a church user or a Christian investor. This well-known church property is a proven location […]

On a recent trip to northern Colorado, I met with several pastors of large and leading churches including Paul Trimble with Crossroads Church in Loveland. Paul talked about the growing phenomenon of churches accomplishing new expansions by obtaining smaller new sites all simulcast from a “headquarters” facility. There are a few churches along the Front Range that are doing this […]

Development Advisors just completed a unique “syndicated” arrangement to finance a new 100,000 SF church facility in south metro Denver for our client Mission Hills Church. What an incredible challenge! But we praise God for his leading and for his provision. As it turned out, we could not have picked a more difficult time to procure debt financing. It’s still […]

Its amazing how much a church needs to spend these days for a state-of-the art AVL system. As Mission Hills Church (“MHC”) got started looking at the costs to outfit its 117,000 SF new church facility, both my partner Tim Dreessen and I were shocked. After much research and discussion, it was decided that MHC would hire Clair Brothers out […]

On November 19, 2008, jurors decided Wednesday that Boulder County Commissioners violated federal law when in 2004 they refused to allow a Rocky Mountain Christian Church (“RMCC”) a request to expand on its property at 95th Street & Niwot Road in Boulder County, Colorado. Jurors decided that the Commissioners violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) because […]

My hope for this blog is to offer a forum to discuss issues, offer ideas, present solutions, air concerns, and report on the real estate and construction activities of churches in the greater Denver area (Pueblo to Ft. Collins).