First Church of God, Columbus, OH

Mr. Dan Ballmer, Project Coordinator
McKnight Development

Mr. Ballmer:
We, First Church of God, are pleased to have the opportunity of providing a reference for the McKnight Group.

Therefore, to whomever it may concern, we recommend The McKnight Group with complete confidence to other churches and organizations that are endeavoring to build, expand or develop their physical plant. Over the last fifteen years, First Church of God and The McKnight Group has forged a partnership that is built on a solid foundation of competence, creditability, diligence, excellence, integrity, and professionalism. On three separate occasions we have partnered with The McKnight Group.

• 1989 - McKnight Group designed and built for us a 700 seat sanctuary, classrooms, and administrative offices, all totaling 20,000 sq. ft.
• 2000 - Designed and built our current 1500 seat multi-purpose worship center, administrative offices, youth worship center, classrooms, kitchen, music room, and child care facilities, all totaling 47,000 sq. ft.
• 2003 - Designed and built our family life center, complete with a 950 seat multi-purpose youth worship center, computer lab, fitness center, college classrooms and conference center, full service cafe, Christian education classrooms, administrative offices and child care facilities, all totaling 42,000 sq. ft.

Over the years we have done much research, talked with other architects and builders, and visited other large and small churches all over the nation. We are convinced that The McKnight Group's creative genius along with their ability to blend in functionality and multi-purposes can only be paralleled by a few and they are far superior to most.

We find The McKnight Group's staff to be capable and knowledge professionals. They have always gone above and beyond what is reasonable to assure our satisfaction. They are personable and tactful and simply pleasing to work with. We are equally impressed with their follow up, not just during the warranty period after construction is completed, but years beyond the warranty period.

As for construction costs, we find The McKnight Group to be quite competitive. All three projects were completed within the contracted cost estimates and changes were minimal.

These are just a few of the reasons why we contracted with The McKnight Group on three consecutive projects. The McKnight Group comes highly recommended by the Leadership at First Church of God.

Sincerely,
Harold L. Gibson,
Director of Operations