Durham Memorial Baptist Church

Charlotte, N.C.

-  Site Planning and Parking
-  Sanctuary seating 571 people
-  Choir seating 48 people and a Choir --Practice Room
-  9 Classrooms
-  Church Office Suite
-  Media Center

The heart of the new building is a fan-shaped sanctuary, seating a total of 619 people, with classrooms on each side of the sanctuary.  The new choir practice room is located behind the pulpit, choir and baptistry area of the sanctuary, and is sized and oriented the same as the sanctuary choir.  This building is the focal point of the church campus, with a tall modern steeple and stained glass windows facing the main road.  The new sanctuary connects to their existing building through a new church office suite.  It is designed so that the church secretary has a view of the visitors' parking area and the office entry doors.

Project Size: 17,551 sq.ft.