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 […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – From the waterfront in Portland, Maine to the West End in Portland, Oregon, America’s downtown districts are experiencing a revitalization boom. One of the most inspiring signs of this renewal can be found at 1601 Grand Boulevard in the heart of Kansas City, where the Church of the Resurrection – Downtown […]

JOGJAKARTA, Indonesia – Broadcasting and live streaming services have opened up more ways for Star Church to grow and reach new worshippers. However, with this opportunity has come the new challenge of lighting services in a way that not only appeals to people at the church, but can also meet the more critical demands of […]

ODESSA, TX – Resourcefulness runs deep on the high arid plains of West Texas. One way this quality has manifested itself is in the impressive tributes to faraway famous structures that locals here have erected, from the “Globe of the Great Southwest” (modeled after Shakespeare’s original Globe Theatre in London), to the popular “Stonehenge Replica” at Odessa’s […]

BALI, INDONESIA – Multi-platinum and Dove Award-winning recording group Hillsong UNITED have told interviewers that their sixth studio album “Wonder” was inspired in part by the things they’ve experienced visiting new places. It is very fitting, then, that the world-famous group recorded some songs on their new record in Bali, home of their church’s first […]

DAYTON, OH – For Jacob VanVlymen, the uplifting Easter lighting display he created this year for the 7,000-member Fairhaven Church was really the second piece of a two-part design. The power of his Easter Sunday lighting grew out of the work he did 72 hours earlier for his church’s Maundy Thursday service, which commemorates the […]

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA – Planning ahead isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity that no church can do without, especially one that’s on a tight budget. Brad Lyons and the team at dB Integrations proved the wisdom of this statement recently when they completed installation on a new construction project for Northridge Church. Until recently, Northridge held […]

SOLO, INDONESIA – It is very fitting that GBI Keluarga Allah (Family of God) Church has designated 2018 the “Year Of Great Harvest.” Since its start in 1989 as a seven-member prayer group, this Pentecostal charismatic church has been gathering people from throughout the world into its ever-growing community of worshippers. In addition to the […]

WARREN, OH – Music is important to the mission of Believers Church. So much so, that this 2,100-member non-denominational house of worship in northeastern Ohio has its own bands and combos, including the aptly named “BC Band.” It also welcomes an impressive array of guest performers to its services and events. Supporting the music at […]

SUNRISE, FL – The new Ovation SP-300CW offers the efficiency of LED technology in a bright professional-level followspot fixture. Powered by a 260-watt 5500K cool white LED engine, and featuring a 10°-20° zoom, the high-output fixture is designed to provide mid-sized venues with a practical, reliable and cost-effective followspot solution. “Theatres, churches, and other mid-sized […]