Modular Buildings: Investigate Permits First

By Matt Banes For facility managers, administers, and board members at religious organizations across the U.S., finding quick and affordable solutions to space issues is a common challenge. Modular buildings have become a go-to facility answer, offering fast and cost-effective ways to add classroom, office and meeting spaces, whether it’s for a few months or

The Hills Church

  At The Hills Church in North Richland Hills, Texas, the project challenge for Shanks Architects was to remodel an existing worship center to meet the expectations of both a cappella and instrumental worship, while increasing seating capacity, improving sight lines, and enhancing the overall worship experience for the congregation. By creatively using new materials

Life Fellowship Church

  GFF developed a new comprehensive campus master plan for Life Fellowship Church (LFC) located in McKinney, Texas. It includes renovation and expansion of their current campus to include a 1,200-seat future worship center, a weekday preschool, additional adult classrooms, and an administrative suite on a very compact site. The master plan enhances a central

The Gathering

  The Gathering was one of the first newly constructed church buildings built within the St. Louis city limits in decades. Thoughtful functionality and flexibility are key to this church design—the worship space can be configured to accommodate either a morning worship service or an evening community event. The central Gathering Space allows for milling

Church Design Is Still Adapting

  By Rodney James Two decades later…church design is still adapting…and rightly so! The apostle Paul wrote, “…I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 1Corinthians 9:22 The church that clearly understands the truth of what Paul was teaching has made many adaptations over the

Pulaski Church of God

  The church is more than just a building—it’s a sacred space where we come together to worship, to learn, and to connect with one another. The design and construction of a church is, therefore, an essential aspect of creating an environment that inspires and uplifts the congregation. The Pulaski Church of God in Pulaski,

Faith Promise Church

  Studio Four Design has been privileged to design more than 90 church projects in its 20-year history to complete expansion projects, renovations, and new builds. One of those ministries, Faith Promise Church, has partnered with Studio Four Design in a number of projects to accommodate its remarkable growth and to accomplish the opening of

6 Tips for Church Expansion or Relocation

  By Kerry Jones Pastors of healthy and growing congregations excel at building and leading people, but most have limited knowledge or experience in growing facilities. Yet, building a new or expanded worship facility is often the largest investment of capital a church will ever experience. U.S. religious organizations are expected to spend about $3

The Church at Brook Hills

  Established in 1990, The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, is a faith family devoted to helping one another love Jesus, grow in Jesus, and make disciples of Jesus in Birmingham and among all nations. The design concept for The Church at Brook Hills is centered on the philosophy that what happens inside

The Garden Church

  Simpson Gardens 2 was built in response to community requests to provide affordable housing for senior residents of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The town has many large Victorian homes that older residents could no longer maintain nor afford, but they didn’t want to leave their hometown. Meanwhile, Simpson, a Methodist senior living provider, and The Garden

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