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University Christian Fellowship

Vision

• Reach an untapped age group, the University neighborhood, attracting college-aged students so they would desire to spend time at the church and have activities where they would feel welcomed.

Challenge

• Small 5-acre site
• On-site drainage problems
  
• Very limited budget
• Original plan $1,000,000 over budget
• Due to the newness of the church, there was a lack of historical data to get funding from a bank.
  

Solution

• Re-design entire facility by reducing costs by over $1,000,000
• Creatively used gifts in kind from the church to secure funding and reduce contract amount.
• Build a trendy cafe with performance space to attract local bands.
• Incorporate water retention design into landscaping in order to solve drainage issues.