Church & centre buildings
Jim Hammett has been involved in a wide variety of church build projects and is currently working with four Baptist churches, an independent church and an Anglican church on major new build projects. He manages the Shenley Christian Fellowship £3.5M two phase project in Milton Keynes liasing with architects, a church building group, the local authority and a variety of local stakeholders. Phase 1 has been successfully completed. For the latest building video visit here.
Jim has also worked with the Leadership and Building Group at Dumfries Baptist Church to advise them on planning their £4M+ new building. The new building is now operational. He is currently working with a range of churches including Tove Valley Baptist Fellowship in Towcester, Newport Pagnell Baptist Church and Stony Stratford Community Church on their building projects. He has led day meetings with churches in Ealing, Sheffield and Bridgwater. He worked with the mission agency Interserve at Board and senior management level and in their move to Birmingham. He is currently helping Gosport Waterfront Baptist Church on a major refurbishment project in Hampshire.
Jim co-authors a website, with a Cambridge based Christian architect, which helps churches through the journey of building a major development. This is now available as a free resource at: www.churchbuildingprojects.co.uk/how to/. For a project timeline and ideas click the ideas button below. For the Baptist Union article about the website visit here. The Baptist Union have also published a series of articles here. The Church of England has recently adopted the text for their own guidance.
Jim has also worked with over a hundred Christian residential centres throughout the world. He was involved in pioneering centres for Scripture Union in Armenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine. He served on the international CCI committee and has been used many times as a trainer at international level. He has extensive experience in developing residential Christian centres throughout the world.
In the past Jim was a land surveyor with Hunting Surveys and has experience of projects as varied as construction of a 12 mile stretch of the M40 motorway to a prince's palace in Saudi Arabia.
You can contact Jim to discuss any of your building needs with no commitment on the Contact page.
Jim appears on a Baptist Union webinar here.
Jim speaks regularly at the Christian Resources Exhibition. Meet him at the next event in October 2021. Find details of the next event at http://creonline.co.uk/ . Free tickets are available from Jim for the event. Email him here.
Read what others have said:
“Jim has made a huge difference to our building project by giving us practical, supportive advice since he was engaged by us 4 years ago. He has provided guidance on the whole process, from design brief, through church and community engagement, estimating, budgeting, financing, grant applications, timescales, even to how many teaspoons to order!”
Jeremy Binley, Chair of Towcester Baptist Church Build Team
“Jim has guided our £3.1 million building project with energy, expertise, ideas and support which has often gone over and above our contract with him. We could not have completed Phase 1 without his leadership and we are now entering Phase 2.”
Richard Clark, Chair of Trustees, Shenley Christian Fellowship
"Thank you so much for all the help you have given our church with phase 2 of our build project. Your commitment and professional manner are an inspiration and a blessing to churches."
Stephen Brazell, Chair of Building Development Team, Stony Stratford Community Church
"Since bringing Jim in to support our building development project, we have benefited significantly from his expertise, organisation and drive. He has brought direction, worked closely with us to cement the team, and enabled us to navigate the potentially treacherous waters of engaging the whole church family behind our project. I would recommend any church considering their own redevelopment project to engage with Jim.”
Steve Wood, Minister, Newport Pagnell Baptist Church
"...He has worked with great passion and energy and his wisdom and experience have been of great benefit to countless individuals, organisations and centres both in this country and overseas...."
Simon Barker, Scripture Union (England & Wales)
“Your mini seminar on how we should structure our internal and external fundraising for our church centre building project really helped focus people’s minds on lining up all the ducks in an organised way. The way you pointed us in the right direction is saving us thousands on VAT on professional fees.”
Alan Sloan, Business Planning Sub Group, Dumfries Baptist Church
“A reader recently sent me details of an excellent website www.churchbuildingprojects.co.uk/how-to, that contains a treasure trove of advice on church buildings. Amongst the articles there was a particularly brilliant piece on VAT and church buildings, which I thought would be useful to readers of Church Buildings and Heritage Review magazine…” Michael Winterbottom, Assistant Editor CB&HR.
Jim Hammett has been involved in a wide variety of church build projects and is currently working with four Baptist churches, an independent church and an Anglican church on major new build projects. He manages the Shenley Christian Fellowship £3.5M two phase project in Milton Keynes liasing with architects, a church building group, the local authority and a variety of local stakeholders. Phase 1 has been successfully completed. For the latest building video visit here.
Jim has also worked with the Leadership and Building Group at Dumfries Baptist Church to advise them on planning their £4M+ new building. The new building is now operational. He is currently working with a range of churches including Tove Valley Baptist Fellowship in Towcester, Newport Pagnell Baptist Church and Stony Stratford Community Church on their building projects. He has led day meetings with churches in Ealing, Sheffield and Bridgwater. He worked with the mission agency Interserve at Board and senior management level and in their move to Birmingham. He is currently helping Gosport Waterfront Baptist Church on a major refurbishment project in Hampshire.
Jim co-authors a website, with a Cambridge based Christian architect, which helps churches through the journey of building a major development. This is now available as a free resource at: www.churchbuildingprojects.co.uk/how to/. For a project timeline and ideas click the ideas button below. For the Baptist Union article about the website visit here. The Baptist Union have also published a series of articles here. The Church of England has recently adopted the text for their own guidance.
Jim has also worked with over a hundred Christian residential centres throughout the world. He was involved in pioneering centres for Scripture Union in Armenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine. He served on the international CCI committee and has been used many times as a trainer at international level. He has extensive experience in developing residential Christian centres throughout the world.
In the past Jim was a land surveyor with Hunting Surveys and has experience of projects as varied as construction of a 12 mile stretch of the M40 motorway to a prince's palace in Saudi Arabia.
You can contact Jim to discuss any of your building needs with no commitment on the Contact page.
Jim appears on a Baptist Union webinar here.
Jim speaks regularly at the Christian Resources Exhibition. Meet him at the next event in October 2021. Find details of the next event at http://creonline.co.uk/ . Free tickets are available from Jim for the event. Email him here.
Read what others have said:
“Jim has made a huge difference to our building project by giving us practical, supportive advice since he was engaged by us 4 years ago. He has provided guidance on the whole process, from design brief, through church and community engagement, estimating, budgeting, financing, grant applications, timescales, even to how many teaspoons to order!”
Jeremy Binley, Chair of Towcester Baptist Church Build Team
“Jim has guided our £3.1 million building project with energy, expertise, ideas and support which has often gone over and above our contract with him. We could not have completed Phase 1 without his leadership and we are now entering Phase 2.”
Richard Clark, Chair of Trustees, Shenley Christian Fellowship
"Thank you so much for all the help you have given our church with phase 2 of our build project. Your commitment and professional manner are an inspiration and a blessing to churches."
Stephen Brazell, Chair of Building Development Team, Stony Stratford Community Church
"Since bringing Jim in to support our building development project, we have benefited significantly from his expertise, organisation and drive. He has brought direction, worked closely with us to cement the team, and enabled us to navigate the potentially treacherous waters of engaging the whole church family behind our project. I would recommend any church considering their own redevelopment project to engage with Jim.”
Steve Wood, Minister, Newport Pagnell Baptist Church
"...He has worked with great passion and energy and his wisdom and experience have been of great benefit to countless individuals, organisations and centres both in this country and overseas...."
Simon Barker, Scripture Union (England & Wales)
“Your mini seminar on how we should structure our internal and external fundraising for our church centre building project really helped focus people’s minds on lining up all the ducks in an organised way. The way you pointed us in the right direction is saving us thousands on VAT on professional fees.”
Alan Sloan, Business Planning Sub Group, Dumfries Baptist Church
“A reader recently sent me details of an excellent website www.churchbuildingprojects.co.uk/how-to, that contains a treasure trove of advice on church buildings. Amongst the articles there was a particularly brilliant piece on VAT and church buildings, which I thought would be useful to readers of Church Buildings and Heritage Review magazine…” Michael Winterbottom, Assistant Editor CB&HR.
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