Birchwood United Methodist Church for Sale

3003 Gethings, Battle Creek MI 49017

The church and parking lot are for sale (3.998 acres). The facility is 8,502 square feet. The property sits on the northeast corner of Gethings & Helmer Road. The church was built in 1963 and well maintained. The property is zoned R1-B residential.

The church is on one floor with a zero grade entrance (i.e. no steps). The property has a slight irregular shape of approximately 350 ft by 497 ft.

Sanctuary
124 persons in pews (62 ft by 32 ft) The altar is on the north wall with a vaulted ceiling over the sanctuary. The sanctuary could be expanded into the narthex. An 11 ft by 12 ft crying room is adjacent to the sanctuary.

Heating
The building has a boiler for warm water radiant heat. The complete building is air-conditioned.

Kitchen
The kitchen has 5 sinks and refrigerator and freezer. The overall size is 19 ft by 18 ft with a serving window that opens onto fellowship hall. The stove has two ovens and 10 burners. There are two dishwashers in the kitchen.

Fellowship Hall
The kitchen is adjacent to the fellowship hall. The fellowship hall is 48 ft by 24 ft with an attached storage room for tables and chairs.

Classrooms
The building has five classrooms. The nursery has a half bath and is 12 ft by 32 ft.

Offices
The pastor’s office is approx. 12 ft by 10 ft and is part of a three office suite with the sect ret a rial office to greet the church visitors.

Handicap Access
The building is on one floor with no steps.

Chapel
The chapel is a 18 ft in diameter building across from the building’s main entrance. IT has beautiful stain glassed windows and is a great room for reflection.

Parking Lot
The parking lot is striped to allow for 74 parking spaces plus 6 handicap parking spaces.