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Chase Oaks Church – Local Good Center
Chase Oaks Church’s Local Good Center was recently featured on the cover of Church Design’s May issue, in the article titled ‘Design Helps Practice What’s Preached’. In 2020, Chase Oaks Church strategically pursued a new property located in an underserved area of Plano, Texas, with the goal of creating a dedicated community center to meet… -
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St. Andrew United Methodist Church – Hasley Chapel
In 2015, GFF developed a 30-year master plan for the future of St. Andrew’s 21-acre campus in Plano, Texas. A stand-alone chapel was planned to be nestled in the northwest corner of their property. After a Sanctuary renovation and Children’s, Students’, and Missions additions were completed, in 2020 St. Andrew turned their attention to the… -
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Did you know that May is Historic Preservation Month?
Historic Preservation Month - Church Works + Historic Preservation Did you know that May is Historic Preservation Month? In honor of Historic Preservation Month, we would like to highlight some of the historic church projects we have worked on. First United Methodist Church Dallas Originally constructed in 1924, First United Methodist Church Dallas is an… -
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Hear from our Designers – What’s new in Church Seating?
Furniture for church facilities has shifted in recent years. Here are the trends we are excited about! 1 MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY: especially in Worship rooms. This supports a bigger trend toward smaller, more intimate room sizing with flat floors to accommodate not only Worship but also dinners, guest lectures, etc. The key to flexible, moveable… -
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Need a New Church Facility? Consider Purchasing an Existing Building
When a church has outgrown its existing property or is starting a new campus, one of the first big decisions to make is whether to purchase land and build from the ground up or purchase an existing facility and renovate. The decision to renovate or build new has a significant impact on the overall project…
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Stephen Pickard Elected to the AIA College of Fellows
Stephen is a Principal at GFF and has over 38 years of architectural design and management experience. The last 23 years of his career have concentrated on the development of a national practice specializing in the design of church and faith based facilities. He is very familiar with current trends and the most progressive thinking… -
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New Year, New Space
The Merriam-Webster definition of renovate is “to restore to a former better state” or “to restore to life, vigor, or activity”. A high-quality renovation can breathe new life into your building. A fresh look can create a welcoming atmosphere and a renewed sense of community that can encourage congregants to return and attract new members.… -
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Organizing Principles of Design – Evolution of a Growing Church Community
This Texas church was able to create a more attractive campus with GFF Architects to design a project with future-planning capabilities.
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GFF Church Works: Under Construction
Many new GFF Church Works projects are under construction! Life Fellowship Church in McKinney held a groundbreaking ceremony in late February to celebrate the start of renovation and expansion of their existing campus. Prosper United Methodist Church broke ground on a brand-new campus to support their rapidly growing congregation Dallas Theological Seminary’s new 500-seat Chapel… -
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Church Design: SoupMobile Church Food Pantry Gets a Home
Missions-minded architects and contractors help design and build a new worship space and food pantry for the homeless in Dallas.
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GFF Church Works Design Maxims
As we reach the end of the year, GFF has defined a set of principles that we believe will continue to influence our work for many years to come. We are excited to share these principles, or Design Maxims, and are eagerly looking forward to exciting new ventures in 2021! The GFF Church Works Studio… -
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Next Generation Student Spaces
In recent years there has been a growing trend among churches to place extra emphasis on well-designed, impactful space for junior and senior high school students. It makes sense: this is a very vulnerable age group. Teenagers are living through an awkward stage of life and are close to leaving home and navigating the world…
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