Mountain Park Community Church

The “flex design” worship auditorium maximizes the church’s goal of intimacy and to provide ease in flexing for the differing service attendance numbers, fluctuating from 750 to 1,150, depending upon seating arrangements. The stage area has the unique feature of an operable rear wall that can open to an exterior amphitheater for joint indoor/outdoor services, boosting seating capacity to 1,500. Couches, bar height bistro tables, tablet-armed sofa chairs, and theater seats were added to both floors in order to provide attendees diverse seating options.

The children’s ministry had the goal of a fun, unique, yet safe experience for the children. The design is a festive, two-story circular building with its own security and access to play areas. Each level has a secure entry check-in lobby that eliminates hallways and allows for parents to build relationships as their similar-aged children grow up together. The space doubles as the “children’s church” area once the parents have gone to service.

The student ministries wing has a multifunction room on the first floor that is designed to be able to quickly transition to an adult class or the Christian yoga room. The second floor loft has break out spaces and an overflow classroom with glass garage doors.

The most prominent, visible space is the outdoor, covered roof terrace above the lobby and “great rooms.” The space can be rented for receptions or business conferences but is most often used for special events such as Community Prayer Night, weddings, rooftop yoga, men’s breakfasts, etc. It is also popular due to its dramatic views of the nearby mountains and the community below. The fabric roof structure design symbolizes God’s forgiveness and His love for His people.

The most encouraging statistic is that the 30-year-old church has seen an increase in attendance of 41% since it opened. The project was awarded a 2018 Solomon Award for Best Church Design.