Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) announces the winners of the WFX Awards Program, presented by Church Production and Worship Facilities Magazines. WFX (www.wfxweb.com) is the leading event where church leadership teams connect with tools and technology to create meaningful spaces and powerful worship experiences.
The fourth annual WFX Solomon Awards recognize church teams, individuals, and vendor partners who have been instrumental in achieving excellence with their facilities design, management, marketing, usage and audio visual production.
WFX Charlotte Solomon Award Winners:
Best Facilities Manager or Team - Dave Wagner, Grace Community Church, Noblesville, IN
Best Tech Consultant and/or Contractor - Mankin Media Systems, Project: Southeast Christian Church, Franklin, TN
Best Technical Director - Daryl Cripe, Grace Community Church, Noblesville, IN
Best Technical Production Team - Grace Community Church, Noblesville, IN
Best Overall Church Project - Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
Best Overall Church Technology Project - Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
Best Building Contractor - Cogun, Inc., Project: Elevation Church, North Lima, OH
Best Church Architect - Visioneering Studios, Project: Elevation Church, Irvine, CA
Best Church Design: Expansion Project, 301-800 Seats - Visioneering Studios,
Northside Christian Church, Walnut Creek, CA
Best Church Design: Expansion Project, 801-2000 Seats - BLDD Architects, Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Best Church Design: Expansion Project, 2001+ Seats - Merriman Holt Architects, Peachtree Presbyterian, Atlanta, GA
Best Church Design: Renovation Project, 1-300 Seats - Southwest Community Church, Minooka, IL
Best Church Design: Renovation Project, 801-2000 Seats - Visioneering Studios, Elevation Church, Charlotte, NC
Best Church Design: Renovation Project, 2001+ Seats - Revival Productions, Inc., Faith Community Church, Santa Barbara, CA
Best Church Design: New Project, 1-300 Seats - Soma Ministry, Tuscaloosa, AL
Best Church Design: New Project, 301-800 Seats - YWS Architects, Congregration Ner Tamid, Henderson, NV
Best Church Design: New Project, 801-2000 Seats - Acoustic Dimensions, featuring Meyer Sounds Labs loudspeakers, Grace Community Church, Noblesville, IN
Best Church Design: New Project, 2001+ Seats - isioneering Studios, Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
Best Construction Management - Aspen Group, Rock Prairie Baptist Church, Frankfort, IL
Best Design, Implementation and Operation of an Audio, Video & Lighting System - SECC - The Block, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
Best Green Initiative - Service U, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Anaheim, CA
Best Special Project or Initiative - Pastor Chad Gilbert, Edgewater Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA
Most Innovative Production - Westover Church, Greensboro, NC
The WFX New Product Awards recognize the most innovative new building and technology products to hit the house of worship market. Awards were also presented for “Best Overall” in the Audio, Video, Lighting, New Media, and Building System/Material categories.
WFX Charlotte New Product Award winners:
Best Audio Products
Best Audio Product?Digital Mixing Console - Group One Ltd., Digico SD 8
Best In-ear Monitoring System - Roland Systems Group, RSS M-48 Live Personal Mixer
Best Large-Format Loudspeaker - Meyer Sound Labs, JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeaker
Best Microphone - Shure Incorporated, SM27 Condenser Microphone
Best Other Audio Product - Sony Electronics Inc., PCM-M10 Portable Audio Recorder
Best Small-Format Loudspeaker - Meyer Sound Labs, UP-4XP Ultracompact Loudspeaker
Best Wireless Microphone System - Sennheiser Electronic Corp., 2000 Series
Best Video Products
Best Installation Projector - Christie Digital Systems, Inc., Christie DHD700
Best Other Video Product - Gefen, GefenTV Wireless HDMI 60 gHz
Best Presentation Software - Renewed Vision LLC, ProPresenter 4
Best Projection Screen - AccelerOptics, CAPTURE 200
Best Video Camera / Camcorder - Sony Electronics, Inc., HXC-100K Studio Camera
Best Video Switcher / Scaler / Mixer - TV One, C2-6104 CORIOview
Best Lighting Equipment
Best Architectural Lighting Product / System - Blueshift Technologies Group, Affineon / Blueshift DL-1500
Best LED Fixture - ETC, Selador Lustr LED Luminaires
Best Moving Light Console Small Format (under $8,000 MSRP) - ETC, ETC Element
Best Other Lighting Product - TOMCAT USA, Core
Best New Media Products
Best Church Management Software - faithHighway, IgniteCRM
Best Other New Media Product - ChurchText Pro, Inc., ChurchText Pro Connect Solution
Best Podcasting, Webcasting and Website Streaming Media Solutions - Electrosonic, ES7100
Best Website Software, Software Tools and Related Online Services - Here-4-You Consulting, Christian Funding Directory
Best Building System Products
Best Sanctuary / Auditorium Staging Product - Dillon Works!, Custom Design & Fabrication
Best Security Product / System - Videx, Inc., XD Rechargeable CyberKey
Best Overall Awards Winners
Best Overall Audio Product - Group One Ltd., Digico SD 8
Best Overall Video Product - Renewed Vision, ProPresenter 4
Best Overall Lighting Product - Blueshift Technologies Group, Affineon / Blueshift DL-1500
Best Overall New Media Product - ChurchText Pro, Inc., ChurchText Pro Connect Solution
Best Overall Building System/Material Product - Videx, Inc., XD Rechargeable CyberKey
Award-winning companies who exhibited at WFX Charlotte will received their awards onsite to display in their booth space on the Expo Floor.
Now in its fifth year, WFX is hosted by Church Production and Worship Facilities magazines and EH Events. The event brings together over 3,500 church and industry leaders and over 220 exhibitors to guide facilities and technology investments and opportunities for houses of worship.
WFX offers over 60 Conference sessions in five tracks, a packed Expo Floor, five dynamic keynote presentations, two exclusive behind-the-scenes church tours, Hands-On and Exhibitor Offered Training Sessions, Tech Director Retreat, Pastors Programming, and invaluable networking opportunities.
For information on exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Patrick Shaughnessy at patricks@ehpub.com or 508-663-1500 x267.
For media inquiries, please contact Jessica Camerato at jcamerato@ehpub.com or 508-663-1550 x296.
About Worship Facilities Conference & Expo - www.wfxweb.com?Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) is the leading event for church facilities and technology teams presented by Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities Magazine.
About Production Media Inc. - www.pmipub.com?Production Media Inc. (PMI), publishers of Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities Magazine, and presenters of WFX, is a full-service media company specializing in the house-of-worship market.
About EH Publishing, Inc. & EH Events - www.ehpub.com?EH Publishing, Inc. is a leading media company specializing in technology-based markets. EH offers integrated media solutions including e-media, print, event, research and custom products. Key market segments include custom electronics, professional sound, house of worship and robotics.
CONTACT:?Jessica Camerato?508-663-1500 x296?jcamerato@ehpub.com
