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Transforming Faith Spaces: The Father’s House Vacaville Campus
Architecture  ·  Behind the Build  ·  Construction  ·  Projects
Behind the Build: The Father’s House

In January of 2016, The Father’s House in Northern California celebrated the Grand Opening of Phase 1 of our partnership, which included a brand new auditorium and children’s building. Over the last 19 years, this powerful community has grown from […]

April 19, 2017

Visioneering Studios: Your Nationwide Architecture & Construction Partner
Architecture  ·  Construction  ·  Insights
Mythbusting Visioneering Studios

You probably think you know who Visioneering Studios is. You’ve heard of them from other churches who have used them over the last fifteen years, you’ve listened to them speak at church conferences, you’ve seen pictures and blog posts on […]

February 17, 2017

Solomon Award-Winning Grace Place Design in Berthoud, Colorado
Architecture  ·  Awards  ·  Construction  ·  Insights  ·  Projects
Solomon Award: New Campus Construction Design

We’re honored to receive the 2016 Solomon Award in Traditional and Contemporary Church Building Design for New Campus Construction Design on Grace Place in Berthoud, Colorado.   After renting meeting places for several years, Grace Place was able to purchase several adjacent […]

November 21, 2016

Creating Accessible Church Spaces for All
Architecture  ·  Construction
Room at the Table for Everyone: Designing for Accessibility

Do you remember the story in the Bible about the paralytic that had to get lowered through a hole in the roof in order to encounter Jesus?   “They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, […]

July 17, 2015

3 Essential Tips for Designing a Church Building
Architecture  ·  Construction
Don’t Skip These 3 Steps in a New Building

There are some conversations that I have over and over. Of late, conversations about building a new building have been popping back up. Of course, hundreds of things need to be considered when building a new building, but there are […]

January 15, 2015

Visioneering Studios: Custom Church Architecture Focused on Your Unique Vision
Architecture  ·  Construction
Does your church architect “get you?”

First, let me say that just using the term “church architect” already makes me cringe, because unfortunately the American countryside is littered with examples of bad design foisted on the public by well-intentioned “church architects” who unfortunately just don’t get […]

March 2, 2014

To Build or Not to Build: Smart Church Growth Strategies
Architecture  ·  Construction  ·  Insights
To Build or Not To Build

I doubt that anything I am writing here is really earth shattering news. Most of it is common sense, but as is often the case, common sense can be clouded by tunnel vision, tradition, thinking inside the box, and “not […]

July 21, 2014

Is Your Church a Beacon or a Black Hole in the Community
Architecture  ·  Construction  ·  Insights
Is Your Church a Black Hole?

Is your church a black hole in the community? That sounds like a pretty serious allegation. After all black holes are dark spots in the universe. We only know they exist because of the effect of their strong gravitational pull […]

April 1, 2014

9 Facility Issues That Plague Churches – Diagnose & Revitalize
Architecture  ·  Construction  ·  Insights
9 Diseases of the Church Facility

With all the stress and hustle of the Christmas season, I want to lighten things up.   The below are 9 “diseases” that many church facilities suffer from. Gary Nicholson, one of Visioneering’s studio directors and lead architects, developed this […]

December 6, 2013

Top Tips for Churches Negotiating a Lease Agreement
Architecture  ·  Construction  ·  Insights
5 Lease Negotiating Tips for Churches

As the multisite and church planting movements continue to become the fastest form of multiplication and community impact, an increasing number of churches are looking to facilities they would lease rather than own.  Given this trend, I thought it would […]

October 18, 2013

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