Grace City Church | Lakeland, Florida

MABE partnered with Grace City Church in Lakeland, Florida, to design a comprehensive church AVL integration for its new campus. The project includes professional audio, video, lighting, and broadcast systems across multiple worship environments, meeting spaces, and common areas.

From the main sanctuary to the children’s ministry spaces, the AVL design focuses on flexibility, reliable performance, and seamless connectivity throughout the campus.

Project Overview

Building a new church campus creates an opportunity to design technology around the needs of each space. For Grace City Church, this meant developing an integrated AVL solution that supports worship services, live streaming, ministry activities, and everyday facility operations.

MABE’s scope included professional audio systems, LED screens, production lighting, broadcast technology, and centralized control infrastructure.

By planning these systems together, the project establishes a foundation for consistent operation and future growth.

Sanctuary Audio System

The main sanctuary serves as Grace City Church’s primary worship environment. Its audio design prioritizes clear sound coverage, flexible mixing capabilities, and dependable performance for weekly services.

The proposed audio system includes:

• Adamson professional loudspeaker system with flown and floor.
• Dedicated front-fill, side arrays, and delay speakers for consistent room coverage.
• Allen & Heath digital mixing consoles for front-of-house, monitors, and broadcast world.
• Wireless microphone and in-ear monitoring systems
• Waves integration for expanded audio processing
• Dante audio networking and digital patching
• Lyntec power control and dedicated equipment infrastructure
• Acoustic treatment to support sound quality throughout the sanctuary

Together, these components are designed to give the production team greater control over both the worship experience and on-stage monitoring.

Video Systems & LED Screens

Visual technology plays an important role in modern worship environments. For Grace City Church, the video design supports worship content, live camera feeds, and flexible presentation needs.

The sanctuary video scope includes:

• Large center-mounted, owner-furnished LED screen for stage visuals and worship content.
• Additional side DVS LED screens for image magnification (IMAG).
• Multiple camera positions for live production.
• Confidence monitors built from a DVS Foldback LED Screen for stage communication.
• Video processing and distribution infrastructure.
• Wireless intercom systems for production coordination.
• Integration with owner-provided content playback equipment.

The design also allows the church to adapt its visual environment for different services and special events.

Production & House Lighting

MABE’s lighting design addresses both the sanctuary’s production needs and its everyday functionality.

The proposed system includes:

• Professional lighting consoles and control equipment
• Motorized lighting positions for flexible fixture placement
• Stage lighting infrastructure for worship and special events
• Network-based DMX distribution and control
• Color-changing LED house lighting
• Lighting coverage for the altar and additional seating areas

This approach gives the church the flexibility to create different environments while maintaining practical lighting control for regular services.

Broadcast & Live Streaming Integration

Broadcast capabilities are a major component of Grace City Church’s new campus. The project includes dedicated spaces designed to support live streaming, video production, and content creation.

The broadcast scope includes:

• Dedicated video production control room
• Multiple camera inputs and video routing
• Video switching, recording, and streaming infrastructure
• Separate broadcast audio mixing environment
• Production intercom and communication systems
• Dedicated broadcast studio for video and photography
• Editing and post-production spaces.
• Translation Room for wireless broadcast in the sanctuary using smartphones or tablets.

By connecting the sanctuary and additional ministry spaces to the broadcast infrastructure, the church can support a variety of production workflows.

Church Campus AVL Integration Overview

Beyond the main sanctuary, MABE’s AVL scope extends throughout the new campus.

The design addresses several additional environments, including:

• 400-seat multipurpose worship space with dedicated audio, video, and lighting systems.
• 100-seat multipurpose room for teaching, presentations, and video conferencing.
• Children’s ministry environments with age-appropriate audio and visual systems.
• Lobby and café areas with distributed audio and digital signage.

Each environment has different operational needs. As a result, the proposed systems balance professional production capabilities with straightforward day-to-day operation.

Network & Control Infrastructure

A project of this scale requires more than individual AVL systems. Reliable infrastructure is essential for connecting equipment and simplifying operation throughout the facility.

The campus design incorporates Q-SYS control, networked audio and video systems, dedicated equipment racks, and power management infrastructure.

Centralized control also allows designated spaces to operate independently while maintaining connectivity to the broader campus.

A Connected Campus Built for Ministry

Grace City Church’s new campus represents a comprehensive approach to church campus AVL integration, connecting worship production, broadcast technology, and everyday facility systems. From worship production and live streaming to meeting spaces and everyday facility technology, the design brings multiple systems together into one connected environment.

For MABE, the project demonstrates the value of planning audio, video, lighting, and control infrastructure as part of a complete facility.

Planning AVL Systems for a New Church Campus?

MABE specializes in professional audio, video, and lighting system design and integration for churches and worship facilities. Whether you’re planning a new building, expanding your campus, or upgrading an existing worship space, our team can help develop a solution around your ministry’s needs.

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