Faith-based

Fairfield Church of Christ, Fairfield

  • Type of Project: Addition to existing church
  • Duration of Project: 20 months including value-engineering
  • Square footage: 29,587 sf
  • Partners: Derek Howard, DH Architects
  • Noteworthy Comment: Extensive value-engineering to reduce costs after bid award. Features Octagon tower.

Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown

  • Type of Project: Heavy timber construction with wind bent frames
  • Duration of Project: 5+ years design, development and fund raising. 12 month construction.
  • Square footage: 19,605 sf with walk-out lower level fellowship hall
  • Partners: Alan Scherr, Architect
  • Noteworthy Comment: Lead architect transition during design stage. Vancon was asked to stay on the design team.

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Dayton

  • Type of Project: Multi-phased renovation to repurpose theatre to worship facility
  • Duration of Project: 5 projects over 8-year period
  • Square footage: 9,000 + sf
  • Partners: Church leadership
  • Noteworthy Comment: Vancon has completed multiple phases of work renovating an abandoned theatre into a beautiful worship and fellowship facility.

Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, Trotwood

  • Type of Project: Design/build new construction of pre-engineered metal building
  • Duration of Project: 10 months
  • Square footage: 9,400 sf + 1,900 sf finished balcony and enclosed canopy between existing and new facilities
  • Partners: Church leadership
  • Noteworthy Comment: Limited budget. Worked hand-in-hand with church leadership to provide the most value for their $1.1 mil budget.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Carlisle

  • Type of Project: New wood-framed construction
  • Duration of Project: 14 months
  • Square footage: 7,167 sf
  • Partners: Father Bidwell
  • Noteworthy Comment: Value-engineering, provided 23 voluntary alternates for consideration as means to reduce cost.

St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, Vandalia

  • Type of Project: Structural metal
  • Duration of Project: 12 months
  • Square footage: 20,000 sf
  • Partners: Church building committee
  • Noteworthy Comment: Project lead to being awarded the St. Christopher Elementary School building project.

"Vancon displays nothing less than professionalism, experienced leadership, creativity, dedication and motivation. It is a genuine sense of love for what they do that is displayed at the highest level."

– Reverend Michael L. Bidwell, Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish