Steel Buildings for Worship

Is your church outgrowing its current space? Is your church building capital fund a lot lower than you hoped it would be? A custom-built steel building could be the answer you and your church has been waiting to hear. Steel buildings provide special benefits and advantages to growing congregations. If you haven’t considered a metal building to house your community of worship, consider these factors and facts.

Steel Buildings Are Affordable

Steel is one of the most affordable building materials available today, but that’s just one part of the savings. In addition to saving money on the materials to build your church, you can save a great deal on construction by working together as a community to erect your own church building. While large steel buildings require the oversight and expertise of a professional building contractor with experience in erecting metal buildings, much of the actual work can be done by parishioners under the contractor’s direction. In addition to that, the typical steel building needs little maintenance to look fresh and new, so your congregation will save money on repainting and other routine maintenance tasks that wooden and masonry buildings require.

Steel Buildings Offer a Wide-Open Floor Plan

No one should have to sit behind a column when participating in worship services. With a steel building, that’s never a problem. Depending on the style, steel buildings can be up to 300 feet wide with no columns or interior support posts. That allows you to plan an extremely flexible interior floor plan and provide all the space you need without obstructions or obstacles.

Design Your Steel Building for Aesthetics

Many people believe that metal buildings have to be square, boxy and industrial in appearance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Today’s steel building designs are attractive and can incorporate arches, soaring buttresses and many other design accents. Your church can choose from many different exterior facades, including marble, stone and brick. That allows your church to choose the aesthetics that best represent your church.

Expandable Building Designs

One of the most overlooked benefits of choosing a steel building to house your congregation is the expandability of steel buildings. In most cases, you can add on to the length of your church building when you need to expand, allowing your church to grow with the congregation.

Most people know that steel buildings make great garages, barns and storage buildings, but few understand how those benefits apply to modern church buildings. If your congregation needs more space, take a look at the advantages and benefits provided by buildings made of steel.