General Contractor selected to complete family life center

In May of 2000, Maranatha Temple Church of God was rapidly outgrowing its existing facility. The church needed and wanted a new, larger space for its members to congregate both in time of worship and in time of play. Southside, therefore, set out to construct a 12,000 SF family life center to accommodate the member’s increasing needs. 

The new structure was designed as a single-story pre-engineered metal building accented with split-face masonry wainscoting that would house an auditorium / gymnasium, kitchen, performance stage, and various classroom structures which could be utilized for Sunday School classrooms, on-site child care, and/or any other number of multi-purpose uses. High bay metal halide light fixtures equipped with dimmers were utilized in the facility’s multi-purpose room so as to provide the necessary foot candle for both worship services and basketball games and/or other recreational activities. A fully equipped kitchen was also incorporated in the interior design with a pass-through window to the auditorium / gymnasium for easy access during group functions.

Other interior features for the auditorium / gymnasium included:

• Wall-mounted diffusers incorporated into the mechanical design to facilitate air distribution evenly throughout the large room
• An audio-visual area to house state-of-the art electronic equipment utilized mainly by the music director and the choir (visible from the pulpit)
• Durable flooring to withstand heavy foot traffic during both worship services and organized youth activities
• Southside also arranged for Maranatha to purchase furnishings for the family life center at reduced prices