General Information – Church Construction

Articles on general issues related to new church construction and church building programs.

Cost Per Square Foot To Build A Church

Cost Per Square Foot To Build A Church

One of the most frequently asked questions is “what does it cost per square foot to build a church?” The answer to that question is about as easy to answer as, “How far is up?” There is no real way to accurately answer the question of cost until you clarify several underlying questions. This is […]

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Church Needs and Feasibility Study

Church Needs and Feasibility Study

According to Wikipedia, a feasibility study is a preliminary study undertaken before the real work of a project starts to ascertain the likelihood of the project’s success. The needs and feasibility study is an analysis of possible alternative solutions to a problem and a recommendation on the best alternative whether for new church construction, renovation, expansion, […]

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How Much Unity Is Enough?

As you move forward with a church building program (or for that matter, any large endeavor by your church), one of the challenges you will face is the decision about how much unity is enough; whether to try to get every last person in the church to be in agreement about what to do and […]

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How To: Estimate a Church Building Program Budget

“What man would build a tower without first counting the cost?? – Jesus Millions of dollars every year are wasted on church building plans that churches cannot afford to build. Many churches let the church building project define the budget, instead of letting the budget drive the design of the church. This simple transposition of […]

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Church Seating – How Would Jesus Sit?

Pastor Dan Kimball of Vintage church posted an interesting history of pews and church seating. As he points out, pre-reformation, people did not sit in fixed seating. I chuckled when he painted the mental picture of the Last Supper in pews. Want to be a new testament church? Then get out of those pews and […]

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