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According to Diversified, Journey Church and the integrator share a long‑standing strategic relationship forged through multiple projects across their locations. In fact, for the church, the West Palm Beach Project in Florida marked a milestone: the first opportunity for Diversified to design and deliver a complete worship experience from the ground up.
From the earliest conversations, two priorities became clear — speed and stewardship. Journey faced a narrow window to acquire, renovate and launch the campus, and every decision had to maximize impact without compromising excellence. Diversified brought its signature good/better/best budgeting process to the table, delivering a fully interactive roadmap within days. This rapid, data‑driven approach empowered Journey’s leadership to self‑qualify scope and align budget with vision, thereby eliminating guesswork and keeping the project on pace.
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How Diversified Delivered an Immersive Experience at Journey Church
For the new West Palm Beach campus, Diversified designed and delivered an integrated production ecosystem engineered to support immersive worship and high-quality broadcast.
- Audio System: A next-generation L-Acoustics K3 loudspeaker system paired with Allen & Heath dLive mixing, personal monitoring and a fully independent broadcast audio suite ensures pristine, consistent sound in the room and across the live stream. The networked architecture leverages Dante and AVB for seamless routing and future scalability.
- Broadcast Video and Cameras: A 1080p, 59.94 broadcast workflow with Blackmagic switching and routing infrastructure is paired with a cinematic camera package utilizing Sony FX9 and FX6 bodies and Fujinon lenses. The system supports dynamic, filmic capture for in-room IMAG, multi-campus distribution and online platforms.
- Stage Lighting and House Lighting: A hybrid of Chauvet, Martin, and Elation fixtures delivers versatile key, wash and atmospheric looks. A DMX-over-network backbone allows precise control, while supplemental color mixing house lighting partners with the existing architectural system to ensure a cohesive environment for worship and events.
- Auditorium Displays: Towering dual 19K Barco laser projectors and a massive Unilumin 2.6mm LED wall create a commanding visual centerpiece, supported by a Green Hippo media server for dynamic content and confidence monitors to aid presenters and worship leaders.
- Production IT and Fiber Infrastructure: An enterprise-grade, closed production network built on AV-centric switching and dedicated fiber backbones ensures reliable performance across all systems while isolating mission-critical production traffic.
- Production Intercom: A Dante-based Studio Technologies intercom platform with integrated wireless CrewCom provides crystal-clear communication between FOH, control rooms, stage teams, and camera operators.
Together, these systems create a fully integrated, future-ready production environment, combining premium technology with Diversified’s signature engineering approach, the integrator reveals.
Addressing the Major Challenges of the Installation
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According to Diversified, executing this buildout demanded excellence under pressure. Additionally, the church’s urgent need for expanded seating forced the project into a true “build the plane while flying” scenario, with aggressive timelines and virtually no margin for error. Evolving priorities and shifting resources turned the design process into a moving target, demanding relentless adaptability to keep the project on track without sacrificing impact.
As with many rapid renovations, hidden challenges emerged once construction began, the integrator reveals. The most critical involved a structural challenge: achieving the rigging capacity needed to safely support flown loudspeakers, lighting and LED elements within the building’s architectural limits. Diversified’s engineering team collaborated with the project’s structural engineer to create custom solutions that balanced technical precision and absolute safety.
The existing poured concrete stage and fixed choir loft — no longer needed but immovable within the scope — also added to the complexity. To preserve sightlines and maximize stage usability, Diversified says it also partnered with ModTruss to engineer a custom ground-support system for the LED wall. This solution unlocked the ability to position the screen exactly where it would deliver the highest impact without sacrificing valuable stage real estate.
According to Diversified, the installation unfolded over 10 months while the church continued to meet in the space every single week, requiring surgical coordination to keep construction advancing without disrupting ministry.
Diversified Launches New Era For Journey Church
The West Palm Beach campus launch ignited a new era for Journey Church, with the new AVL systems instantly reshaping the worship experience and setting a higher standard for every campus. In the weeks following completion, attendance surged as word spread of the immersive new environment, says the integrator. On social media, too, the first service received positive feedback such as “This feels like a whole new level for our church” and “You can sense the energy and excellence the moment you walk in.”
For the leadership team, this buildout wasn’t just about technology — it was a high-stakes solution to expand capacity and elevate production standards under impossible deadlines, all while keeping ministry in motion every single week, says Diversified.
According to the integrator, the impact reaches far beyond the room. The cinematic camera package and broadcast infrastructure have dramatically raised the quality of online and multi-campus experiences, enabling Journey to carry their mission to thousands more each week with clarity and excellence.
The space has also become central to the church’s identity, attests Diversified. Within a month, the West Palm Beach campus began hosting worship nights, high-capacity Sundays and special events with complete confidence. One attendee summed it up online: “This doesn’t just feel like a building — it feels like home for a movement.”
