General Contractor awarded contract to build  81,000 SF church

General Contractor Southside Constructors, Inc. was awarded the contract to construct an expansive new church located in Huntersville, North Carolina. In September 2007 New Birth-Charlotte contracted with Southside to bring the building plans developed by Architect David L. Renkes to life.

New Birth-Charlotte began its worship services in the North Mecklenburg High School Auditorium in Huntersville, NC and previously met in the University Area. Seven hundred people attended the first worship service and 90 people joined on that day. Beginning with Pastor Terrell Murphy’s family members and two other members from Atlanta, New Birth-Charlotte has since grown to over 7,000 members since March 2003. The Congregation is now occupying this newly built state-of-the-art facility which will allow the church to actively serve the community.

Features of the new two-story church include a sanctuary with stadium seating large enough to accommodate 2,400 people, as well as a large balcony and orchestra pit. Additional areas consist of classrooms, staff and conference rooms, offices, cafe/bookstore, dining/assembly area, commercial grade kitchen, and an elevator. A gymnasium with bleachers, basketball and volleyball courts, weight and aerobics rooms, locker rooms, and a baseball field are also part of the churches amenities.

The exterior of the facility will is a pre-engineered metal structure with brick veneer and EIFS,  architectural metal roofing, and an elaborate open structure steeple. Additional scopes of work include all interior finishes, a parking garage for the Pastor, mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, a sprinkler system, audio/visual equipment, food service equipment, asphalt paving and curb and gutter.