Campus Master Plan

FROM PLANNING TEAM TO MASTER PLAN

In February 2023, the church voted to form a Long-Range Planning Team to "create a church campus and facilities plan in support of the church's vision and mission for now and the future.”

Over the next 18 months, the Team prayed, surveyed, and studied… Ultimately, they identified and prioritized more than 35 needs. Working alongside Visioneering Studios, a master planning firm, they developed a Campus Master Plan, which the Elders unanimously affirmed and presented to the congregation at "Vision Night" on May 14, 2025.

Several of the Team’s recommended next steps were acted on right away. These included launching a new Sunday morning schedule that fall, installing a simulcast to connect the two venues, completing electrical and plumbing repairs in the A and B Wings, and refreshing the Preteen Suite. The church also approved two resolutions: 1. Adopt the Campus Master Plan as our official plan, recognizing that it reflects our present sense of God's direction and may be revised as the Lord leads; 2. Authorize the Elders to engage Visioneering for architectural services and Generis, a generosity consultant, to develop a biblically based funding strategy.

A man stands on a stage behind a podium, speaking to an audience. Behind him, a large screen displays a list of recommendations with purple stage lighting.
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A man stands at a podium on a stage with purple lighting, presenting a list of recommendations on a large screen to a seated audience.

WATCH & LISTEN

These recordings cover everything above in much greater depth — including the full concept renderings and live congregational Q&A.

5/15/25 VISION NIGHT

5/21/25 FAMILY GATHERING

8/23/26 FAMILY GATHERING

What's in the plan

The Campus Master Plan is a long-range vision for the entire church campus, not a construction schedule. It guides future development to support the bigger picture. Specific recommendations on what to build and when — including scope, cost, and funding — will be presented to the church for approval.

An architectural site plan labeled 'Campus Master Plan,' showing color-coded buildings with numbered areas, parking lots, and surrounding roads.
  1. New Hillsboro rd. entrance & parking (+180 spots)

  2. New mission house

  3. grand entry & drop–off

  4. "front yard" outdoor gathering space

  5. new main lobby / commons

  6. New worship center

  7. "back yard" outdoor gathering space

  8. renovated preteen suite

  9. enhanced preschool & kids area security

  10. fellowship hall renovated for classrooms

  11. expanded main hallway

  12. relocated outdoor playground

  13. repurposed sanctuary

  14. new classroom / office building & Prayer garden

CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS

An aerial conceptual rendering of a large church campus, featuring modern and traditional buildings, parking lots, and landscaped outdoor spaces with people.

Aerial View

An architectural rendering of a modern church building with a large cross, a parking lot, and an outdoor patio with people walking and sitting at tables.

"Front Yard" Outdoor Gathering Space

Grand Entry & Drop -Off

Grand Entry & Drop -Off

Conceptual rendering of a spacious, two-story church lobby with light wood floors, high ceilings, and various signs including one for the sanctuary.

New Main Lobby / Commons

An architectural rendering of a modern brick church building with a courtyard. The courtyard features a lawn, seating, and an outdoor fireplace.

"Back Yard" Outdoor Gathering Space

A conceptual architectural rendering of a large, modern room for FHBC Kids, with rows of chairs, tables, and branded logos on the walls.

Renovated Preteen Suite

A conceptual rendering of a crowded, modern church auditorium with a large congregation watching a choir perform on stage during a worship service.

New Worship Center (Interior)

A collage showing an architectural site plan with a magnified section, alongside four photos of modern, open-concept office interior design styles.

New Classroom / Office Building & Prayer Garden

A graphic displaying a building site plan and three example photos of modern houses, illustrating an architectural design concept for a new building.

New Mission House

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Campus Master Plan is designed to make room for the people God is already sending us by addressing the limits we've reached and those we can see ahead. Simply put, we’re out of space in the places that matter most: From 2022 to 2025, worship attendance at our venues grew by 7% to 19%. In 2025, the Sanctuary averaged 82% of capacity, while the ELEVATE Worship Center averaged 76%. Sunday Groups averaged 871 attendees, with only two classrooms available.

It isn't either/or — our commitment to local, national, and international missions and church planting hasn't changed. The plan addresses limits that already affect how well we disciple and send people, and a church that can't fit the people God is sending it has fewer people to send!

Two things, both in May 2025: (1) Campus Master Plan as our roadmap for the campus, and (2) authority for the Elders to engage an architect (Visioneering Studios) and a generosity consultant (Generis). That vote did not approve any construction, a capital campaign, or any financial commitment. Each of those comes to the church as a separate vote.

The big pieces are the same. Since the May 2025 vote, the Elders have engaged Visioneering and Generis as authorized, and their work on design, cost, phasing, and giving capacity is what shapes the Phase 1 recommendation coming November 1.

Outside construction experts told us that renovating or expanding the Sanctuary is financially impractical and enlarging the ELEVATE Worship Center would create significant operational problems. A single larger venue lets both services grow while keeping their distinct styles, and it's the better use of money.

We’re not sure yet… The images on this page are conceptual renderings meant to show possibilities — they are not construction drawings. Specifics will be finalized after the church approves a Phase 1 project.

Yes, but the cost per space, ongoing maintenance, and the challenge of moving traffic in and out of our site all weighed against it. The surface-lot expansion in the plan, about 180 new spaces for a total near 780, is expected to meet our needs as we grow.

Visioneering developed the Campus Master Plan with the Long-Range Planning Team and offers strategy, design, and construction management under one roof. Our design-build agreement makes Visioneering responsible for both plans and construction, with costs developed alongside the design so the church sees realistic estimates before approval. Staying with the firm that created the plan also avoids paying another firm to relearn it.

A generosity consultant helps churches think biblically about giving and, if / when the time comes, plan and lead a capital campaign. Generis, the firm we've engaged, has more than 35 years of experience with churches and treats generosity as a matter of discipleship rather than fundraising.

Through a capital campaign, guided by Generis and built on this church family's giving capacity. A funding plan will come to the church alongside the Phase 1 recommendation on November 1. If approved, everyone will be invited to pray and give as the Lord leads — no one will be pressured — and the church will not take on debt without a specific vote to approve it.

WHAT'S NEXT

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Sunday, November 1

The Elders will present their recommendation for Phase 1 of the Campus Master Plan: what they believe should be built first, what it would cost, and how it would be funded.

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Sunday, November 8

At our quarterly Family Gathering, members can ask questions about the November 1 recommendation.

Following the Family Gathering...

Every church member will receive a ballot in the mail to vote on the resolutions presented November 1. Ballots can be returned to the ballot boxes at church or submitted online using the number printed on the ballot.