Philips Entertainment LED lighting and controls create dynamic scene for Centennial Covenant Church
The MH Companies specifies a lighting and controls package from Showline, Philips Selecon and Philips Strand Lighting
Dallas, Texas – First established in the 1980s, Centennial Covenant Church has continued to grow in the South suburbs of Denver and in 1997 they found their permanent home in Littleton, CO. Now 18 years later, the congregation found themselves in need of a complete architectural and entertainment lighting renovation. Working with Cuningham Group Architecture, the architect turned to The MH Companies to create their dynamic new lighting design which consisted of 18 Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM LED luminaires, seven Philips Selecon PLprofile1 LED luminaires, and a 250ML lighting control console from Philips Strand Lighting.
“We moved into this site a long time ago and with two services every Sunday and multiple events consistently taking place during the week, we needed a full lighting renovation,” began David Dillon, Music Director, Centennial Covenant Church. “In the early stages of the design, the church was mainly looking at the architectural lighting, but we also needed to address the entertainment lighting as well. We were looking for fixtures that could provide great color and clean gobo patterns, and the lighting and controls package from Philips Entertainment is working great.” “We had previously worked with the architect on the project, Timothy Kathka, and we knew he had a particular interest in energy-saving projects,” said Tom Seymour, Controls Engineering Manager, The MH Companies. “With a house full of incandescent PAR cans and a layer of HID’s that were part of the original construction, the old lighting was anything but energy conscious, so we really had to do a full renovation and Philips Entertainment had the perfect package of lighting and control.” To give the church to complete design needed, Seymour placed all the SL PAR 150 ZOOM luminaires and four of the PLprofile1 luminaires in the main front-of-house position. He then placed two PLprofile1 luminaires on the stage, and one PLprofile1 further out in the house to be used as a spot for the center stage area. Seymour continued, “When we started talking about the entertainment lighting, I brought down two LED fixtures, the Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM and a Philips Selecon PLprofile1 luminaire, for a demonstration to the renovation committee. Since they were already familiar with using PAR type fixtures, I wanted to show them what these LED luminaires could really do and they were immediately impressed.” The Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM is a die-cast aluminum LED Par can that utilizes nine high-powered and homogenized 15 watt RGBW LED’s to produce over 3200 lumens of output. The manual zoom provides a beam angle range from 15°-70° and the split yoke bracket allows for easy hanging or floor mounting. The rugged construction, internal power supply, and ease of use make the SL PAR 150 ZOOM a natural replacement for conventional theatrical PAR fixtures by providing designers with the highest output and best color uniformity. Dillon added, “With our two services, we now do one that is slightly more traditional with a more static look, but then in our later service we create a contemporary worship environment with color changes between each song. We haven’t had any issues with the color matching and the fixtures are completely solid. What we set for on Thursday night rehearsals is exactly what we walk into on Sunday morning.” The PLprofile1 LED luminaire from Philips Selecon is a variable beam profile that produces precise beam control and pattern projection from a high output beam. Available in 18-34° or 24-44° beam angles, the PLprofile1 delivers the performance of a 500 watt profile fixture with a maximum power consumption of only 150 watts. With almost Infinite color choices from the RGBW engine and supporting color temperatures from 2700K to 5600K in white, the PLProfile1 LED delivers exceptional color and projection quality in a compact, robust luminaire. Seymour explained further, “For their lighting control console, they previously had a two-scene preset desk. Since we were now replacing the old rig with LED fixtures we needed more control and the 250ML was the best option. With operators who were excited to run a system with LED fixtures, the intuitive nature of the 250ML was a great advantage and makes the system easy to program and run.” “We do have a couple of volunteer technicians that have really taken to the 250ML lighting control console,” agreed Dillon. “They seem to be finding new ways to open it up and push the envelope with multiple scene changes and setting the perfect worship environment.” The Philips Strand Lighting 250ML lighting control console features four encoders and an LCD display screen for quick and easy LED and automated lighting control. Along with the standard features found on a preset desk, the 250ML control console is ideal for smaller productions with a hybrid of LED and conventional lighting instruments. “This type of lighting system from Philips Entertainment is everything that we like to promote,” added Seymour. “It’s less maintenance, offers greater design flexibility, and it’s easy to run. At the end of the process, the local utility company was offering rebates for going from high-wattage lighting systems to an LED system. Based on their reduced power consumption, the church actually received a significant rebate, and seeing their services now, they are really making use of all their new tools with many wonderful transitions of color.” “With our new lighting system, it’s a night-and-day difference,” concluded Dillon. “Previously, our worship services were static light with only an adequate stage wash. There was no creative color and the system was basically on or off. Now, we have a completely transformed system and it’s opened up a new ministry opportunity for someone with an eye for lighting to truly create on Sunday mornings.” Philips Entertainment offers a wide range of state-of-the-art lighting solutions for the concert, theatre, television, film, and architectural lighting markets. Consisting of industry leaders Philips Selecon, Showline, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Vari-Lite, Philips Entertainment is committed to the continued development of energy-efficient and high-performance lighting and control systems through the use of innovative technologies that provide everything from single dimmers and fixtures to the most sought after automated luminaires and lighting control systems available today. The MH Companies Media Contact: Greg McBride The MH Companies [email protected] 720-904-8547 About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs more than 118,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 26 billion in 2008, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter. About The MH Companies Originally founded as MH Lighting in 1972, the company focus was on providing the core products and services related to top-of-the-line lighting products and services. As the industry and technologies have advanced, so has MH. Over the last four decades, they’ve responded to rapid industry advances and evolving customer needs and have introduced expanded offerings to maintain their foothold as one of the region's most capable and well respected lighting and controls manufacturer's representatives in the industry. Now, 40 years later, the divisions within The MH Companies (www.themhcompanies.com) provide their customers throughout Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska with the area’s largest selection of lighting and controls products, as well as system programming and a host of other offerings that are critical to the success of their projects. Representing over 70 manufacturers and thousands of products, MH Lighting, MH Controls, ProSite Services, and MH Roadway Solutions provide an array of products and site services to the customers in their market for both lighting and controls.
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