Congregation Overwhelmingly Affirms

Members and guests filled the sanctuary of First Baptist Dallas Sunday morning to overflow to see plans for the re-created campus of the historic downtown church.

With excitement and awe, the congregation overwhelmingly affirmed the beginning of a capital campaign to raise funds for the proposed new campus.

A film showcasing plans for the new campus contrasted the current campus with an array of architectural drawings depicting a spiritual oasis for the downtown area.

Computer generations illustrated the ease of navigation between buildings, and open foyers where members and guests can congregate before and after services without feeling overcrowded.

Plans revealed glass corridors allowing light to infiltrate campus, new educational spaces each designed to met the needs of specific age groups, a roof top garden and an outdoor grassy fountain plaza sure to draw in the downtown community with it’s beauty, and a worship center, high and lifted up in the center of it all.

“God has placed our church in the heart of America’s fastest growing city, adjacent to the nationally-acclaimed arts district, which includes some of the most architecturally stunning buildings in America,” Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas, said. “I believe the most beautiful and magnificent building in downtown Dallas should be a worship center that reflects the splendor and majesty of the great God we serve.”