An extensive package of ADJ lighting fixtures, such as Vizi CMY300s and COB Cannon Washes, have been installed in the new contemporary worship center of First Baptist Church in Stockton, CA.
When the opportunity arose for the thriving First Baptist Church in Stockton, CA to acquire a neighboring building they embraced it to create a dedicated space for their growing contemporary worship services. After diligent research, the church’s leadership worked with local supplier Nor Cal Pro Audio to specify a modern lighting system that would allow maximum flexibility for the space, allowing it to be used both for services and as a community center.
Headed up by Jorge González, Nor Cal Pro Audio specializes in providing audio and lighting installation services to a wide variety of establishments – but especially churches – throughout the North California area.
The company quickly grew and now works with a large number of churches across the area, covering everything from smaller equipment servicing and repair jobs to complete installations such as the First Baptist Of Stockton project.
“To work out exactly the right moving head fixture for the job,” explains Jorge, “we organized a shoot-out at the church’s new building. I arranged for a number of different lighting manufacturers to bring along their products, and Saul and the pastors decided that the ADJ Vizi CMY300 was the option they wanted to go for."
"They particularly liked the smooth color mixing it offers – it really wowed them! The LED source was another important factor, they were very clear that they wanted all LED lighting, to save money on power and to avoid having to replace blown lamps.”
The Vizi CMY300 is a feature-rich hybrid moving head luminaire that can be used interchangeably as a beam, spot or wash. Its specially-designed 300W cool white LED engine allows it to generate a massive output that is suitable for use in large venues and on big stages. Meanwhile its extensive collection of beam shaping tools – including CMY color mixing, two GOBO wheels and two rotating prisms, as well as motorized zoom, focus and iris – provides lighting designers with maximum creative potential.
For the First Baptist Church of Stockton project, Jorge and his team installed six of the fixtures on an upstage truss. This allows them to project GOBO patterns down onto the stage, create mid-air beam effects above it and also generate washes of color anywhere they are required.
In addition, two further Vizi CMY300s were installed on a front of house truss, which can serve as spotlights. These fixtures are also fitted with custom GOBOs of the church’s logo, which can be projected onto blank walls at the sides of the auditorium.
To add static color washing to the stage, seven of ADJ’s popular COB Cannon Wash fixtures are mounted to the upstage truss between each of the moving heads.
These potent units harness the power of a 150-Watt RGBA COB (Chip On Board) LED to generate smooth color mixing and a broad even wash with no hot spots or color shadows. With an extremely wide native beam angle of 80-degrees, the units are supplied with easy to fit lenses that can be used to reduce the beam angle to 40- or 50-degrees if required.
Jorge opted for the 40-degree lens option for the church stage, to create concentrated splashes of color
In addition, eight of the COB Cannon Wash DW versions of the fixture – which feature variable color temperature white LED sources – are used to provide in-fill washing for the stage. Six units are hung directly above to provide downlight, and the remaining two fixtures are mounted at either side of the stage to provide side-fill. These fixtures are also fitted with the 40-degree lens.
A total of 47 COB Cannon Wash units are installed across the ceiling to provide house lighting for the large space. To help with running a DMX signal to all of them, Jorge utilized four of ADJ’s D6 Branch signal splitter / amplifiers. Each of these compact and sturdy units takes an incoming DMX signal, boosts it, and outputs it via six output (+ one thru) 3-pin sockets.
COB Cannon Wash is also an extremely popular fixture to use for house lighting in modern churches
This extensive lighting installation is rounded out by eight of ADJ’s Dotz Par tri-color COB wash fixtures. Two of these illuminate the drummer, housed in a sound-proof booth at the rear of the stage, while the remaining units serve as truss warmers.
The large six-legged, floor-standing truss structure is constructed from 180’ of Global Truss America F34 truss and not only supports all of the on-stage lighting fixtures, but also serves as an integral part of the stage set thanks to the vibrant colored light provided by the Dotz Pars.
The completed project provides the church with a state-of-the art worship facility that combines a flexible stage rig with a house lighting system which serves the necessary practical function as well as allowing the atmospheric colors from the stage to be extended throughout the whole space.