Crescent Valley Baptist Church Tahelquah, OK

Crescent Valley Baptist Church owns approximately 10 acres that is located along a four-lane state highway between Muskogee and Tahlequah. The property originally was divided by a county road, but the church was successful in vacating this road by constructing a new county road around their property.   In 2004, CVBC was a growing congregation of 400 with a sanctuary and educational building that was no longer large enough, so church contracted with RW Bright Architects, Inc. to conduct a master plan that would include a new sanctuary in the first phase of construction.

Completed in 2007, the new sanctuary addition is approximately 34,000 sf, and included a sanctuary with seating for 650, a large narthex, a large commons area with a coffee bar and café seating, and a backstage area to accommodate a theater-type stage. The addition also included a nursery wing for children ranging from birth to five years old.

This is a congregation with a deep focus on the worship service; the sanctuary was equipped with state-of-the-art lighting, sound and video equipment. The stage will be used primarily for the praise team, but can also be used for theater productions.

Later additions will increase educational space and office space, bringing the overall capacity of this project up to 1,000.

Phase 1 – Sanctuary Building – 34,000 sf

Final Phases – Education Building Additions – 26,805 sf; Office Addition – 5,456 sf; Corridor Additions – 4,059 sf.