Houses of Worship

Foothill Ranch, California, September 8, 2021 —First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Prattville, Alabama, spent the past year renovating its sanctuary as more than a century has passed since the initial build – and nearly a decade has gone by since its last major update. FUMC cleaned, refurbished, and restored systems to better…

Foothill Ranch, California, June 14, 2021 — The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama had long struggled with inadequate sound system performance due to the cathedral’s high curved ceilings, large stained-glass windows, wooden pews and other acoustically challenging design features. An upgrade to the sound system became a necessity,…

Foothill Ranch, California, April 22, 2021 — Eglise éden Assemblée Dieu is a church located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast with a congregation of more than 2,000 people. The church has become so popular that it underwent a full renovation in 2020, bringing its capacity up to 2,400 worshipers. The new…

Foothill Ranch, California | November, 2020 - Faith United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma is one of many churches that has worked to ensure its services remain accessible to all during the 2020 global pandemic. When churches had to shut their doors, the Faith United Methodist team shifted to video…

Sumter, SC | March, 2011 - Built in 1850-1852 on land donated by American Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter, the Church of the Holy Cross is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, with Bavarian-made stained glass windows and one of the few original Henry Erben pipe organs in existence in…

Grove City, OH | December, 2014 - Grove City Church of the Nazarene – known to congregants and locals as The Naz – has built a large and diverse congregation in this Columbus suburb. The church offers a mix of both contemporary and classic worship services, as well as hosting…

Newport News, VA | February, 2015 - Christopher Newport University recently took the wraps off its newest addition, the non-denominational Pope Chapel. The 10,000-square-foot building stands at the entrance to the University and includes state-of-the-art audio, video, lighting, and media systems, including a powerful and versatile audio system centered on…

Garden Grove, CA | April, 2017 - The first St. Columban Catholic Church in Southern California's Orange County was dedicated in 1947, followed by the construction of Murphy Hall in 1956. The area and the congregation continued to grow, and St. Columban's current sanctuary, built in 1968, is correspondingly larger…

Apex, NC | September, 2017 - St. Mary Magdalene Parish's first mass was held at the Apex Middle School in 1999, and until recently, the school gymnasium remained the congregation's makeshift sanctuary. While grateful to its host, the congregation needed a home of its own. At last, after two years…

Foothill Ranch, CA | November 2009 - With its rich history of cultural diversity, San Francisco’s historic Grace Cathedral was the ideal location to celebrate the culmination of Tools for Peace’s landmark Mandala Project. The non-profit organization, which empowers youths and adults through a series of training programs throughout the…

Renkus-Heinz IC Live Helps Famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir Feel at Home Salt Lake City, UT | April, 2010 - Four of Renkus-Heinz's IC Live steerable line array systems are being used to create a natural ambience in the famed choir's main performance space. Few vocal groups are as instantly recognizable…

Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia | September, 2019 - Santo Eccehomo Cathedral in Valledupar became Colombia's largest cathedral when it opened its doors to more than 4,000 worshippers in April 2017. At 61 meters (200 feet) long and 34 meters (112 feet) wide, a capacity congregation of 6,000 (2,500 comfortably seated) can…

Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia | September, 2019 - Santo Eccehomo Cathedral in Valledupar became Colombia's largest cathedral when it opened its doors to more than 4,000 worshippers in April 2017. At 61 meters (200 feet) long and 34 meters (112 feet) wide, a capacity congregation of 6,000 (2,500 comfortably seated) can…

Foothill Ranch, California | October, 2020 - The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois is a beautifully ornate building, featuring a main worship auditorium that rises 138-feet to its ceiling. Stunning and intricate white ornamental concrete and crushed quartz patterns sit upon the internal façade, supported by 54 columns…

Foothill Ranch, California | July, 2020 - The Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba is, according to its head pastor Carl Heppner, "a vibrant faith community where people of all ages and backgrounds can find a place to belong." It is also a contemporary church known in the…

Foothill Ranch, California | May, 2020 - St. Cecilia Catholic Parish, located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has seen its congregation grow significantly over the past 25 years. To accommodate the vibrant congregation, the parish began increasing the number of services and programs being offered. It also expanded a large outdoor,…

Foothill Ranch, California | April, 2020 - BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a Hindu organization spanning the globe with the mission of improving society through individual growth by adhering to Hindu ideals of faith, unity and selfless service. The organization is volunteer driven, meaning many operational competencies are handled in-house. Kaivalyamurti…

Doha, Qatar | July, 2019 - In the 2nd century, Ptolemy wrote "Catara" as the first known designation on a map for what we now know as the Qatar Peninsula. The Katara Cultural Village, named from an 18th century variant on Ptolemy's name, is a 21st century project in Qatar's…