First Alliance Church

This project consisted of a 2,300 seat worship centre with terraced seating in lieu of a balcony. The large stage, backstage and rehearsal spaces accommodate the church’s focus on performance-style worship. The 2-storey atrium-style lobby and “main street” corridor system connects the worship centre with other ministry spaces such as a children’s wing, banquet space with moveable partitions and administration offices. The final key design feature is a large, flexible performance space which doubles as the church’s cafe on weekends. Completing the space is a large 2-storey fireplace, upper level loft connected to the back of the worship centre and an 80 ft cross tower that provides the entry with a signature identity.