CONWAY, AR – Often referred to as the “City of Colleges,” because it’s home to three large institutions of higher learning, this picturesque city in central Arkansas has a well-deserved reputation for being tech savvy. It’s been rated the “6th Geekiest City” in America by Onlineuniversities.com. Forbes tabbed it as one of the top 20 […]

SUNNYVALE, CA – All churches serve a higher spiritual mission, and most houses of worship also strive to remain relevant to the people in their immediate communities. For the Sunnyvale Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is located less than a 15-minute drive from the world headquarters of Apple, Google, Intel, Cisco and a host of other […]

MAPLE GROVE, MN – When Lord of Life Church was built in 1997, its leaders wanted to create an open uplifting atmosphere inside its spacious worship area. With this in mind, they included plenty of windows and skylights in the design of their building so the sanctuary would be flooded with natural sunlight. The clear […]

SOUTHAVEN, MS – Getwell Road United Methodist Church had clearly outgrown its stage lighting system in 2012, when Jeremy McCullough joined the vibrant house of worship as its technical director. “Stage design wasn’t even an idea at that time,” he recalls. “Yet the church was actively seeking to reach worshippers with dynamic new events that […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Having the Ovation ED-190WW honored with two prestigious awards at the WFX Conference and Exhibition was especially gratifying for the CHAUVET Professional team. The church lighting designers and technicians who attended the annual conference were two of the main groups that motivated the company to develop this breakthrough fixture, which won the […]

RICHARDSON, TEXAS – As technical director of The Heights Baptist Church, Bobby Dennis is accustomed to creating big concert looks on stage. Leading Christian artists and Dove Award winners like Aaron Shust and Point of Grace have regularly performed at this dynamic church outside Dallas, which counts international recording artist Sixteen Cities among its worship […]

RICHARDSON, TEXAS – It isn’t often that a new artist wins three Dove Awards, the Christian music equivalent of the Grammys, in the same year. Then again, few things about Lauren Daigle’s music can be described as “ordinary.” The 2015 Dove New Artist of the Year has captivated audiences and catapulted herself to the top […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Reaching out to young worshippers is a key goal for many churches. One outreach program that has been especially successful in achieving this objective has been the annual Awakening Conference in New England, which draws over 4,000 young people and youth pastors to its site for three days of powerful worship. Pastor […]

ANAHEIM, CA – Making the transition from the portable to the permanent is nothing new at Saddleback church. One of the most widely known and highly respected houses of worship in the world, Saddleback started out as a portable church, holding its first service on Easter Sunday, 1980 in the apartment of its founders Rick […]

NASHVILLE, TN – A panel of lighting designers and directors from popular Christian bands Tenth Avenue North, Big Daddy Weave and Rend Collective will discuss the relationship between lighting and music for worship services at the WFX Conference and Exhibition on Wednesday November 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by CHAUVET Professional, the […]

Saskatoon, SK CANADA – A wise person sees new opportunities in every difficulty, Winston Churchill once observed; so too do forward-looking houses of worship. This was clearly demonstrated recently by the Circle Drive Alliance Church in Saskatchewan’s largest city. When this attractive church needed ceiling repairs, its leaders saw it as an opportunity to enhance […]

GOLDSBORO, NC – The First Pentecostal Holiness Church in this picturesque city on the Carolina coastal plain is steeped in tradition. Established by A.B. Crumpler in 1898, it was the first house of worship to carry the Pentecostal Holiness name, which is why it’s regarded as the “mother church” of the IPHC denomination. Although it […]