Building Harvest Life Church’s first church is both a construction project and a personal one for construction superintendent Tim Mitchell of Mussell Construction, who is a church member.

Construction began in October on the 23,569-square-foot church at 11437 W. Orchard Ave., west of Middleton Road in Nampa. The church is set to be finished around May, he said.

Harvest Life was founded in January 1993 with 20 people. Services are held at 2513 Sundance Road. Today the church has more than 700 people and a variety of ministries. The church bought the land about a year ago. Last month, members walked and prayed through the new building, writing scriptures on the studs that will be covered by the walls and stairs. “It will be there forever,” Mitchell said. “It was a way to make them feel a part of the project.”

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