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
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