Space Study / Guidelines for Space
Rules of Thumb for Church Buildings (pdf, LifeWay)
Meeting Space Specifications Chart (pdf, LifeWay)
Church Growth & Church Facilities (pdf, LifeWay
Is Your Church User-friendly? (pdf, LifeWay)
The most important rooms in church are the ladies rest rooms & preschool classrooms
The Changing Nature
of Church Design
More Downloadable Resources from LifeWay's Church Architecture Dept.
Excel Spreadsheets to Help You Evaluate the Quantity of Your Space
Complete the parts labeled in blue. The spreadsheet will do the rest. This is only a tool to assist you based on general rules of thumb. You will have to take into consideration any special circumstances you may have in light of LifeWay's Rules of Thumb, shown above.
Spreadsheet: Sunday School Capacities
Spreadsheet: Worship Center Capacity
Don't have Excel? Download OpenOffice. Calc will work with these files & is a free download
Article: What You're Looking for in a Space Study
Article: Balanced Space
Architects & Contractors
Architecture and Design, The Alabama Baptist
Selecting the Right Architect (pdf, LifeWay)
Selecting an Architect
Services of an Architect
Contractor Choice, The Alabama Baptist
Project Delivery Methods
The Planning & Building Process (pdf, LifeWay)
Timeline for a Building Project
Steps in a Building Project
Developing a Master Site Plan
Master plan provides stewardship of church resources
Why Do Master Planning
Planning crucial to long-range growth, The Alabama Baptist
The Church Building Process (pdf, LifeWay)
Plan and Build With a Winning Attitude (pdf, LifeWay)
FBC Tallassee Master Site Plan
Master Site Plan, Phase I Presentation
in
PowerPoint (right-click to download)
FBC, Tallassee: Phase Two & Revised Master Site Plan
The Project Budget & Capital Fund Campaign
Financial Planning, The Alabama Baptist
LifeWay: Capital Funding Needs in Smaller Churches
Preparing the
Preliminary Project Budget
Phase I: Challenge to Build
Challenge to Build Brochure, FBC, Tallassee
First Baptist logo for CTB
Sermon: 6 Principles of Stewardship, pdf
S.S. Lesson: Gifts & Giving, pdf
Newsletter 1 Publisher '02
(right-click to download)
Newsletter 1 in PDF
Newsletter 2 Publisher '02
(right-click to download)
Newsletter 2 in PDF
Newsletter 3 Publisher '02
(right-click to download)
Newsletter 3 in PDF
Newsletter 4 Publisher '02
(right-click to download)
Newsletter 4 in PDF
Newsletter 5 Publisher '02
(right-click to download)
Newsletter 5 in PDF
Phase II: Growing by Faith
Phase Two Materials, FBC, Tallassee
Newsletter 1 (pdf)
Newsletter 2 (pdf)
