Entrance & Welcome
The rear entrance opens into this auditorium model. Large congregations may gather at several services or campuses; one room does not need to seat the entire church at once.
Key points
- The doorway welcomes people into the gathered community.
- Look for: The entrance beneath the rear balcony.
- An illustrative contemporary evangelical auditorium. Mega Church describes a large congregation and its building context, not a separate denomination: megachurches span Protestant traditions. Hartford research generally uses weekly worship attendance of 2,000 or more, across all locations, together with congregational characteristics. The balcony, seating blocks, platform, and equipment are illustrative choices rather than features required of every megachurch.
- The worship platform is at the top of this study plan. Front describes a viewing direction rather than a required compass orientation. The simplified seating represents an auditorium arrangement rather than an exact scale or attendance capacity. The drawing is schematic: object sizes, materials, decorative details, and exact coordinates are illustrative rather than surveyed measurements or denominational requirements.