First Baptist Church Dallas

== Facilities ==
By the virtue of Dr. W.A. Criswell's Pastorship, in 2013, First Baptist Dallas completed another historically major renovation and expansion of their facilities, including construction of a new worship center. With a price tag of $130,000,000 it is the most expensive Protestant building project in modern history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-13|title=First Baptist Dallas Completes Largest Protestant Church Building Project in Modern History|url=https://churchexecutive.com/archives/first-baptist-dallas-completes-largest-protestant-church-building-project-in-modern-history|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Church Executive|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First Baptist Dallas Completes Largest Church Building Project in Modern History, Contributing to Ongoing Dallas Revitalization: Historic Congregation Goes Against National Church Trend to Build New $130 Million Downtown Campus|url=http://www.multivu.com/assets/60913/documents/60913-FBD-New-Campus-Press-Kit-All-docs-original.pdf}}</ref> In 2019 they announced another $35,000,000 expansion to the Horner Family Center and the addition of a new parking garage, growing the Family Center to 179,000 square feet from an original 98,500 preexisting square footage.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-17|title=Downtown Dallas' First Baptist ready to kick off $35 million campus expansion|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/01/17/downtown-dallas-first-baptist-ready-to-kick-off-35-million-campus-expansion/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref>

FBC Dallas has a 3,000 seat worship center as well as a large skywalk.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How First Baptist's Robert Jeffress Ordained Himself to Lead America|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/january/the-savior-robert-jeffress-of-first-baptist-dallas/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=D Magazine|language=en}}</ref> It also contains computer-synchronized water fountain playing music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First Baptist Church|url=https://greenscapepump.com/portfolio-items/first-baptist-church-downtown-dallas-tx/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=GPSI|language=en-US}}</ref> Despite implosion of a large portion of their six-block campus, First Baptist retains the original worship center (in addition to its new worship center) as an ancillary venue for worship services, weddings and other events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Michels|first=Patrick|date=2010-10-30|title=From Church to Dust, First Baptist Implosion Makes Room for Shiny New Home Downtown|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/from-church-to-dust-first-baptist-implosion-makes-room-for-shiny-new-home-downtown-7137577|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Dallas Observer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-03|title=First Baptist Church Dallas launches $130 million building project|url=https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/texas/first-baptist-church-dallas-launches-130-million-building-project/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Baptist Standard|language=en-US}}</ref>