May 26 2006

Need Help with Building a Church

Someone needs some help with building a church. Actually, not building the actual church, i.e. the people, but building the church building.

GL from Shandong rang me up today asking whether I know anyone that knows about constructing church buildings. Apparently due to town planning, his church meeting place in China is scheduled to be demolished to build residential buildings on top. His church was then allocated another piece of land and some funding, so they can build a new church building there. Since it is starting from scratch, they want to do it properly, and asked him whether he knows anyone from Australia that can give suggestions.

The only structure I have ever built is a small storage shed at my parents’ place, and it came with its own assembly instruction. I have no idea about church building, and I know no friend that have actually designed/built a church building. Then I thought, maybe I’ll just post the question on my blog — someone might know.

Basically he needs some ideas about what a modern functional church building should have. Things he needs to know. Things he needs to be aware of, etc. Maybe someone he can ring up and talk to?

Vivian suggested Luke Wong from CCC, since he was an achitect himself. Except the only thing I remembered him designing was the Long Bay Jail, which functional-wise is quite different from a church…

Anyone knows anyone?

5 Comments

  1. Philip Nayda on 28 Jun 2006 at 3:26 pm #

    Hi

    If you drop me a line I will try and help. I have dsigned a lot of Church buildings and am happy to give some advice

    Phil

  2. patrickkapela on 23 Nov 2006 at 1:05 am #

    hello phil
    please can you contact me , please , please
    i need some advices from you philip nayda

  3. Philip on 29 Dec 2006 at 9:29 pm #

    email me at this address

  4. Paul on 31 Jan 2007 at 3:12 pm #

    Hi there. I’m looking to design a church building for our church. Can you contact me? 0407 286 925 (I’m in Melbourne, Australia).

  5. Veronica Brown on 3 Aug 2007 at 1:57 am #

    Praise the Lord!
    I am a armbearer at Pleasant Plain United Holines church in Ayden, North Carolina. We have a 100 year old small church that is in ruins. We are trying to build another one ,we are in the process of trying to purchase new land. We have to raise 30,000 before the new year. Pastor Scottie Rogers is a true man of God, and his faith is not wavering.
    Our comgregation is small our membership is less than sixty active members. Nevertheles we stand faithful in the lord and his grace.
    We need help, i am asking anyone who desires to plant a seed into God’s new home, please do.
    Thank You,
    Sister
    Veronica Brown

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