Thank you for
interest in our church. Here we will be posting updates of our
recovery, sharing stories of our church from past years and offering
ways to plug in. Please check back often.
Since our last update, the Building Resurrection Committee (BRC) has been actively working to finalize our architect selection process and continue to develop the information necessary for the early stages of designing our new church campus. It has been a month of contract negotiations, site visits to other churches and information gathering with members of the Malibu Presbyterian Church community.
Our New Architect - Dominy + Associates
Based on the BRC's recommendations, the Session of Malibu Presbyterian Church unanimously selected and approved using Dominy & Associates (www.domusstudio.com) as the lead design architect for our project. Dominy & Associates is a well respected firm based in San Diego, one that enjoys an outstanding reputation for church design. The firm was chosen based upon multiple factors, including experience in designing church projects similar in size to ours, historical ability to meet project budgets and schedules, efficiency in the costs of their design concepts and their ability to understand the unique way in which Malibu Pres uses the facility for its various worship and ministry activities.
After receiving Session approval, the BRC negotiated a design agreement with the firm and is now prepared to start the design process. Our first meeting with the Dominy &Associates design team took place during the middle of the month of April. We introduced the principals of Dominy to the congregation.
In addition to hiring an architect, the BRC has also been at work engaging the services of independent firms to perform soils/geotechnical studies as well as on-site wastewater treatment options. This information will be necessary when we eventually apply for building approval from the City of Malibu.

Collecting Information - Building Consensus
The other important step we are taking is to gather the necessary information to create a design that will best serve the interests of our church, moving forward. Since last fall, we have been soliciting and analyzing input from survey forms, programming questionnaires and interviews. This process continued again in April with a planning study conducted by Resource Services, Inc. which included two focus groups, online surveys and additional interviews. We want to thank everyone who participated in these activities and gave us your input.
While everyone has their own thoughts and ideas about what our next church should be, we hope this process will provide us with direction in developing a campus that will allow us to fulfill the vision and mission of MPC and, most importantly, bring glory to God Our Father.
Next Steps
In the coming months, the BRC will begin the challenging task of working with our architect and creating the design for our new church campus. We will be reconciling what we would desire in our church with the constraints imposed by our building budget, schedule considerations and regulations imposed by the City of Malibu. Tough, but necessary, decisions will be required to get all the pieces of this puzzle to fit together properly. While trade-offs are a natural part of this stage of design, the BRC will be working cooperatively with Session and MPC staff in seeking the optimal solutions for our future church home.
Our New Architect - Dominy + Associates
Based on the BRC's recommendations, the Session of Malibu Presbyterian Church unanimously selected and approved using Dominy & Associates (www.domusstudio.com) as the lead design architect for our project. Dominy & Associates is a well respected firm based in San Diego, one that enjoys an outstanding reputation for church design. The firm was chosen based upon multiple factors, including experience in designing church projects similar in size to ours, historical ability to meet project budgets and schedules, efficiency in the costs of their design concepts and their ability to understand the unique way in which Malibu Pres uses the facility for its various worship and ministry activities. After receiving Session approval, the BRC negotiated a design agreement with the firm and is now prepared to start the design process. Our first meeting with the Dominy &Associates design team took place during the middle of the month of April. We introduced the principals of Dominy to the congregation.
In addition to hiring an architect, the BRC has also been at work engaging the services of independent firms to perform soils/geotechnical studies as well as on-site wastewater treatment options. This information will be necessary when we eventually apply for building approval from the City of Malibu.

Collecting Information - Building Consensus
The other important step we are taking is to gather the necessary information to create a design that will best serve the interests of our church, moving forward. Since last fall, we have been soliciting and analyzing input from survey forms, programming questionnaires and interviews. This process continued again in April with a planning study conducted by Resource Services, Inc. which included two focus groups, online surveys and additional interviews. We want to thank everyone who participated in these activities and gave us your input.
While everyone has their own thoughts and ideas about what our next church should be, we hope this process will provide us with direction in developing a campus that will allow us to fulfill the vision and mission of MPC and, most importantly, bring glory to God Our Father.
Next Steps
In the coming months, the BRC will begin the challenging task of working with our architect and creating the design for our new church campus. We will be reconciling what we would desire in our church with the constraints imposed by our building budget, schedule considerations and regulations imposed by the City of Malibu. Tough, but necessary, decisions will be required to get all the pieces of this puzzle to fit together properly. While trade-offs are a natural part of this stage of design, the BRC will be working cooperatively with Session and MPC staff in seeking the optimal solutions for our future church home.

As we transition from recovery to a rebuilding phase, we will devote this page more specifically towards the efforts of the Building Resurrection Committee.
We are on an amazing journey of rebuilding our Church and we want to bring you all along with us. We will posting updates of our progress here, so please check in frequently! Additionally, we will have our own e-mail address for you to communicate with us. We welcome your questions, your thoughts, and your prayers. We also welcome you to talk to us at anytime, we are all so passionate about this and want you to be informed so that you may share our enthusiasm.
For any questions, contact building@malibupres.org
Remarkably, these structures were constructed one month after the fire. We moved into them the first week of December with most rudimentary systems in place. The mobilization of efforts to get these structures up has been amazing.
We want to keep in dialogue with you at every phase. We are asking members of the congregation to fill out a simple form, telling us what you liked about the old building, and what you would like to see in the new one.
Despite the loss of our own structure, we remain the body of Christ, and stand alongside all those who have suffered a loss this past month. We will let you know of ways to assist in the coming days.
For more information about MPC, please email us at:
info@malibupres.org
Many have been asking how they may financially support Malibu
Pres. We deeply appreciate any contribution.
All donations may be sent to:
Malibu Presbyterian Church, 3324 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265.





