Community of Christ Temple, Kansas City, Missouri

The breathtaking Community of Christ Temple is part of the church's international headquarters. The Temple features a 1,600-seat worship sanctuary and a number of smaller lecture halls and classrooms. The "Auditorium" located next door to the Temple facility houses a 5,700-seat auditorium and other smaller assembly halls, dining rooms and meeting rooms. Not surprisingly, the A/V systems that power the Temple are top-of-the-line in form and function and include new Sennheiser 2000 Series wireless systems throughout. The church bought the microphones from Harvest Productions both to take advantage of the 2000 Series' auto-programming functionality and to comply with new FCC RF regulations.

When FCC regulation changes made the frequencies of TV stations 68 and 69 no longer usable, CTS-certified Electronic Media Systems Engineer Bob Haworth went to work ensuring the new system would meet the new regulations and make daily operations at Community of Christ much smoother. He placed 18 dual-channel Sennheiser EM 2050 receivers in fixed positions in six different rooms throughout the facility. Those are matched by 16 Sennheiser SK 2000 beltpacks with HSP 2 headworn microphones and MKE Series lavalier microphones, as well as eight Sennheiser SKM 2000 handheld transmitter microphones with multiple Sennheiser evolution series capsules to accommodate various acoustical situations.

The Event Media Support Team of two full time and 14 freelance staff handle many simultaneous technical needs. These are made easy using the auto-programming functionality of the 2000 Series. In addition, the variety of transmitters and microphone styles gave the church the flexibility to meet their many and varied needs. The HSP 2 headworn microphones are used for spoken word, lavs are used for video, and the handhelds adapt well to any service or program.

In addition, Community of Christ provides real-time translation services to welcome the diversity of their community. Haworth is currently in the process of drafting a final design detail that involves Sennheiser infrared transmitters and receivers.