Bethel Christian Fellowship of Rochester NY had just completed its new 1800 seat sanctuary and AVL was brought in to add the finishing touches. Their desire was to have a booth in an open, central location on the floor; true stereo imaging throughout the space for audio; lighting that would work for services and for theatrical productions; high-end video projection; basic video production to be expanded upon later; balanced acoustics for live music, choral and orchestral performances, as well as the ability to amplify up to rock-and-roll levels for touring artists. Because of the site location and layout, the building was designed as a “T” shape, with a balcony and two side wings. One area of the space has a high vaulted steel roof, while the rest had slanted grid ceilings. The building design (T shape) presented 2 problems. 1. sight lines to the stage were impeded, especially in the wings, and 2. acoustic attributes of the room were very poor. First, AVL designed the open air booth. The booth encompasses the controls for audio,lighting, digital video projection and graphic systems, as well as some aspects of video recording.Once the booth was in place, AVL redesigned the platform, projecting it into the room to improve sight lines. Next, we balanced the acoustics in the room, mainly usingmaterial changes. K-13 acoustical spray was used on the ceilings, and the platform materials, seating materials, and wall finishes were selected to provide a median reverb time stereo throughout the space. Bottomline, we were able to fulfill all of their requests including obtaining true stereo sound in an acoustically challenging space, thus providing the Bethel congregation with a positive worship experience.