Houses of Worship

In the suburbs of Detroit lies Shelby Township, home to St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The quiet and unassuming church hosts a vast nave, with seating for more than 1200 people. The rectangular nave features brick-lined walls and soaring slanted ceilings that culminate in a glass-encased cupola, allowing natural light…

Located along the banks of the slow-moving Nemunas River and surrounded by green meadows, the Old Church of St. John the Baptist stands alone as a sentinel against time. The picturesque Gothic church, with its striking steep-pitched roof, draws tourists and photographers from around the world to the Lithuanian town…

Deep in the heart of Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood lies St. Mark’s Church. Considered one of the best concert venues in the city, the church nave is quite large, with seating for more than 450 people. Parishioners celebrated the church's first service in 1849 under the overarching timber fretwork of the…

Bringing together faith, family and friends, the Golden Isles Church of God serves the greater community of Brunswick, Georgia, and the outlying barrier islands. Spanish explorers seeking gold descended upon the territory more than 400 years ago, only to find golden isles rather than gold, hence the region’s name. The…

The small market town of Cirencester, England is home to one of the biggest parish churches in the country: St. John the Baptist, where community members find their home the second they step through the 12-century, cathedral-style doors. The church, while visually appealing, doesn’t come without acoustic challenges. Striking stained…

Located in the heart of Mobile, Alabama, St. Ignatius Catholic Church has been a cornerstone of the community since its founding in 1947. In 2016, the church undertook a new parish master plan that called for the existing church to be repurposed as a parish hall and a new church…

Just outside the bustling Houston metropolis lies St. Mary Magdalene Catholic church. The church was established in 1912 and would hold Mass in the homes of its parishioners until a sanctuary was built and consecrated in 1915. Now home to a thriving congregation, St. Mary Magdalene conducts seven worship services…

FOOTHILL RANCH, California, February 14, 2023 — Constructed between 1806 and 1821, the Baltimore Basilica was the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, the 1200-seat Basilica underwent extensive restoration between 2004-2006 to implement modern systems throughout the building while restoring the interior to the…

Slightly off the beaten path, Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Bethlehem, Georgia, has thrived in the same location since 1848 due to its dedicated members. Each successive generation has looked to the future, acting as servants to determine how best to minister to the community. The old audio system consisted…

Located along the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Pass Christian, Mississippi, has served the spiritual needs of the community for over 150 years. Within that span, the church has been re-built twice due to damage from natural disasters. In 2007, the diocese…

Dominated by 125-foot tall spires flanking the main facade, St. James Basilica serves the spiritual needs of the community in Jamestown, North Dakota. Designed in the Gothic Revival style and completed in 1914, the church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as St. James Catholic…

Nestled in the small-town charm of Greenville, Mississippi’s historic downtown, St. Joseph Catholic Church is rich with culture and community. Every week, parishioners come together under the high ceilings and stately archways of the nave, where light from stained-glass windows floods into the sanctuary. While the stunning architecture suits the…

Foothill Ranch, California, April 18, 2022 — Nestled in the Affoltern district of Zurich, Switzerland sits Church of St. Katharina, a space of worship for youth, young adults and the young at heart. The classically brutalist architecture of the nearly 100-year-old church lends itself to be visually beautiful yet acoustically challenging…

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…

Lake Wales, FL | November, 2017 - Founded in 1916, the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales built its current facility in 1949. While the building has been refreshed since then, it has long suffered from a less than adequate sound system. That finally changed when Lakeland, Florida, AV systems…

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…

Seward, NE | June, 2018 - St. John Lutheran Church began in 1877, just ten years after Nebraska was admitted to the union, but its current building—its fourth—opened in 1968. A sound system was installed in 2000, which was based on point-source speakers suspended way in near the top of…