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St. Mark Lutheran Church & School: Offer Page

Purchase Opportunity  

The property can be purchased as a whole (114 E. Minges, Battle Creek, Michigan). The seller would be willing to look at possible combinations/partnerships of buyers (churches & schools).

Phased Construction   The first phase of the property was built in 1958, the second phase was added in 1973, with the last phase built in 2001.
Sale Price  

Church & School $2,650,000

Church Description
  The sanctuary is 78 ft in length by 38 ft in width. The current sanctuary was added in 1973.
Altar Design
  The altar is very deep and could easily be reconfigured for a choir stand and baptismal pool.
Capacity
  300 persons (including, balcony and choir stand)
Choir Stand
  44 persons (rows of pews with pipe organ in the balcony to the rear of the sanctuary)
Seating Design
  12 rows of 16 ft pews placed on a slight angle toward the center isle
Balcony
  The choir stand, sound board and pipe organ fill the balcony. Additional seating could be added to the balcony.
Overflow Section
  A large overflow section is at the rear of the sanctuary. It is 36 ft deep by 38 ft in width. This area could add an additional 200 seats to the sanctuary. Currently, a glass wall separates the overflow section from the sanctuary. It is used for a crying room and coffee hour.
   

School

  The school is approx. 18,000 sq. ft. in size. It is all on one floor with no steps.
Kitchen
  The kitchen is adjacent to the fellowship hall/gym. It is approx. 20 ft by 15 ft.
Fellowship Hall/Gym
 

The gym is 74 ft by 40 ft with a stage on the west side. The kitchen is adjacent to the gym/fellowship hall. It is an excellent facility for school assemblies, theatre and meetings.

Classrooms

 

There are eight full size classrooms that can be used for formal school or Sunday school. Each classroom has at least one handicap bathroom. Six of the classrooms could be easily divided (standard size is 44 ft by 26 ft).. All the classrooms have their own exterior exits with no steps.

Security System
 

The school necessitates a comprehensive security system that includes cameras, access codes and card swipes. Parents can view their children through one way glass or cameras in the classrooms.

   
   
Offices
  Six offices located throughout the building. The pastor's office has a half bath.
Roof
  The church has a pitched roof while only the gym has a flat roof.
Sale Package
  The property is a great opportunity for a church or school. The seller would be willing to look at transactions that include combinations of schools and or churches.
Parking Lot Description
  129 parking spaces with room to expand to the east (10 handicap spaces close to the building).
Heating and Cooling
  The building has a combination of boiler and forced air furnaces. The newest area (2001 addition) has forced air units. The sanctuary and older section of the school has a boiler for warm water radiant and one classroom has a window airconditioning unit. There are three rooms that have no air-conditioning.
Disclaimer: The information above is deemed to be accurate but Religious Real Estate does not warranty or guarantee any of the information. The buyer will be responsible for their own due diligence.