Romford Baptist Church

Rear projection with brightness

Romford Baptist Church is located in the busy town centre. A variety of activities are held weekdays at the Church, along with lively Sunday morning services. The services include a mixture of modern songs and traditional hymns and are well attended, seating up to 400 people.

Their existing AV system had evolved over the last 10 years with different elements being added during that period. They had simple projection for song words and the use of a single camera. The Church team felt that the current AV system did not enhance the worship experience as it should and so decided that they needed to overhaul the AV system as part of a refit of the main worship area.

The leadership team at the church was keen to install a state of the art system that was comprehensive without being over complicated to operate. Their main aim was to have a system to make all attending feel involved in the service whether they were seated at the back, in the gallery or with a restricted view.

Anders+Kern were appointed to the project. Their involvement started at the design stage. The client was keen for A+K to take lead throughout the project from the technical solution to the final install. To begin A+K held meetings with the existing church leadership and volunteer AV teams, AV users and operators. This enabled A+K to outline the project to shape the specification to meet all requirements.

To achieve the specification A+K decided that a large central rear projection Stewart Film screen at the front of the worship area would provide part of the answer. The Luxus Deluxe Screenwall was selected providing a picturesque appearance. This was combined with the Mitsubishi FL7000U installation projector and Stewart Filmscreen 100 Flexible Rear projection surface. The rest of the brief was solved by installing various Mitsubishi LCD Screens throughout the church to engage all the congregation. A+K designed a very simple large button interface to control the entire system. This meant minimal training was required as it was easy to use for all operators.

A+K were on site in several phases over the 15 month period from the first meeting to the final handover for the official opening in January 2009. During this period challenges were met including remotely controlling over 20 devices and installing over 1km of cabling with hardly any visible cables, these were overcome by A+K’s expert knowledge and experience.

Since completion the system is used several times a week, and the church now enjoys using the multiple inputs including live camera images, PC, Laptops and DVDs to enhance their services.

The Equipment List

• Stewart Filmscreen Deluxe ScreenWall – Filmscreen 100 Rear Projection Surface

• Mitsubishi FL7000U Projector

• Mitsubishi Flat Panel Displays

• Various Sms Brackets & Mounts

• Sound System and Room Control