Maranatha Christian Center -Campus Development

Students and staff at Maranatha Christian Center will soon set sail with a new 13,000 square foot student center. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Maranatha to launch the center where students can enjoy being students. All students, administration, staff, many parents, and those involved in the design and construction of the new addition were present. Everyone brought their own shovel and everyone had an opportunity to help "dig"!

The new Crusader Student Center will include a media instruction classroom and lab for the secondary students, a dining area with a full-service kitchen, a 1950's style old-fashioned soda fountain area, a new and expanded Fountain of Life campus store and nutrition center, and expanded office space.

“This building is being built for our students! It will provide a fun and exciting place where they can look forward to school every day. We want our students to have a fun place of their own. With the old-fashioned soda fountain area being a large component of the center, we want the students to enjoy the era of the 1950's as much as we did in our youth,” said Pastor Don Miller and his wife Yvonne, Founders and Senior Administrators.

Building Details:

13,300 SF Total on 3 levels
Main Level:

3400 SF Dining/Student Commons Area with a seating capacity of approximately 240
900 SF Full-Service Kitchen
500 SF 50’s Style Diner/Old Fashioned Ice Cream Fountain with a seating capacity of approximately 25

Lower Level:

2800 SF Campus Store and Nutrition Center
900 SF Media Instruction Classroom/Lab for Secondary Students

Upper Level:

1200 SF Office expansion with Conference Room, Administrative Office, and Finance & Registration Office

Architect:

Rich Hawkins of Hawkins Associates Architects, P.C. 5181 Ward Road – Suite 206, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033. (303) 239-0800

Engineering:

Structural – Bob Malouff of Malouff Engineering, Inc. 4704 Harlan Street – Suite 330, Denver, Colorado 80212. (303) 423-8982
Mechanical/Electrical – Arwin Priest of Priest Engineering, Inc. 6909 S. Holly Circle – Suite 304, Centennial, Colorado 80112-1045. (303) 773-8773

General Contractor:

Jim Malouff and Troy Antill of B & J Construction. 7973 Quaker Street, Arvada, Colorado 80007. (303) 940-3838

Structural Steel Contractor:

Don Calahan of Calahan Construction Services. 95 Rio Grande Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80223. (303) 595-0214

Along with providing a fun environment for students to gather before and after school for fellowship, the Crusader Student Center will also host local area church group worship services and provide opportunities for additional school, family and community events.

Construction is anticipated to begin around the end of April and the building will be open for students to enjoy next fall when school starts on Tuesday, September 2, 2008!