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Costs to Create a new Church Facility

An expanding church’s goal is to create a fully functioning church facility at the lowest possible cost that will succeed in retaining existing members and capturing new attendees. By “fully functioning” we mean all project costs including formulating a strategic planning document, acquiring real property, retaining professionals for engineering, designing, fund raising, financing, construction, installation […]

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Class “A” Church Listed FOR SALE in Genesee, Colorado

Development Advisors is pleased to announce the availability of another Denver area Class “A” Church property. This 51,200 SF Church property, located along I-70 in Genesee (just west of Golden) at 24887 Genesee Trail Road, was previously home to Lookout Mountain Community Church. Constructed in 2002 for approximately $11.8 million, today it is being offered

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Pass the Plate?

Here are my thoughts and those of Ben Richards (Share Financial-Dallas, TX). Passing the plate is not the most effective way to collect tithes and offerings, even though most churches still deploy this long standing collection tradition. Today, more and more churches are not passing the plate, instead are opting to have a dedicated place

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When Should A Church Expand?

This question is frequently contemplated by church leaders across the country. The logical answer is… a church should relocate when it has outgrown its current facility. This means that the church can no longer grow in its current space. Maybe your church needs more seats or maybe you need more children’s space. The bottom line,

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VACANT Retail Boxes Offer Church Facility Choices

With the continuing malaise plaguing the economy and consumer spending at its lowest level in a decade, unprofitable retailer operations are being shuttered leaving vacant spaces in retail shopping centers across American. According to Mary Beth Jenkins with the Laramie Company, who recently reported at the Rocky Mountain Real Estate Expo, there are 54 retail

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Refinance Debt in 2010

At the Rocky Mountain Real Estate Expo, we heard that interest rates are projected to increase in 2011 primarily as a result of competition from the US Government. Apparently a $6 Trillion pool of available debt capital will be reduced to only $3 Trillion because of this new competition. This new demand will put pressure

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