First Baptist Church in Dallas celebrated the grand opening of its $130-million, 500,000-square-foot campus in downtown Dallas on Easter Sunday.
The 11,000-member church is calling its venture the “largest church building project in modern history,” the result of a campaign the congregation began in 2009, under the leadership of senior pastor Robert Jeffress.
The new campus retains the landmark 1890 sanctuary, adding a 3,000-seat worship center with the latest high-tech features, including a 150-foot-wide viewing screen stretching across nearly two-thirds of the auditorium, according a press release. A glass sky bridge connects the center to the five-story Horner Family Center, housing children’s and youth classrooms, a gymnasium, three indoor playgrounds and a seven-story parking garage.
Distinguishing the church is a cross tower and fountain surrounded by three-quarters of an acre of public community space. – BP