Aerial photograph of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall and its surrounding neighborhood. The church grounds are at center, with two connected buildings; the office annex at left and the main church building at right. The small, square grove of trees below the main church is a cemetery, around which is cleared ground for the construction of the new sanctuary. The surrounding neighborhood contains suburb homes, small businesses, and a water tower east of the church (above).

Photograph of foundation work outside the First Baptist Church of Rockwall for a parking lot. A concrete retaining wall has been built along the corner of the church property, with a large and uneven field of dirt spanning within the wall. Suburban neighborhoods are visible in the background.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.

Photograph of ceremony participants for a new worship center's groundbreaking ceremony at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The participants stand side by side in front of a paved parking lot, with an amplifier on a tripod stand and a microphone placed before them. Two men at right stand near a small pile of upturned dirt.

Photograph of a crowd at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church, gathered on a parking lot adjacent to the church building. In front of the crowd are prominent leaders of the church, some wearing hard hats, standing near four shovels wrapped with bows and lodged in the dirt. Inside the church, people watch the ceremony from a window (center right). The church's steeple and the city's water tower are both visible behind the church building.

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men hold shovels on a pile of of upturned dirt, looking to the left and smiling. A microphone on a stand is placed in front of them.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones. The crowd watches a group of people stand near a pile of upturned soil at right.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the southeast, a large crowd of people stands together on the location of the worship center, watching a speaker talk into a microphone. The speaker holds a book, and two men in suits stand behind him.

Photograph of the construction of a new parking lot along the southwest corner of the Rockwall First Baptist Church property. Newly poured concrete sits to the left of a large opening in the dirt for additional concrete to be poured. Excavators and other machinery are parked in the dirt at right, and workers stand on the concrete at center.

Photograph of the former parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Several cars are parked on the lot, including several vans owned by the church. A basketball hoop is placed along the end of the parking lot, and suburbs are visible beyond the church grounds.

Photograph of two vans owned by the First Baptist Church of Rockwall, between which is parked a Toyota truck. The name of the church is written on the side of both vans, which are parked on the church's former south parking lot (the future site of a new worship center).

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.