Resource International LTD, located just north of Richmond Virginia in Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, Satellite office in Hampton Roads Virginia, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach. We Provide excellence in the following service areas Civil Engineering,Civil Engineers,Land Development,Land Surveying,Land Planning,Site Engineering,Environmental Scientists,Wetland Services,Stream Restoration,Solid Waste Engineering. We offer better service at a price that is competitive with other local engineering firms such as Timmons Group, Balzer & Associates, Kimley Horn, CDM, Draper Aden, HDR, Golder, ch2mhill, Mattern and Craig. Our experience is second to none. At Resource International, we challenge ourselves to rethink the traditional, to apply innovative and sustainable technology and to identify creative engineering and environmental solutions in order to earn our clients for life.

Church Projects

All churches are different.  This may be due to location, vision, ministries, average age of congregants, year established or the style of worship services.  Even growing churches which are similar have different needs.  Yet, all growing churches have a similar need:  experienced church designers/consultants.

Resource has provided numerous religious, institutional, and educational clients with a wide variety of services.  Some of our project experience can be found below.

Calvary Chapel Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Contact:  Tom Vaughan

Resource prepared a feasibility report outlining the potential development of the 8-acre site.  In conjunction with the report, Resource provided topographic and boundary surveys, as well as a wetland delineation.  Given the constraints of the site, a layout of the 34,000sf building and desired maximum parking lot were generated.  Based on the concept plan, a required scope of work and the probable estimate of construction costs were derived for the client’s budgeting purposes.  Resource presented the plan for Conditional Use Permit to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for approval.  Resource then designed the first of two phases of the site.  Project included:

  • Feasibility Study
  • Conditional Use Permit (Cup) Assistance
  • Topographic/Boundary Surveys
  • Wetland Delineation and Corps Approval
  • Early Land Disturbance Plan
  • Access To 20,500sf Building (Phase I)
  • Designed 160-Car Parking Lot
  • Storm Water Management Facility
  • Utility Services, includes Fire Suppression Lead-In
  • Lighting Plan
  • Traffic Report
Calvary Chapel Mechanicsville

New Highland Baptist Church
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Contact:  Robert Lee, Pastor

Resource has completed several projects for New Highland Baptist Church (New Highland) that included a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) amendment, site plan and a second CUP amendment to meet the church’s needs and the County requirements.  New Highland’s rapid growth and expanding community outreach led the congregation to embark on an expansion that doubled the size of the church.  Classroom space, restroom, kitchen and fellowship/gym were added to the existing building.  In the course of the project, Resource provided design services for all aspects of the site plan such as the following:

  • Water Service Upgrade
  • Wastewater Systems Connections
  • Site Grading
  • Storm Water Management
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
  • CUP Amendments
New Highland Baptist Church Text Box: Churches that develop a vision are more like to fulfill their goals than those who do not. It takes intentional planning and action for growth to occur. New Highland Baptist Church

Western Hanover Church
Montpelier, Virginia
Contact:  Terry Sharpe, Pastor

Resource provided plans for the development of 18-acre site for new church complex.  Project will be constructed in multiple phases.  The first phase will include 8,000sf building, 80 car parking lot, septic tank/drainfield and well, landscaping, and lighting.  Project requires significant road improvements including turn lane creation and 1,200lf of transition widening of major arterial road.  Additional phases will have more than 11,000sf of buildings and 200 spaces for vehicular parking. 

Western Hanover Church Text Box: Congregations located in the suburbs are more likely to experience growth. Western Hanover Church

Carter Woods Assisted Living
Henrico County, VA

Resource prepared the site plans for both phases of the 100-unit building and 118 space parking lot.  Improvements includes grading, drainage, utilities, 0.3 miles of new road construction, storm water management facility, landscape and lighting plans.  Resource also provided environmental and survey services for design and construction.

Text Box: The older adult population is growing at a rate of almost 3 times the average rate of growth. Are you planning a facility for this generation?

OTHER PROJECTS

Below is a list of other churches where we have provided services.  These range from zoning assistance and concept plans to full site plans and site plan amendments, from parking lot expansions to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and from including such items layout, grading, storm sewer and storm water management, water and sewer services and improvements, landscaping, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act compliance, as applicable for:

  • Bon Air Presbyterian Church, Richmond
  • Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, Midlothian
  • Cambridge Baptist Church, Henrico
  • Dover Baptist Church, Goochland
  • Christ Lutheran Church, Henrico
  • Kenwood United Methodist Church, Ashland
  • Woolridge Road Baptist Church, Chesterfield
  • Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsville
  • Faith Community Church, Richmond
  • Berea Baptist Church, Rockville
  • New Hanover Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsville
  • Hanover Friends Church, Mechanicsville
  • New Deliverance Evangelical Church, Richmond
Bon Air Presbyterian Church Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church Berea Baptist Church

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