This new student center grew out of the church’s mission to emphasize the family by helping youth to find direction, explore life, and build quality friendships in a Christian environment. The student center houses the Hanger, an auditorium, and an education complex. The Hangar is the “hang-out” space for the youth program, with an aircraft hangar curved-roof structure reminiscent of a 1940’s complex. The Hangar features a 3-on-3 basketball area, an outside volleyball court and eating area, a fully functional cafe, gaming stations, a large screen TV area, ping pong, Foosball, and an audio broadcasting facility. An authentic T-28 Navy Trainer is suspended from the roof structure.

The stadium-seating auditorium accommodates 950 people and features acoustical decking, catwalks, lighting booth, professional video-production studio tied to the existing television broadcast facility, revolving stage, dressing rooms, green rooms, and backstage facilities. The education complex houses administrative offices, a computer lab, classrooms, break-out areas, and storage.

All program elements are connected by the Concourse, an open and dynamic streetscape that serves as a pre-function area for both the auditorium and the Hangar. The west entrance of the building boasts a circular ramp with plans for future water feature. The east entrance will bridge this building with the rest of the First Baptist campus, and utilizes a canopy system to provide shelter during inclement weather.