Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Parish

Upon the founding of this new Roman Catholic parish, a master plan for the 14-acre parish campus was prepared to guide development of the planned 1300-seat sanctuary, parish offices, religious education classrooms, parish hall, K-8 grade school, parking, and site amenities that include play fields, gardens, and an amphitheater.

The multi-purpose parish center (#4) was then constructed as the first development phase, initially housing all parish activities. The upper level serves as the worship center until construction of a permanent church. Parish offices and a multi-purpose hall originally occupied the lower level. The hall could be sub-divided to accommodate religious education classes. The building is designed to later become the gymnasium and cafeteria for the grade school, as well as continue to be used as the parish hall.

A second phase then added the Family Formation Center (#5) to the north of the multi-purpose building. This building houses relocated and expanded parish offices, religious education classrooms, and meeting rooms. This building is planned to become the K-8 school in the future. It is designed to receive a second story addition to provide sufficient classroom space for 2 sections grades K through 8th.

Owner: The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Size: Campus: 14 acres; Multi-purpose Center: 19,200 sf; Family Formation Center: 19,600 sf

Services provided: programming, master planning, architectural design, interior design, fundraising support, construction administration

The Multi-purpose Center was awarded Best Project Under $6 Million for extraordinary achievement in concrete construction in the 2008 Concrete Construction Awards sponsored by the Kansas Chapter, American Concrete Institute.

David Heit served as Sr. Project Manager and lead designer for these projects while with another design firm.