Three years in construction, the new Romanian Pentecostal Betania Church in Dublin is remarkable not just because it is now ranked the largest church in Ireland, but because the building was funded and primarily built by volunteers in the Church’s community. Accommodating 1500 worshippers in its main sanctuary, as well as a thriving online following, the ambitious design required an equally impressive sound system, resulting in the installation of the latest technology from Digico’s recently launched compact, Quantum 225 digital mixing console.
The development features a large sanctuary, stage, choir and orchestra space, media pod, fellowship halls, a conference room, eight community rooms, pastoral areas, and a youth worship area. The building design and framework were established by a professional team of architects and construction specialists, but the majority of the building work was completed by skilled volunteers from the Church’s Romanian community during evenings and weekends.
Requiring specialist expertise, Betania’s project leaders researched the best companies to help manage the audio installation, which led them to industry leading, Wigwam Acoustics. Wigwam has many years of experience in houses of worship installations, and the company was even involved in sound systems for the ministry of evangelist, Billy Graham, who toured Romania in the 1980s, events which hold great significance for the Romanian Christian community behind the project.
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