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The new 1.5 million square feet, state-of-the-art First Baptist Church Dallas will be LEED certified and include a 3,000-seat worship center and an expansive six-floor education building. At the heart of the campus will be a fountain plaza that will add one acre of new green gathering places and an oval pool with a stone water tower topped with a cross. |
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Across from the new First Baptist Church Dallas worship center and connected by a sweeping glass concourse, will be an expansive six-floor education building for the preschool, children and youth ministries; including play areas, two side-by-side gymnasiums and an outdoor patio. An adjacent, enclosed parking structure with 500-plus spaces will provide convenient drop-off for young families. |
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The 21st Century First Baptist Church Dallas campus will include a newly built 3,000-seat worship center, providing an intimate setting including the latest in audio-visual technology. |
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MFirst Baptist Church Dallas’ current sanctuary, originally built in 1890, will remain a part of the new campus, forging the church’s rich history with the state-of-the-art facilities. |
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Mark Lovvorn, chairman of First Baptist Church Dallas’ Planning and Development Committee, recaps the 21-month process of researching and developing the new 21st Century campus plans to the First Baptist congregation on Nov. 1, 2009. |
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During the Nov. 1, 2009 worship services, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Pastor of First Baptist Church Dallas, shares the vision of the new 21st Century, state-of-the-art campus as it relates to the recent downtown Dallas revitalization, emphasizing the need for a spiritual oasis in the heart of the City. |
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Dr. Robert Jeffress, Pastor of First Baptist Church Dallas, reiterates the need for a church campus that highlights the splendor and majesty of God for the people of Dallas during the Nov. 1, 2009 worship services. The new state-of-the-art plan will help to maintain the historic elements of the First Baptist campus, including the original sanctuary, while establishing new, energy efficient buildings that can become a part of Dallas’ future for generations to come. |
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On Nov. 1, 2009, the congregation of First Baptist Church Dallas overwhelmingly affirmed recommended plans to proceed with a $130 million capital campaign to build an expansive new 1.5 million square foot, state-of-the-art campus, making it the largest church building program in modern history, according to church fundraising experts. |
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During the Nov. 1, 2009 worship services, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert leads a prayer for the future of First Baptist Church Dallas and the city of Dallas as Dr. Robert Jeffress, Pastor, kneels beside. |
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First Baptist Church Dallas congregants pray, prior to the new campus presentation, during the First Baptist Church Dallas Nov. 1 worship services. |
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Mark Lovvorn, chairman of the First Baptist Church Dallas Planning and Development Committee, and Dr. Robert Jeffress, Pastor, recognize the 16-members that worked for 21 months to help develop the plans of the 21st Century, state-of-the-art campus during the Nov. 1, 2009 worship services. |
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The current historic sanctuary of First Baptist Church Dallas, first built in 1890, will remain a vital part of the new state-of-the-art campus. |