Your Church Needs Space to Grow and Thrive
Outgrowing Your Current Church Building?
Praise God! We love seeing churches grow. And we understand the challenges that church growth can bring.
As Leader of your church, you want to focus on the people God brings through the front door, not the headaches of real estate or construction. Church Facility Solutions exists to support church expansion so leaders can focus on what matters most—people.
Seeking a larger church facility requires precious additional time to gather and assess resources for expansion while still attending to all the other normal demands on your time.
The tension is real.
Church building expansion can feel overwhelming. When God brings a season of amazing growth, your current church building may not have the necessary space to sustain it. That’s when leaders often start to ask hard questions.
- Where do we start?
- Do we need to find a new location or expand here?
- How big should it be?
- What will it cost, and how will we pay for it?
- When can we have this done?
- How do we keep our congregation growing in spite of current facility limitations while we plan for the future?
- How will we guide our church through the changes?
- Where do we find reliable contractors?
- What questions are we not asking?
- Where can we find someone who truly understands what churches need?
The challenges may feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone. Church Facility Solutions is the Kingdom-focused ally you need. We believe the local church has always been, and remains the greatest force for hope and transformation the world has ever seen. That’s why we bring decades of commercial real estate and development expertise and our extensive network of best-in-class professionals to every project.
We guide growing churches toward their envisioned larger facility so church staff can focus on nurturing people and changing lives.
CFS works with growing churches to find solutions to their unique growing pains. Whether that’s expanding the current campus or moving to a new location, CFS will collaborate with you to answer the questions you have.
Click the Start Here button below to discover the possibilities today. We’re ready to help you build the legacy you’ve been called to create.
I’m Scott McLean, founder of Church Facility Solutions ("CFS"). I have spent my entire career helping growing businesses and non-profit organizations expand into larger facilities so they can provide more products and/or services to their customers. But for all the great clients I have assisted over the past forty-one years, I am most passionate about helping churches reach people for Jesus.
Over the past 15 years, we have led many great church facility expansion projects. Each time we learn important lessons which we apply to each new project. While each project is unique, there are many similarities. I am happy to share our lessons learned with you.
The most important component for your church's future expansion success lies with having an achievable strategic plan that guides your staff and lay leaders.
If your church is steadily growing and has already attained the following milestones, we will offer you a free consultation: 300 weekly attenders, 2 regular weekly services, $500K annual giving income, and 3 full-time staff persons. I invite you to contact me so I can share with you the components of a successful church facility expansion project.
Large projects
CFS has had the honor to work with a wide variety of large church expansion projects from ground up, build-to-suit facilities on new construction sites to additions and expansions on existing campuses. Regardless of your church expansion needs, we bring the experience growing congregations need to plan and execute their vision successfully. To see some of our recent large church projects, visit our gallery here.
“Our church expansion project was stalled.”
We needed a new road map to get unstuck and get going again.
Our church grew from 80 to over 2,000 weekly attenders faster than we ever could have expected. Having an experienced guide like Scott and CFS for the new building journey saved us thousands if not millions in the mistakes we didn’t make by trying to do it alone. They showed us the road ahead, a step-by-step plan that helped us lead our church through it all with confidence.
Renovation & Expansion
Many churches don't need or are not yet ready for a new building or large expansion project. CFS helps churches maximize their available facilities by revisioning and repurposing available spaces, optimizing traffic patterns, and creating more usable venues within their current campus.
Contact CFS today to discover the possibilities you may be overlooking within your church.
“We Realized This Project Was Bigger Than Our Capacity.”
Our investment with CFS has paid huge dividends for our people and our church.
We’ve done some other projects before but on a smaller scale. With the size of this project, the magnitude of what we wanted to do, and the different trades coming in, we realized that we needed a professional to oversee it so I could focus on the ministry of the Word and our people while this was being done.
Scott and CFS showed us the road ahead, a step-by-step plan that helped us lead our church through it all with confidence.
Guidance & Coaching
Many churches are blessed with extremely capable leadership teams who can carry much of the expansion burden in-house. Whether this describes your church or not, CFS can serve as a an experienced guide or coach to bring your vision to life. CFS will help you plan for and navigate the hidden pitfalls and unexpected challenges every expansion project encounters.
Contact CFS today to discover the resources your church expansion team needs.
We Help Pastors to...
Reduce Project Headaches
We hear the same challenges on almost every project, “I’m already stretched too thin, I just can’t add one more thing to do.” CFS shoulders the chaos of the facility expansion project so the leaders can continue its focus on serving people.
Navigate Common Roadblocks and Obstacles
Large real estate and construction projects can appear overwhelmingly complex. In truth, each project has well established logical steps and best practices at each stage. CFS guides churches of all sizes, from 600 to many thousands of weekly attenders, through a proven process.
Avoid Unexpected Delays and Surprises
“We don’t know what we don’t know,” is a common statement we hear from pastors and leadership teams. “Worrying that we’ll have to explain a huge delay or unplanned expense keeps us up at night,” follows right behind. CFS goes ahead of churches on their development road map to identify and resolve challenges before they become delays requiring explanation. You won't have to say, “We never thought of that,” because CFS has it covered.
Communicate the Complexity
Church attenders want to know and understand what’s going on during a building expansion project. Lack of details or direction lead to unneeded friction, while clarity builds trust and momentum. CFS helps pastors and their leaders understand every detail so they can successfully keep their congregations informed.
All people want to be part of a thriving movement. Your growing church is especially attractive to seekers. A well-led expansion project will generate excitement, unify your regular church attenders, and impact the local community. What is not growing is in decline.
Every pastor needs a support team sheltering them from the noise of an expansion project. You'll stand confidently before your congregation knowing that every detail is being successfully worked out along the road ahead.
CFS brings all of this together for you and your church.