THIRD AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
THE THIRD AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH HAS STOOD IN THE HEART OF OLD LOUISVILLE FOR GENERATIONS. UNDER ITS LATEST GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP, THE CHURCH HAS EXPLORED OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE ITS HISTORIC FACILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR RAPIDLY GROWING CONGREGATION. JRA DEVELOPED A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN TO PRIORITIZE THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS OF CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS. AN INITIAL RENOVATION IMPROVED RESTROOM FACILITIES AND REMADE THE PULPIT TO ACCOMMODATE MORE CONGREGANTS AND IMPROVE SIGHTLINES. THE NEXT ROUND OF IMPROVEMENTS WILL ADD A GATHERING SPACE IN AN EXISTING COURTYARD AND UPGRADE YOUTH LEARNING SPACES. FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE THE COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE MAIN AUDITORIUM, RESOLVING ACCESSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, AND EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY MEETING AND EVENT SPACE. THROUGH ALL STAGES OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, GREAT CARE IS BEING TAKEN TO RESPECT THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING AND ITS CONTEXT.