Christ the King Catholic Church, founded in 1933 to serve the community just north of South Bend, Indiana, recently underwent large-scale renovations and an expansion. The church building, originally constructed in 1961, was updated to better accommodate its congregation.

The narthex expansion at Christ the King was a parishioner-driven initiative aimed at fostering community fellowship after services. The completed addition spans approximately 5,400 square feet and includes a large gathering space with a vaulted ceiling, a multipurpose room, and a food pantry. Frost served as the delegated design engineer for the cold-formed steel used
in the project.

The completed addition spans approximately 5,400 square feet and features a large gathering space with a vaulted ceiling, a multipurpose room, and a food pantry.

Frost Engineering’s comprehensive services include designing and producing engineer-of-record (EOR) and shop drawings for delegated design services across a variety of traditional and composite materials. The team’s expertise includes the use of cold-formed steel, which can serve multiple purposes including exterior cladding, infill, and load-bearing applications. This versatile material is utilized in the framing of roofs, floors, and walls, providing structural integrity and flexibility for a wide range of construction projects.