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St. Simons Community Church
St. Simons, GA
St. Simons Community Church on St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia is a brand-new facility with an expansive
1,000-seat sanctuary, a 400-seat "Children's Clubhouse Theater" and a 300-seat youth "Rooftop Theater." To
accommodate its energetic services, which are peppered with lots of movement, vocalists, instruments and set
changes, the church chose Sennheiser's affordable, professional-grade evolution wireless microphone and personal
monitoring systems.
Tommy LaRue of Baker Audio, Inc. in Norcross, Georgia, helped St. Simons choose the best system. LaRue knew that
in a given service, the church would have a live band rocking out, lead singers roaming throughout the sanctuary,
a dramatic presentation and a preacher who never stands still. The church had been using Sennheiser evolution
wireless equipment from its very beginning, and had come to love it. Thus, when the subject of wireless came up,
evolution wasn't a hard sell. Technology Director Travis Paulding notes, "Sennheiser has never let me down. We have
been using them for years and I have actually purchased them for other facilities as well."
The main sanctuary boasts 13 wireless mic channels. Among the 13 include five ew 135 G2 handhelds with Sennheiser's
acclaimed MD 835 capsule. Another three handhelds are fitted with the MD 945 super-cardioid capsules, which give
the church technicians the option to cut down on bleed when the situation calls for it. One ew 372 G2 wireless
transmitter handles the guitar to reduce cable clutter for the band. Rounding out the wireless microphones are four
belt-packs with ME 4 lavaliers for spoken word. In addition, the band and vocalists depend on 11 Sennheiser ew 300
IEM wireless personal monitoring systems. The "Rooftop Theater" uses three wireless handhelds with MD 835 capsules,
two belt-pack transmitters and two ew 300 IEM wireless personal monitoring systems. The church's 10 existing
Sennheiser ew 100 wireless handhelds and belt-packs with ME 4 lavalier microphones were designated for the
"Children's Clubhouse."
"It's amazing what St. Simons Community Church has accomplished," LaRue reflects. "They started with an
eight-person congregation in a home 12 years ago and are now bringing together close to 2,000 community-minded
Christians in two services every weekend. Beyond weekend services, St. Simons is fast becoming the focal point of
the community that the church had hoped it would be!"
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"I also would like to thank you and Sennheiser for not only your assistance with the whole TVBD fiasco, but your support of the H.O.W. market in general. It is truly remarkable these days to have a manufacturer of the size of Sennheiser that allows its personnel to interact with the end-user not only through outlets such as CSC, but the rapid personal response to crazy tech guys like me! It is why I can recommend using your products so readily."
"I also would like to thank you and Sennheiser for not only your assistance with the whole TVBD fiasco, but your support of the H.O.W. market in general. It is truly remarkable these days to have a manufacturer of the size of Sennheiser that allows its personnel to interact with the end-user not only through outlets such as CSC, but the rapid personal response to crazy tech guys like me! It is why I can recommend using your products so readily."
Jay Ballard, Director of Technical Ministries, First Baptist Church of Plant City, Florida