Worship

Unite180 Church

Unite180 Church · Pretoria, South Africa

A congregation member raises both hands during worship, with stage lighting and side screens ahead.

Modern auditorium

Unite180 Church in Pretoria grew from a fine-pitch LED backdrop in 2019 to a 2,500-seat venue with RGBW house lighting in 2023. We worked on both with the church and AV integrator Dargo Developments.

A new 2,500-seat venue in Pretoria.

The setting

Unite180 Church is in Pretoria. It first worked with us in 2019, when we collaborated with the AV integrator Dargo Developments on its campus stage. In 2023 it opened a new 2,500-seat venue.

The challenge

In 2019 the church wanted a backdrop screen for its stage that stayed bright and rich for the congregation.

In 2023 the new 2,500-seat venue needed a house lighting system to support worship. It had to be controllable and zoned, with a wide range of colour, so the church could set the mood for each part of a service.

What we did

For the stage in 2019, we supplied 60 Pixel Plus Xcell-i panels with a 2.5mm pitch (the distance between the pixels). The 5x3m display has over 2.2 million pixels. A Novastar VX6s all-in-one video controller processes it.

For the 2023 venue, we specified and installed an RGBW Stage Plus house lighting system with 75 fixtures. RGBW means red, green, blue and white LEDs in each fixture. It was chosen for its control, its zoning and its range of colour options.

The outcome

The church's backdrop screen shows notably bright and rich content to the congregation. The house lighting gives the church colour scenes it can change to suit the atmosphere of a service.

The house lighting solution from Stage Plus stands out due to its RGBW capabilities, DMX controllability, and exceptional cost-effectiveness, It provides Unite180 Church with the flexibility to create captivating lighting scenes and adapt the atmosphere accordingly.

Lee Thomson, Sales Manager, Stage Audio Works