Rooted in the Past,
Building for the Future

In May of 2002, the Session of First Presbyterian Church formed a Long-Range Planning Committee to develop a vision for our future. The 2010 Vision Committee assessed church strengths, desires, future needs and priorites in three primary areas: programming, staffing, and building. They also developed a vision statement to celebrate our past and look to the future.

2010 Vision Statement (for online viewing)
2010 Vision Statement (for printing, requires Adobe Reader)

From the work of the 2010 Vision Committee emerged a Building Committee. The Committee met regularly over the course of a couple of years. With the engineering help of Cross Winton Associates and financial support from the First Presbyterian Church Foundation, we developed the plans linked below. At this point, we are sharing our vision for the future and requesting feedback from the church membership.

All of the documents linked below require the free Adobe Reader (Version 6 or above), which can be downloaded here.

Master Plan
An extensive explanation of what is being proposed and estimated cost.

Proposed Site Plan
An aerial view of existing and new construction.

Proposed New Building First Floor
A floorplan of the first floor of the proposed new building, which features:

• a large fellowship hall (3900 square feet, which will seat 260 to 325 people at tables, and will have windows and a stage)
• multi-stall restrooms
• kitchen (with room for a serving line)
• laundry (for table cloths and nursery linens)
• storage space (for extra tables, chairs, table cloths, etc.)

Proposed New Building Second Floor
A floorplan of the second floor of the proposed new building, which features:

• an office suite (which will allow all administrative and program personnel will be in the same area, along with our church archives)
• a youth suite (a lounge with Junior and Senior High Rooms)
• a large multipurpose room (for youth and children)
• multistall restrooms with showers

Existing First Floor, Caldwell Building
Proposed First Floor, Caldwell Building
Floorplans, one showing the existing first floor of our Caldwell Building, the other showing proposed changes, which include:

• dividing the existing Fellowship Hall into a large multipurpose room for children, a curriculum library/resource room, and a work room for Christian Education
• reassignment of some adult church school classes

Existing Second Floor, Caldwell Building
Proposed Second Floor, Caldwell Building
Floorplans, one showing the existing second floor of our Caldwell Building, the other showing proposed changes, which include:

• replacing the existing office area, entry hall, and half of the Chapel Parlor with two new preschool classrooms, consolidating birth through kindergarten age children into one area close to the sanctuary
• using the other half of the Chapel Parlor as a spacious hallway into the proposed new building (the existing Chapel remains as is)
• converting the current Pastor's office into a storage area for all worship supplies and a robing room for the pastors.

Existing Third Floor, Caldwell Building
Proposed Third Floor, Caldwell Building
Floorplans, one showing the existing third floor of our Caldwell Building, the other showing proposed changes, which include:

• conversion of existing youth space into elementary classrooms
• expansion of the existing computer lab
• conversion of existing resource room into a storytelling "tent"
• a new, enlarged children's library

Rendering 1
A computer generated rendering of what the propose building will look like from the 11th Street parking lot entrance.

Rendering 2
A computer generated rendering of what the proposed building will look like from the corner of 11th and Franklin.

Analysis of Space Usage
A numerical comparison of how the current space is being used versus how proposed space will be used.

Analysis of Space Usage (Bar Chart)
A bar chart comparison of how the current space is being used versus how proposed space will be used.