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CELESTIAL SOUND AT THE GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH
One of the largest houses of worship in southern California, the Grove Community Church recently moved to a new 36-acre campus in Riverside, the highlight of which is a main sanctuary that holds 1,700 people. Because of the Church’s reputation for a variety of programs ranging from contemporary services, featuring a large band and vocal ensemble, to Broadway-style musicals with full orchestras, the Church needed an audio system that would meet the demands of these elaborate productions.
With this in mind The Grove hired CCI SOLUTIONS of Olympia, WA, to design and install a flexible and reliable audio system that was equally powerful and intelligible. To achieve this optimal combination of power and clarity, CCI SOLUTIONS installed two main clusters (left and right) each containing six JBL PD5322 three-way, full-range loudspeakers and eight PD5122 low-frequency loudspeakers. An additional four custom 15-inch low-frequency loudspeakers are located in each cluster. Four JBL AM6200 loudspeakers provide down fill, along with six JBL ASB6128 subwoofers. Additional PD5322 loudspeakers are used for delays. This multiple-cluster system provides enough flexibility to allow the Church to rearrange the system depending on the requirements of each event.
“While the main worship space is not meant to be a concert house, they do occasionally host concerts with well-known Christian artists, so having a rider-friendly system for these artists was a priority,” said Mark Pearson, senior systems consultant, CCI SOLUTIONS. “We know what to expect from the PD Series loudspeakers, so the controllability made them an easy choice for this project.”
QSC PLX2 and Powerlight amplifiers power the system. Front of house equipment includes a Yamaha PM5D console, TC Electronics effects racks and a Lexicon effects rack. The digital signal processing for the entire complex is done using BSS Soundweb London with a Cobranet backbone to route audio across the campus between the worship center, the chapel and high school building.
A common challenge in house of worship installs is the task of training volunteer-based tech crews, and the project at The Grove was no different. “Initially, during the planning, we were worried about the learning curve of the new gear and getting the right training for our tech crews that run the equipment during service,” said Rob McInteer, technical director at the Grove Community Church. “We ended up having training days before we opened and the techs were awesome at picking up the new gear. With the training from CCI SOLUTIONS and some rehearsal time, services have run terrifically smooth.
“To me, with a project of this size, communication is crucial, and CCI SOLUTIONS answered every call and email quickly and knowledgably,” McInteer continued. “The gear has been really adaptable to all of the various things we have thrown at it, and our staff at church has been really pleased with the outcome of our time and investment in a system that has fit our needs well.”
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