BGW Iowa Church Builder
& Christian School Builder
The exclusive BGW Builder for the state of Iowa is Story Construction. Based in Ames, Iowa, the company began as a small father-and-sons operation in 1934 and has expanded into an employee-owned company favored by midwest public and private sectors alike. President Mike Espeset and his team work seamlessly with BGW and each ministry client to build solid structures as well as relationships that inspire faith, loyalty, and mutually beneficial end results.
The exclusive BGW Builder for the state of Iowa is Story Construction. Based in Ames, Iowa, the company began as a small father-and-sons operation in 1934 and has expanded into an employee-owned company favored by midwest public and private sectors alike. President Mike Espeset and his team work seamlessly with BGW and each ministry client to build solid structures as well as relationships that inspire faith, loyalty, and mutually beneficial end results.
Iowa Church Construction Experts

In addition to their local expertise with church and school construction, Story Construction is skilled in delivering the unique BGW Approach that has consistently proven to cut construction costs by reducing conflict, scheduling delays, change orders and product mark-up. This includes leading coordinated ministry efforts on every job site and supporting churches and Christian schools in having a spiritual impact on construction workers through The BGW Ministry of Construction program.
In addition to their local expertise with church and school construction, Story Construction is skilled in delivering the unique BGW Approach that has consistently proven to cut construction costs by reducing conflict, scheduling delays, change orders and product mark-up. This includes leading coordinated ministry efforts on every job site and supporting churches and Christian schools in having a spiritual impact on construction workers through The BGW Ministry of Construction program.

This partnership combines the church building expertise and excellent reputation of the Story Construction team in the state of Iowa with the national church design experience and broad network of services offered to ministries through the Building God’s Way program.
Through a unique delivery model we call the Trinity Partnership, BGW Architects and Story Construction are aligned from the very earliest stages of design and take a team approach to exploring the best ways to reduce costs for the ministry.
Story Construction plays a crucial role in the BGW preliminary design charrette process, helping keep costs in check as we launch design ideas and explore solutions. Following the charrette, BGW Architects and Story Construction work together to develop a preliminary cost estimate, taking into account all potential site costs, fees and other soft costs that could be involved in order to provide the ministry with a realistic financial forecast for the project.
This partnership combines the church building expertise and excellent reputation of the Story Construction team in the state of Iowa with the national church design experience and broad network of services offered to ministries through the Building God’s Way program.
Through a unique delivery model we call the Trinity Partnership, BGW Architects and Story Construction are aligned from the very earliest stages of design and take a team approach to exploring the best ways to reduce costs for the ministry.
Story Construction plays a crucial role in the BGW preliminary design charrette process, helping keep costs in check as we launch design ideas and explore solutions. Following the charrette, BGW Architects and Story Construction work together to develop a preliminary cost estimate, taking into account all potential site costs, fees and other soft costs that could be involved in order to provide the ministry with a realistic financial forecast for the project.
Planning a building or remodeling project for your Iowa church or Christian school?
Contact us today to schedule your free consultation!