N. Lima company hired to oversee church projects

STAFF REPORT

NORTH LIMA — Cogun Inc., which manages church-construction projects, has been hired to oversee expansion work for congregations in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and South Carolina.

The North Lima company has been asked by Crossroads United Methodist Church to oversee construction of a building for its campus in Oakdale, Pa. Crossroads has three campuses in the Pittsburgh area.

Cogun will work on preliminary consulting services, design and construction. The Oakdale campus has 700 people who attend church there.

Fellowship Bible Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has hired Cogun to help it study whether it should build a worship space. The church has been meeting in a middle school and has about 300 to 400 people attend each weekend.

Eastlake Community Church in Irmo, S.C., is looking to add space for its ministries and has hired Cogun to evaluate its master plan and form building strategies. The church put up its own building in 2004 after meeting in local schools and has continued to grow.

Cogun has worked with 670 church projects in 33 states. It partners with independent architectural firms to design and build church facilities, while managing the entire process. Cogun has 45 employees, including 21 in the North Lima office.