The primary driver for the project was needing an engaging but flexible environment for worship in-person and via media. Lighting was a critical part of creating that flexibility. The Calvary Chapel team wanted the creative lighting to immerse the whole room in addition to the stage. And most importantly, with just a small staff driving so many things happening in the auditorium, everything had to be extremely low-maintenance and easy to use.

Stage lighting was switched out to LED-based fixtures, with a mixture of (32) Chauvet Ovation Ellipsoidal and Fresnel fixtures serving as front light for the stage. For toplight and special lighting, the church wanted to keep the low-maintenance approach of LED but add flexibility of movement and last- minute aiming and focus, so (24) Chauvet Professional Rogue R2 Wash fixtures handle the toplighting, with (6) of the Rogue R2 Spot fixtures available for special lighting. To carry these dynamic looks off the stage and into the rest of the room, 147 ChromaQ Inspire fixtures allow the church to present a very standard look or produce dynamic color at every seat in the house. With a new Chamsys MQ500 lighting console and upgraded/expanded ETC control system/backbone, this fully renovated lighting and integrated room control system is ready to handle from the simplest to the most complex looks in Los Angeles, CA and beyond on demand.

In addition to lighting upgrades, video received a dramatic upgrade. With the emphasis on a building creative and flexible environment, the church wanted the possibility to roll in various backdrops when needed. Multiple tracks were designed and implemented to create options for different stage backdrops, one to manually bring in large, custom wood panels, one for a softer look with a manual stage drape, and finally a motorized track to bring in a 28’ x 14’ Absen 3.9 mm LED Video Wall. For every event, whether it’s being captured for broadcast or not, the church can choose between a simple theatrical look, a rich wood backdrop, or a virtual high-resolutions set. And for both the LED video wall and the wood panels, they can be moved forward or backwards (including out of sight) to maximize the perfect depth of field.

Not to be outdone, side projection screens for image magnification received upgrades to Absen 3.2 mm LED video walls, supplying the clearest and brightest video support available, easily overcoming ambient light or lighting design in the room. (3) Confidence projection screens were added to the back of the room, giving support to those on stage regardless of which direction they are looking.

A completely new video control backbone was added, maximizing their flexibility of video shoots, including a Ross Carbonite video switcher and Ross Ultrix broadcast router expandable to up to 18 camera locations. Network based video distribution was added from SVSI which, when combined with their campus Q-Sys network, gives them the ability to route all campus audio and video via the network. CCI Solutions’ team believes that a well-planned infrastructure is worth the investment and essential to a church’s long-term success.

The team at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills partnered with our team to design and implement a robust infrastructure system, including a fully digital routing/patch system for their audio system, like hanging choir mics, expansive connectivity for a quickly growing video system and broadcast ministry, and lighting flexibility for the many events they rent added fixtures in for. Many key infrastructure pieces were added to increase function and flexibility across the board, such as an integrated room control solution like a Crestron system. Backstage blue lights from ETC, a rider friendly power disconnect box from Stagecraft Industries, power sequencing and control from Lyntec, and even surge suppression from SurgeX were all carefully designed and implemented as part of this project to maximize everything the church can do, ensuring that it can meet the heavy demand they put on their equipment. Our team can help bring this technology and more to your property in Los Angeles, CA, Spokane, WA, and Phoenix, AZ.

Worship Center opened their new building in 2010. To meet a budget number one of the cuts was the acoustic treatment for the room through the next decade the church has reconfigured their PA system a couple times as a method to find the better sound, fighting the natural room acoustics.

In 2022, the time came to update the auditorium's look, and with this change it was the perfect time to update the acoustics. The team at Worship Center worked with CCI and Venueflex to produce a plan for passive and active acoustic treatment, fixing the room. The project entailed adding passive panels and acoustic material at the ceiling to help curve the reflections. The active part of the system involved adding speakers and subs around the space to effectively even the bass coverage throughout the room. The result was a night and day transformation, going from a room where it was exhausting to pay attention to a room where the coverage of every seat was fantastic.