Christian Life International Church

Hughes Associates Architects created a Master Plan for a new facility for this growing church. The design included a multi-functional sanctuary/fellowship/gymnasium room with classrooms, administrative offices and a youth suite. The Master Plan envisioned a future 1,500-seat sanctuary. Using a pre-engineered metal building with brick façade treatments brought three benefits to the church:

• It gave a lot of indoor space for the money.
• It allowed great flexibility for internal space use.
• It fit architecturally with the nearby industrial uses.

The five-acre site became severely limited in space because of expansion plans for I-81 and U.S. Route 11. The church decided to relocate and purchased 40-acres of land primarily in Salem with a small portion in Roanoke City.

The new facility is a state-of-the-art contemporary building which includes a sanctuary to seat 750 people, youth suite, administration suite, educational wing, commons and prayer chapel.

Hughes Associates provided complete architectural planning and design services, leading to detailed construction documents and construction administration.