Building God’s Way Partnership

Faith-Based Construction in New Mexico

With deep roots in New Mexico and a proven history of delivering high-quality construction projects for faith-based and community organizations, SDV Construction is dedicated to serving ministries across the state with integrity, stewardship, and distinction.

A Certified BGW Builder

SDV is proud to partner with Building God’s Way (BGW) to provide innovative, stewardship-driven solutions for churches, Christian schools, and other faith-based organizations throughout New Mexico. United by a shared mission to build God’s Kingdom, SDV and BGW combine ministry-focused architectural design with trusted construction management expertise to bring each organization’s vision to life.

BGW’s proven approach, refined through nearly 1,000 ministry projects nationwide, prioritizes maximizing ministry impact while minimizing both construction and long-term operating costs.

The BGW 3-Day Charrette Process

A key component of the BGW design approach is the 3-Day Charrette Process, an intensive, collaborative design session held on-site with your ministry team, BGW architects, and SDV Construction. Together, participants develop a conceptual design, explore cost-saving solutions, and establish a realistic preliminary budget. This process not only builds unity and momentum within the ministry but ensures that the project’s vision, functionality, and stewardship goals are aligned from day one.

The BGW Network of Kingdom Building Services

Through the BGW Network of Kingdom Building Services, New Mexico ministries gain access to trusted partners in:

Fundraising & financing
Strategic planning
Early childhood education
Branding & awareness
Audio, video, and lighting design

This integrated, ministry-focused approach provides seamless support from concept to completion, ensuring that every facility is spiritually aligned, cost-effective, and purpose-built for lasting impact.

Let’s Build Together

SDV Construction and BGW are committed to helping ministries throughout New Mexico bring their God-given visions to life through facilities that inspire, serve, and endure.

Cathedral of Saint John

Built in 1950 and listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places in 2018. SDV provided construction services to renovate the second floor including a new coffee bar, Bishop’s office suite, restrooms, meeting room, and new lighting and HVAC. Other work included custom framing and installation of 200-year-old stained glass windows. While all of the work was interior, many of the new finishes and products selected were required to be similar in kind or likeness to existing interior building
elements.

Project Size : 5,000 sq. ft.

Calvary ABQ Cafe, SHE Ministries, Executive Office and Conference Room

This project consisted of the complete demolition and renovation of three separate spaces; executive office and conference room, “she Ministries” , and “SoPo Roasting and Brewing Co.” (the campus Café). Construction involved complete interior and partial exterior demolition of each of the three spaces, including: both structural and non-structural components related to a builtout office area, interior and exterior aluminum storefront, conference room, restrooms, as well as electrical and mechanical components. Interior work included: steel framing; drywall; installation of all necessary electrical power and connections as well as domestic water and sanitary sewer

Project Size : 6,189 sq. ft.

Pantano Christian Church

This project included erection of a 165’ x 90’ Sprung Structure. The new Student Union is 15,000 sq. feet (including 1800 sq ft of storage on the second floor). The high school or worship venue seats 427 people, the middle school or teaching venue seats 328, and the lobby has a capacity of 122. The structure It has an insulating value of R30 and the external skin has a life of 20-30 years and never needs to be painted, saving maintenance costs

Project Size : 15,000 sq. ft.

Saint Joseph on the Rio Grande

This project includes the construction of a new multipurpose facility located to the North of the existing St. Joseph’s Church building. The building includes north and south wings that contain 14 multi-purpose meeting rooms with glass operable partitions allowing for optimal space utilization; closed for small classrooms or open for large conferences or receptions. The space also includes a vestibule with a reception counter, long corridors with wood ceiling clouds, administrative offices, workrooms, a conference room, and a commercial kitchen. A memorial brick plaza greets students and visitors and a courtyard separates the wings. Site improvements include approximately 5 acres of new parking, landscaping, drainage areas, and roadwork.

Project Size : 15,665 sq. ft.

New City Church

This project included a new mezzanine that doubles as a library and a staff study area, new conference room, and new children’s area. The project also included a new control room for live feed of cameras and audio mixing, and new storage room. The existing kitchen was converted to an office and a new privacy room for nursing mothers was constructed in the sanctuary. SDV also renovated the children’s resource room, group room, and youth lounge area. The scope included removal and replacement of interior walls, LED light fixtures, mechanical, relocation of the alarm system panels, new flooring, paint, doors, and relocation of the electrical/communication closet.

Project Size : 8,370 sq. ft.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Design-Build project at STA Catholic School to upgrade the building’s nearly 40 year old heating and cooling systems. A total of eighteen existing roof mounted evaporative cooling units and the existing gas-fired boiler system were decommissioned and replaced. SDV demoed and replaced all existing roof curbs. SDV re-flashed and resealed all mechanical and electrical penetrations. One unit required roof cuts for installation of supply and return ducts. Design also included upgrading the school’s electrical MDP to increase service size in order to accommodate new HVAC units and provide capacity for possible future campus expansion. Existing HVAC units were replaced with a total of seventeen new RTUs and one MAU with new digital T-stats and temperature sensors.Project Size : 54,000 sq. ft.