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The Valleys To The MountainPeckville Assembly of God Church hosts high-profile acts.By Dawn AllcotIn October 2008, the superstarChristian rock band Mercy Me performedat Madison Square Garden.The group’s stop just prior to its concertat the 20,000-seat New York Cityvenue? Peckville Assembly of GodChurch in the small mountain townof Peckville PA, outside of Scranton.With a left-center-right array fromCommunity loudspeakers, a SoundcraftGB8 40-channel mixer and anAviom in-ear monitor system, plusfull projection systems that includeimage magnification capabilities, thechurch has the technical infrastructureto host high-profile Christianacts.The church is the only venue of itssize and type in the Endless MountainRegion of Pennsylvania, and islarge enough to host well-knownbands but small enough to createan intimate concert environment.This month, the Grammy AwardnominatedNewsboys will play in the1000-seat venue.In addition to permitting thechurch to bring in outside groups,the new facility offers many otheradvantages to church staff and thecongregation. For instance, the oldfacility’s sanctuary housed only a fewhundred worshippers; the churchheld four separate Sunday servicesto accommodate all congregationmembers. Now it holds two SundayAssembly of God Peckville’s sanctuary, viewed from the 200-seat balcony.services, and the new facility givesthe church much-needed space togrow. The congregation has doubledin size since the building project wascompleted six months ago.Additionally, the new systems offerinterconnectivity between the mainsanctuary, a youth room and a productionstudio.Perhaps most importantly, thenew systems permit the Pentecostalchurch to perform outreach to thecommunity. “The main reason tohave media is for outreach,” saidAG-Peckville’s Media Director, FredCicilioni. “We have two responsibilities:One is to enhance the servicesand to be transparent while we amplifythe worship leader’s message tothe people in-house, and the secondis to go make disciples.” The new AVsystems, part of a multi-million-dollarbuilding project that moved thechurch’s home literally from the baseof the valley to the top of the mountain,help the church’s media ministryfulfill both objectives.The AV and lighting systems wereinstalled and designed by PottsvillePA-based Audiobahn, Inc. Audiobahn,which also owns and operatesthe domain name www.churchsoundstore.com, has been dedicated toproviding sound, video and lightingsolutions for houses of worship formany years. President and Chief SystemsDesigner Tony Hersch offeredadvice for breaking into the lucrativechurch market.“You have to realize that, whenyou’re talking about Christianchurches, every denomination isdifferent. Catholic churches workone way, Baptists work another andAssemblies of God work yet another.You have to learn their politics, howtheir services are structured andwhat they need. If you don’t haveknowledge of their service, you’rejust shooting in the dark.” He notedthat one thing is the same acrossthe board: Most churches find theiraudiovisual integrators throughword-of-mouth. “In most cases, theonly way to get in is to get directreferrals,” he offered.Dawn Allcot is a freelance writer specializing in the audiovisual and health and fitness industries.22 Sound & Communicationswww.soundandcommunications.com
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