Church Construction

  ANF Architects is working with Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, to re-imagine what it means to be “church” today. The church left their beautiful, historic building to give Rhodes College the space they needed to grow and moved into an urban/commercial space located in the heart of the Evergreen neighborhood. The process began

  If you study the building initiatives in scripture, the entire nation of Israel was involved in every project. Every member of the nation played an important, personal role. Why is this important? Here’s a hint: it’s not about the money. Many times when I begin to visit with a pastor about the journey of

  Design choices early on can have a significant impact on the sustainability of your church building, property and resources in the future. Sustainable building alternatives can increase efficiencies, sustain the environment and create significant economic return. Many non-profits cannot justify the high expense involved with LEED Certification, which includes a set of rating systems

  The new 5,700-square-foot Holy Cross Community Center will replace an existing rectory and garage and will serve as an informal dining/gathering space that is not currently present on the Holy Cross Catholic Church and School campus in Portland, Oregon. The program includes a commercial kitchen, seating for up to 240 parishioners, and a new

  The Zion Lutheran community in Georgetown, Texas, is growing and modernizing, so a new flexible worship and hall space was connected to their traditional church building. This new addition features an exposed roof design that incorporates natural light and provides views of the preserved heritage trees. When entering the expanded space, visitors will now

Constraints don’t have to limit vision, they can unleash creativity. Most churches are excited and full of vision, so they engage an architect and start designing their dreams and desires. They take those dream concepts and renderings and show their congregation.  Now everyone is excited! Then they pay to fully develop a set of construction

The Christ Chapel project is a design-build collaboration between Homoly Construction and WSKF Architects. Christ Chapel is a growing faith community in Platte City, Missouri, focused on worship, instruction, outreach and service. All of these elements were under strain in the existing facility and growth was limited. The new project spans about 8,500 square feet

Church vision is the driving force for all growing churches. What is the vision and direction God is leading your church? Vision can lead to church growth and that growth can lead quickly to the need for facility expansion. However, expansion necessitates financial investment. This is where most churches start to feel that pull into

Creating a space that serves both a congregation and the wider community is no small feat. Lakeland Community Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, partnered with Catalyst Construction to bring this vision to life, resulting in Lakeland Park—an indoor play area that has welcomed over 100,000 visitors in just two years. This project exemplifies how strategic

  Pleasant Valley Community Church (PVCC) in Owensboro, Kentucky, started in an old warehouse in 2006 with a small group of 20 believers who stepped out with enormous faith in the work they believed God was calling them to do. They hired Jamus Edwards to lead this new church. As the people of Pleasant Valley