Production ministries (audio, media, broadcast) are a vital part of the experience we provide to our guests, church family, and (with broadcast) to the community outside our building. We've already made several upgrades within the building space that we are renting, but the production setup is no longer appropriate and is unable to support our growing production needs. This will be explained in more detail below.

At the outset of 2025 we have launched a fundraising campaign to cover the cost of a new/relocated production booth along with required equipment and accessories to make it possible. We are asking our friends and church family to prayerfully consider supporting this project. Let's get into a little more detail:

OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE

We are blessed to rent space from the First Baptist Church in Freeland and we've been slowly improving their pre-existing setup. The reality is this - the current production booth needs to be relocated and enlarged. The current production location and setup is no longer sustainable due to our growing worship and production ministry. The booth is currently located at the front of the church next to the platform. It is on the wrong side of the speakers and is far too small for the number of volunteers required. Nobody in today's world would design it that way for our needs. We are currently attempting to mix three vocalists, two acoustic guitars, an electric guitar, a bass guitar, and drums from a location BEHIND the speakers! PLUS the space is too small to allow additional volunteers to comfortably run the slides and stream. That means we are currently running both SOUND and SLIDES from a place where it is impossible to truly hear or fully see what's happening out there. Our volunteers are doing a great job with what they have, but it's frustrating to not be able to properly see or hear what's happening in the sanctuary. Unfortunately, it also hinders the ability for our volunteers to provide the production quality needed. When you can't hear accurately, you cannot fix problems on the fly - and this creates distractions. In order to properly operate a distraction-free production ministry, we need to relocate the production booth to the back of the sanctuary and make it large enough to comfortably host at least 2-3 volunteers. 

The cost of the project is estimated to be around $4500. This includes full design and install plus all new equipment/cables required. Our goal is to have all funds raised by the end of February (if not sooner!)

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