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Recommended Allowances
Space Allowances - Classrooms
| AGE GROUP |
RANGE OF SPACE |
| Nursery, preschool and kindergarten |
30 sq. ft. per person
35 sq. ft. with large equipment
25 sq. ft. minimum |
| Children, upper grades |
25 sq. ft. per person
20 sq. ft. minimum |
| Children, lower grades |
20 sq. ft. per person
15 sq. ft. minimum |
| Teens, class only |
15 sq. ft. per person |
| Teens, total |
multi-use 20 sq. ft. per person |
| Adults, seated at tables |
15 sq. ft. per person
10 sq. ft. minimum |
| Adults, lecture style |
12 sq. ft. per person
10 sq. ft. minimum |
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Key Church Building Points
| CHURCH BUILDING |
TOTAL BUILDING AREA |
| AVERAGE COST PER SQ. FT.$100 per sq. ft. (with sales tax) |
50 sq. ft. per person based on average attendance (total building
= classrooms, walls, corridors, toilets, mechanical, janitor,
and storage space) |
| SANCTUARY AREA |
MINIMUM SANCTUARY AREA |
| 15 sq. ft. per person based on average attendance |
10 sq. ft. per person based on average attendance. Compare
with: 7.5 sq. ft. per person on an airplane |
| PEWS |
CHAIRS |
Pews are typically designed for 10 people at 21 inches, however,
on average only 8 people will sit in that space.
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Chairs typically increase the effective seating capacity by
10% to 20%-- Why? People are more likely to sit next to someone
in a chair than in a pew. |
NARTHEX SQUARE FOOTAGE
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MINIMUM ACREAGE |
| CG&E recommends the narthex space be equal
to 30% of the square footage of the sanctuary. |
5 acres of land will generally allow a church to grow to 600-700
with two services. |
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