The temple experience: A Church of Christ for Lubbock, Texas

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SCOPE The facility will be a church for the Church of Christ. It will be designed to meet the needs of three smaller churches in the Lubbock community who plan to consolidate there congregations. In essence, this facility will centralize Lubbock's east side Church of Christ members. The expected number of occupants during morning worship service is 750 members. During Sunday school, class attendance is estimated to be 400 students. In addition the church holds musical concerts and doctrinal seminars during the summer months. These activities will be held outdoors when weather permits. The estimated occupancy load for these events range from 200 to 1000 people. CONTEXT The site, located on Lubbock's east side, occupies an entire block bound by 19th Street, Santa Fe Railroad, 20th Street and Birch Avenue, The surrounding environment is inundated with manufacturing buildings, railroads, and low income tenements, Crime rates are high and the education level ofthe inhabitant is lower than the average middle class neighborhood. The neighborhood also has some positive attributes that help to stabilize the community. It has its own modest parks and quiet culture that seems isolated it from the rest of Lubbock. Despite adverse circumstances the neighborhood is close knit unlike many of our more affluent and educated communities, It is a part of Lubbock that is interested in self-improvement.

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Church architecture, Church buildings -- Design

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