When I visited this church to take these photos, they were preparing for an Easter production. Because of this, there are lights hung and stage props that normally are not there.

This is a very nice looking room, but has a number of acoustical issues which make the room less than ideal. The seating is nearly 180-degrees wide which means that people sitting on the extreme sides are looking accross the platform looking at the people on the other side. This can be a big distraction when people are coming and going from the sanctuary, among other things. The minister (or whoever might be speaking) has a tough time knowing where to face; at any given time nearly half the congregation sees the person from the side or back.

The curved back wall and balcony front edge focuses sound nicely back to the platform. The church recognized this was a problem and installed some absorption on the back walls (both in the balcony and on the main floor), but since it's only about 4-inches thick, low frequencies are not affected at all. A better choice would have been diffusion all around.

The ceiling is a little low for this size of a sanctuary. There are a number of catwalks (hidden) which allow access to lighting instruments above the ceiling.

The audio system consists of speakers mounted in the bulkhead over the platform and a ring of delay speakers to cover the balcony seating. System controls are located in the center of the balcony. There's no seating in front of or behind the sound control area, so they're not much of a distraction. The only problem with being in the balcony is having to run up and down stairs to make changes on the platform. Then again, with a church this size, there should be a couple techs working at the same time, and one tech could be stationed on the platform to make any needed changes during rehearsals.