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February 2003 | ||
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Every day they continued to meet
together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and
ate together with glad and sincere hearts. Praising God and enjoying
the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number
daily those who were being saved. Church buildings are an integral part of the ministries inside. Worship, education and fellowship are all equally important to outreach toward the community. FSF can assist you in studying your facilities and how they can assist your ministries in the areas of worship, fellowship, educations, and recreation.
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PRINCE OF PEACE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fayetteville, Georgia | ||
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feature article discusses the changing nature of the 21st century church
design. Recently completed, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is a
prime example of a historically liturgical denomination reexamining how
"church" is done. This facility is used for recreation, youth
retreats, fellowship and contemporary worship to augment their traditional
worship in a more typical nave.
The building was completed in 2002 by Leslie Contracting, Inc. for a construction cost of $1,360,000. Visit other church projects on our website. | |||
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Changing Nature of Church Building Design By: Robert C. Foreman The typical church building of the 20th century looked a lot like the typical church of the 19th century. However, the style and look of the typical 21st century church will be very different. These differences started happening in the last 20 years and will continue to happen for the following reasons: 1. Cost. Traditional design and ornate architecture are expensive and very labor intensive. Church Architecture is becoming simpler and plainer due to tight budgets and the need to build more building for less money. 2. Multi-purpose. We are being forced by budget constraints into finding more and more ways to use the same building space for many different functions. 3. Technology. Buildings are becoming high tech tools for worship, entertainment, education, recreation, and fellowship. The technology is driving the design, and the way buildings look are partly a result of the way technology has impacted design. 4. Seeker Sensitive Architecture. There has been a trend among some churches who are trying to be seeker sensitive to depart from the traditional architecture of the church so as to appeal to the unchurched crowd. 5. Worship Styles. The nature of the worship space for a segment of the church community is changing to meet the needs of newer styles of worship. Some congregations will seek to build a shrine or a monument. The congregation that values function and understands that buildings are ministry tools will design their building around their functional needs. If they also values aesthetics, then they should make sure the architect understands the image they wish to convey to the community. Read the entire article and others that are available on FSFarchitects.com | |||
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MOUNTAIN STATE
BANK
Dawsonville and Cumming, Georgia | ||
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State Bank is a new charter bank with ambitious plans. The new
main office will be a two story building located in Dawsonville.
But, they will concurrently be building a matching one story branch in
Cumming. The client liked the "arts and crafts"
style.
The 8,000 square foot facility has a four station teller line, large board room, multiple CSR's and eight offices. Both projects are located just off of the GA Hwy 400 corridor, making them accessible to many people. FallCreek Construction of Alpharetta will begin work in April. | |||
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Douglas National Bank has just completed their new facility and will have their Grand Opening on March 8th. The building was constructed by Charles E. Lewis Construction of Douglas for a cost of $ 1,700,000. FSF has begun work on the first phase of Snellville Christian Church's master plan. It will include many site improvements as well as many renovations to make better use of their existing buildings. Welcome back to Susan Prater, a returning intern from North Gwinnett High School. She is observing architecture from the "inside" before deciding on it as a career path. Congratulations to Matthew Fountain for making the JV Baseball Team at Wheeler High School as a ninth grader. | |||
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Foreman ·
Seeley · Fountain
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