CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – As one of the lighting designers at a dynamic and active house of worship, Nic Vazquez is accustomed to creating live production designs. It’s something he helps facilitate every week at Willow Crystal Lake. Recently, Vazquez had to dig especially deep into this well of experience, when he had to adopt […]
HOUSTON – Walking through the busy streets between Beltway 8 and Highway 6 in America’s fourth largest city, one will hear Vietnamese, Tagalog, and a host of other languages. Emanating from its restaurants, the aromas of garlic beef bok choy, curry chicken, and other cultural delicacies fill the air, and multiculturalism is celebrated. Since 1975, […]
LITHIA, FL – FishHawk Fellowship Church has seen a steady influx of new members over the last 15 years, growing from an average of 158 weekly attendees to 2,000-plus. At the heart of this dynamic church’s expansion has been its unfailing efforts to touch the lives of worshippers in a multitude of ways – and […]
PENSACOLA. FL – When he took on the project of lighting the Easter Passion Play at his local Pentecostal Church, Jacob Warren knew there would be one key element essential to conveying the spiritual and emotional impact of the production: color. A lighting specialist at All Pro Integrated Systems, Warren was familiar with the powerful […]
PENSACOLA, FL – Founded in 1847, First Baptist Church Pensacola stays young, vibrant and relevant by seeking new ways to engage worshippers. In addition to its Sunday services, the church offers a host of events, from women’s conferences and mid-week learning sessions, to sports activities for people of all ages. Last year, the AVL system […]
ATLANTA – On Sunday January 27, worshippers who follow live streamed services from the Tabernacle of Praise International noticed something remarkably different about the broadcast they were watching. The colors were more realistic, the shadows were gone, and the dark areas that always seemed to lurk off stage had disappeared, resulting in a program that […]
OAKLAND, CA – The legendary coach Vince Lombardi once quipped that “football is two things: blocking and tackling.” Although quarterbacks and running backs receive most of the glory, it’s the fundamentals, believed Lombardi, that actually win football games. The team at Morris Integration followed a similar philosophy when they stepped into Shiloh Church for the […]
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – The sun broke through the clouds on Easter Sunday, setting a bright, uplifting mood outside for the opening of the new worship center at Christ Fellowship church. Stepping inside the building, one of eleven Christ Fellowship campuses, worshippers encountered a sleek and spacious room with a curved thrust stage, two-tiered […]
MCGREGOR, TX – On Sunday morning October 14, Harris Creek Baptist Church opened a new addition to its campus outside Waco, Texas. Sleek and modern with wide open spaces and teakwood floors, the building features a spacious worship area with graded auditorium seating, a curved stage, a state-of-the-art audio system, and 33 Maverick and Rogue […]
SAN FRANCISCO – The 2018 “church theme” for the Bay Area Chinese Bible Church Is “Growing Young.” The words are well-chosen. Started in an Oakland apartment 62 years ago, the church has grown into a thriving multi-campus house of worship, offering eight Sunday services in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Although there are many reasons for […]
ST. CHARLES, IL – Nick Sheetz is the “Worship Environments Director” at Christ Community Church. It is fitting that the word “environments” with an “s” in his title is plural. Since its founding just before Christmas in 1984, this four-campus church has been reaching worshippers through a variety of environments. For some, this may be […]
GILFORD, NH – Over 60 worship bands took to the stage at Soulfest in early August. Not all of them were as famous as the festival’s headliners (a group that included for King & Country, Skillet, and Toby Mac.), but each was supported by a lightshow worthy of a star, thanks to a main stage […]