Maranatha welcomes members with Absen LED screens

With a history dating back to 1907, where local potter, Mr Walker, started a interdenominational Sunday school for children in a school hall in Kempton Park, Marantha is a contemporary church with a passion to “help people reach God’s plan for their lives”. The church recently acquired an Absen PL2.9 lite LED curved screen positioned in the church’s entrance foyer and another PL2.9 unit which is being used as a song board in the auditorium. This kit has been supplied by DWR Distribution.

“A steady growth through all the years has been something we are grateful for,” said Mark Bradshaw, a pastor at Maranatha. “We really do see ourselves as a family church, taking care not to leave the older generation behind and keeping it fresh and relevant for the next generation. We praise God for the growth and multigenerational, multicultural place we call home.”

The investment into the Absen PL2.9 LED lite LED screen is said to have made a huge change to the church’s entrance. “It has been wonderful running music videos through the week in an area that has a lot of foot traffic, and it obviously makes a fantastic first impression on a Sunday as people entering see our welcome loops, church photos and creative imagery.” The second screen is being used to display song lyrics for worship inside the auditorium.

Robert Izzett, Keith Pugin and the team from DWR Distribution worked together to neatly install the new units. “We value the relationship we’ve built with Maranatha over the years and thank them for the opportunity to be involved in this project,” said Izzett. “LED screens are a fantastic tool to share messages, song lyrics, videos, announcements or whatever is required. Absen panels are lightweight, reliable, and deliver bright, high contrast visuals.”

Pugin designed and oversaw a system for the screen which was manufactured by DWR Distribution. “The design was quite challenging as the screen requires rear access for maintenance, and at the same time the client wanted the screen as close to the wall as possible,” he explained. “For this reason, the entire structure including the screen, structural support and screen border cladding was fixed to the wall with heavy duty telescopic slides. Each 500mm telescopic slide (five in total), has a safe working load of 440kg at full extension of 1m.” This means the screen can gently be pulled away from the wall, with a person on either side, when maintenance is required.

Pugin continued: “The other challenge was that the wall surface was not flat and cladded in in stepped stonework, and whenever you are dealing with any curves, it complicates the design even further. To provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance, DWR created a sheet metal cladded border around the entire screen. We were very pleased with the final product and would like to thank Maranatha for being so accommodating.”

The Maranatha technical team have found their way around the new technology. “Our IT and media department did take a couple of days to iron out teething problems and to learn the ropes, but there is huge excitement for the massive step forward,” said Pastor Mark. “What a joy to use tech to advance the kingdom of God.”

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