3Ci Lit Up Stairways

Tent based church, Capital City Church International (3Ci), has moved from their tent into a brand new building in Zwavelport, Pretoria East. The venue includes a 2 500 raked seated auditorium.  The Install Crew were commissioned by DWR Distribution to assist with the reinstall of the church’s existing lighting system and to light the stairways in the auditorium.

“It has been an outstanding experience working with the Install Crew, we know them by name. Thanks again Mpho Sediane!” said Eugene Smith of the church

The stair nodes comprise of 32 lights per run, designed to be individually controlled (by the church’s control system) in banks of two. For the church, it has added benefits. Where you would traditionally use a curtain or divider to make a venue smaller for events like conferences or funerals, the stair lights can be programmed to point out designated seating area for delegates.  The lighting and stair lights can be programmed to highlight seating blocks in different colours should the venue be used or hired out for an event.

The church now has the ability to individually run effects throughout the entire auditorium, up and down or side to side. The stairs are individually patched and included the installation of 230m LED strip and 2 500m cabling along with controllers and power supplies.

The second part of the lighting project was supplying a brand-new cabling infrastructure, power and DMX for the church’s existing lighting rig. The lighting system formerly used in the tent was reinstalled it into the new building. New lines were run from FOH to the control room and new distros added. The trussing was hung, the lighting fixtures rigged and the necessary cabling provided.