New CRC Church North of Bloemfontein

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Pastors At and Nyretta Boshoff are the founders of Christian Revival Church (CRC). Pastor At, as visionary Leader has grown CRC to one of the largest churches locally and globally over the past 22 years. CRC is a multigenerational, multicultural and multiracial church with more than 90 Churches Nationally and Internationally and is well known as being “One Church in many Locations.

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CRC and DWR Distribution go way back to 2006, when DWR had opportunity to work on the first CRC Church in Bloemfontein (established in 1994).  The CRC Pretoria Auditorium was completed 3 years ago, a magnificent building with a seating capacity of 6200 seats, where DWR yet again designed and installed all lighting equipment.

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To accommodate the rapid expansion, CRC recently opened a brand-new building in the North of Bloemfontein, this being an extension of the existing 5 500 Seater Auditorium in the South of Bloemfontein. Pastor At wanted an excellent technical solution to create the required atmosphere. At the starting point of any project, 3D renderings are being produced by DWR and presented to Pastor At for approval and changes to accommodate the specific requirements for Church Praise & worship as well as television broadcast. “The end result was creating a functional lighting solution that can be a backbone for more technology in years to come,” said Robert.

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“DWR have been privileged to work on three main auditoriums for the church over the past ten years,” said Robert Izzett who headed the installation with assistance from his right-hand man, Keith Pugin and a diligent crew. “We worked on the Bloemfontein main campus, then at Pretoria, and now at this new venue which is a miniature version of its predecessors with its wedge shape and raked seating.”

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DWR Distribution were honoured to be commissioned to install a lighting solution which had to be ready for the official opening held in January 2017. Control is via MA on PC Command Wing. The moving lights comprise of Robin Spiiders and Robin miniPointes, while Philips Selecon SPX Axial 19 Degree and various LED Pars are used for generic lighting and truss warmers.

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CRC are a technology driven Church and uses Live link satellite upstreaming to enable Pastor At Boshoff to present a message from the main auditoriums in Bloemfontein or Pretoria, which is then fed to the other churches.

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With the most recent project in Bloemfontein, time was the only factor to contend with as the church wanted to celebrate the official opening in the second week of January, a week after DWR Distribution opened their offices after the Christmas holidays.  The DWR team worked hard to prepare and to set up in time. “In the end we had a week buffer for rehearsals,” said Rob proudly. “The grand opening went without a hitch and it looked amazing. There was not a seat left in the house, and people sat in the aisles and stood in the doorways. Pastor At officially cut a ribbon, and the service began with praise and worship and a satellite link from the main auditorium.”

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The installation sees circular trussing dead hung off the main structure of the roof. Longman FacePars serve as truss warmers and Longman F4Ups for the stage wash.

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“The Robin Spiiders were a great choice, doubling up as a good stage wash and also providing effects over the audience,” said Robert. “The miniPointes were used on stage and fired out into the audience for wow beam effects.”

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For Front of House and television lighting, Philips Selecon SPX Axial 19 Degree work very well.

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Lighting is controlled on a MA onPC Command Wing, the same control system as used at the main Bloemfontein auditorium.

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“It was such pleasure to work with the CR Media team, who are a fantastic and passionate group of people,” ended Robert.

Equipment List:

Control

1x        MA onPC Command Wing

Moving Lights

4x        Robin SPiider

4x        Robin MiniPointe

Stage Wash

24x      Longman F4UP 25 Deg RGBW Black

1x        MVS Hazer

 Generic lighting and Truss Warmers

12x      Philips Selecon SPX Axial 19 Degree

18        Longman Facepar 900 LED Par Light

Distro & Dimming

1x        Philips Strand 6Pack

1x        Duey 2 8 x Socapex Outlets 3 x 15 A PT

Trussing, Cabling, Data Cables and Accessories.

 

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