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See how one Texas church replaced aging projectors with a massive ultra-wide LED wall—unlocking crisp visuals, creative freedom, and a modern worship experience that looks great from every seat.
Back to allHey guys, it’s Jake with Altitude LED, and I’m excited to walk you through a recent LED system installation we completed at Citizens Church in Dallas, Texas. This project showcases the power and versatility of a modern LED video system, and I think it’ll be really helpful for any church considering a similar upgrade. Let’s dive into the details of this installation, the problems it solved, and the impact it’s going to have on worship at Citizens Church.
At Citizens Church, we installed an ultra-wide LED screen that’s 31 feet wide and 11 feet tall, made up of cloud panels from Altitude LED. As you can see in the pictures and videos, the screen is flown above the stage, giving it a super clean and modern look. It’s simple, but it has a massive impact on both the stage design and the content display capabilities.
Before this, Citizens Church was using two Vitech projectors, which were causing all sorts of problems. The lamps kept burning out, leading to costly maintenance, and the image blending between the two projectors was difficult to get right. They had even brought in service techs to troubleshoot, but it was clear these issues would continue, racking up costs year after year.
Switching to an LED system made a lot of sense for Citizens Church. Lower maintenance costs and much better performance are two of the biggest benefits. With LED, you’re working with a completely different tool for displaying content in a worship environment. The high dynamic range and contrast that LED provides really make visuals pop. Whether it’s worship lyrics, sermon illustrations, or creative elements, the content becomes so much more visually engaging for the congregation.
Another benefit is uniform brightness and color accuracy from every seat in the house. With the old projectors, people sitting on the far left or right often experienced color and brightness inconsistencies, leading to complaints. One projector would be brighter, and the colors wouldn’t match, with white images appearing beige on one side. The new LED system eliminates all of these issues, ensuring a great visual experience no matter where someone is seated.
For this install, we used the cloud panels by Altitude LED, which are just about two inches thick. Their slim profile makes them perfect for permanent installations, whether you’re wall-mounting them or flying them, like we did here. Since these panels are designed to stay in one place, their construction allows them to be much lighter, which reduces the strain on the building’s rigging system.
The installation process is pretty straightforward. You start by flying the fly bar, which is mounted to the structural steel of the building. Once that’s up and level, you can start assembling the panels—almost like building a Lego set but from the top down. The cloud panels are also fully front-serviceable, which makes them easy to maintain and ensures a clean, professional look.
One of the most important parts of any LED installation is safety. At Churchfront and Altitude LED, we make safety a top priority. Whether we’re handling a turnkey install or a hybrid install where your team is involved, we ensure everything is structurally sound. Unfortunately, we’ve seen some unsafe rigging solutions in the past, so we’re committed to making sure your LED system is installed safely and meets all necessary requirements.
If you need to consult with a structural engineer, especially for larger LED walls, we highly recommend doing so. Ensuring a safe, well-planned rigging solution is crucial, and it’s something you don’t want to overlook when deploying a flown LED screen.
What made this project special for Citizens Church was the simplified install process, which allowed their team to get involved. According to Billy, one of the church leaders, the installation became a team bonding experience. They had a great time working alongside us, and in just two days, the entire wall was installed. It was awesome to see their team come together and experience the excitement of seeing this project come to life.
The LED system we installed has a 2.6mm pixel pitch, which ensures that every seat in the house has a crystal-clear view. Even for people sitting in the front row, they won’t be able to see individual pixels like you might on a large jumbotron at a sports stadium. The image remains sharp and high-definition from front to back, which is so important when you’re displaying high-quality visuals in a worship service.
The ultra-wide screen at Citizens Church is not just for displaying lyrics and sermon notes—it’s a creative canvas. The church has a semi-circular auditorium, and the sight lines are perfect from every seat. This wide format gives their creative team endless possibilities to display dynamic content.
The church is using ProPresenter to run the content on the screen, but they could also explore more advanced software like Resolume for creative displays. Whether it’s something as simple as throwing up lyrics or as complex as immersive worship backgrounds, the system gives them the flexibility to get creative with how they use visuals during services.
Let’s talk a bit about the video processing system behind this LED screen. Citizens Church is using the VX1000 by NovaStar, a compact video processor that ensures the video signal is distributed properly across the entire screen. Whether the signal is coming from ProPresenter or another software, the VX1000 takes care of the heavy lifting.
The system uses eight data cables to send the video signal from the processor to the screen, which maxes out the capability of the VX1000. The screen itself has a resolution of 3,648 by 1,152 pixels, almost a full 4K image. If the church wants to upgrade to a fully 4K system, they could easily integrate a 12G SDI video switcher and a higher-end NovaStar processor.
Citizens Church is currently using ProPresenter 7 to manage content on the screen. The multi-view setup allows operators to see all of their various outputs, which is incredibly helpful when managing such a large canvas. One of the cool things about having an LED system is that it allows you to do unique things with worship lyrics, like using black text on a white background for better readability.
The LED system also enables them to use more powerful visual content. For example, they’re incorporating content from Sunday Screens, which takes full advantage of the LED’s high dynamic range and resolution.
If your church is deploying a similar system, I recommend having your creative team output their files from Canva, Photoshop, or Illustrator at the correct resolution for the LED screen. In this case, that would be 3,648 x 1,152 pixels. Initially, Citizens Church is using an HD output from ProPresenter, but they plan to upgrade to 4K soon. This will give them even more visual clarity and creative possibilities.
This was a really exciting project for us at Churchfront, and I hope this walkthrough gave you some insight into what it takes to deploy an LED system like the one we installed at Citizens Church. If you’re thinking about upgrading your church’s visual systems, LED technology is definitely worth considering. It offers incredible flexibility, lower maintenance costs, and a stunning visual experience.
If you have any questions about designing or installing an LED system for your church, feel free to leave a comment below, or head over to the Altitude LED website to get a custom estimate. We’d love to chat and see how we can help you bring your vision to life. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more tips and case studies on church tech!
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