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Springfield United Methodist Church
Introduction Two years ago, Springfield United Methodist Church, located in Springfield, Virginia came to Audio-Video Group with a task to provide a design-build-maintain relationship for their chapel. The highly successful chapel installation led to AVG’s long-term relationship with the church and the subsequent four-month revamp of their sanctuary AV systems. The Problem Springfield United Methodist Church (SUMC) had two design challenges. First, the audience seated in the rear of the room and balcony had an extremely difficult time hearing. Second, the church was planning to eventually add a contemporary service. Now as we met with Springfield United Methodist Church, it…
5 Biggest Mistakes We See in Easter Services
The challenge at every Easter service is to plug the twice-a-year visitors into your faithful flock through a meaningful presentation and sense of community. Audio-Video Group knows that even the most thoughtfully prepared messages can be lost in translation without a perfect presentation. The effective delivery that you’re looking for can be achieved with a presentation utilizing the most up-to-date technology. Keep in mind these five common mistakes to ensure that you maximize communication at your service. 1. Not taking the needed time for pre-planning the service. Communication and organization is the key in the success of any event. A…
The Relationship with Audio-Video Group: Design, Build, Maintain
For nearly 15 years, Audio-Video Group has developed, refined, and perfected their unique approach allowing them to grow into an audiovisual systems leader throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. Venues of varying sizes, serving a multitude of purposes have partnered with Audio-Video Group to maximize the value of their audio and video equipment. Audio-Video Group has developed their processes around the belief that no church or business is the same. Employing customer-driven strategies, Audio-Video Group combines a complete range of technical disciplines to offer customized, high-quality solutions. With a strategically led, consultative approach utilizing over 100 years of combined experience, we work…
King of Kings Lutheran Church – Case Study
Introduction A little over a year ago, King of Kings Lutheran Church, located in Fairfax, Virginia called upon Audio-Video Group to engineer a solution focused on enhancing their audio system and the overall experience of their weekly worship. In fact, this has been a rather common trend as churches continue to find quality audio to be monumental in providing a truly inspirational and enjoyable worship service. Having settled for a poorly designed audio system suitable for a church half their current size, King of Kings reached out to Audio-Video Group with one question: Is it possible, without making our lives…
3 Simple Ways to Use Video in Your Service Next Week
Have you started incorporating video into your worship services? Throughout the past year, we’ve noticed a tremendous shift towards the use of video, especially in worship. Now to some of you this may seem a little unrealistic, but as technology continues to advance, not only has the equipment become affordable, but it’s also become easier to create, edit and present video in your services. Why are churches gravitating toward the use of video? Well, our society as a whole is growing more accustomed to the use of video and visual information in our everyday lives. People enjoy and gather more…
Happy Holidays from Audio-Video Group
It’s that time of the year and holiday season is upon us! As 2014 draws to a close, we want to thank everyone for making it a truly special year for the Audio-Video Group community. We hope that you’ve enjoyed the past year as much as we have and that you’re looking forward to another spectacular year. From all of us here at Audio-Video Group, to all of you who have made this year so special, have a wonderful holiday season!
Taking Control of 2015
For any church, corporate environment or retail store, one of the most profitable trends we’ve seen is the switch to digital audio and video equipment. Everyday more organizations are installing flat-panel TV’s and speakers with the goal of creating a more enjoyable experience for their respective audience. Churches are installing everything from TV’s and speakers to video recording equipment to stream their services live. Corporate Environments are installing equipment all over the office to optimize their meetings or just to enhance their reception areas. And retail stores are creating exceptional shopping experiences with the use of digital signage and streaming…
Bringing The Team Together
In today’s global business the daily operations demand the need for collaboration with team members more than ever. Business is moving fast and the stakes are high. Add in telecommuting policies, the challenge of “How do we bring the team together” is compounded. For years the industry has been working toward the perfect solution, but until recently it has not been fully solved. Luckily, technology has now fully addressed this problem, and it is now possible to combine traditional in-person meetings with video and web conferencing. Video Conferencing – Step 1 There’s still great value in meeting in-person in the…
A Christmas Install at Mountain View Community Church
Problem: Need more seats Mountain View Community Church (MVCC) in Frederick, Maryland has been faced with a unique challenge ever since they opened their own building in the Fall of 2010. Since opening, they have experienced steady growth and now on occasion, exceed the max seating capacity – specifically, Christmas and Easter. The question is “Where do you put all of the extra people?” Solution: Send them to The Pit Fortunately, there are a number of options at MVCC that could accommodate the extra people on these special occasions. One area in particular is “The Pit”, which is…
If You Build It They Will Come
Are you as excited as we are for the Holiday Season? It’s a lovely time of year filled with family, friends, and plenty of gifts! But with the pleasantries of the holiday season comes chaos; creating a hectic time for many houses of worship. With the holiday season comes visiting relatives, holiday churchgoers, and those looking to get the New Year off with a fresh start. Audio-Video Group understands that and wants to help subdue chaos and prepare you to enter into the season with your best foot forward. It goes without saying that higher attendance can push your worship…