WFX Announces Winners for Solomon Awards Program

November 19, 2007

Source: WFX

Growing and Tech-Savvy Churches are Recognized for Excellence!

The winners of the 2007 WFX Solomon Awards (formerly the House of Worship Awards) were announced on Friday, October 26, 2007 at the Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX). The Solomon Awards, presented by Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities magazine, provide churches across the nation with recognition for their excellence in church growth, management and production.

The awards are divided into two primary categories, worship facilities and audio-visual production for church services. Multiple awards were given per category based on church size.

The following is a complete listing of the 2007 winning companies and projects:

Most Innovative Church Facility:
Crossroads Christian Church: Corona, CA

Best Church Design: New Construction Project
Living Water Community Church: Bolingbrook, IL
Gateway Church: Austin, TX
Crossroads Christian Church: Corona, CA

Best Church Design: Expansion Project
The Vineyard Church: Urbana, IL
Northland, A Church Distributed: Longwood, FL

Best Church Design: Renovation Project
Vineyard Community Church: Greenwood, IN
Fellowship Bible Church: Dallas, TX
The Heights Baptist Church: Richardson, TX

Best Construction Management: New Construction Project
First Baptist Church: Morris, IL

Best Construction Management: Renovation Project
Minooka Bible Church: Minooka, IL

Best Operations and Maintenance
Lee Harris, Fielder Road Baptist Church: Arlington, TX

Best Special Project
Lake Tulloch Bible Church: Copperopolis, CA
Criswell Center, First Baptist Church: Dallas, TX
Northland, A Church Distributed: Longwood, FL

BEST OVERALL BUILDING PROJECT
Crossroads Christian Church: Corona, CA

Best Design, Implementation and Operation: Audio Equipment/System
Christ Life Church: Tempe, AZ
Faith Promise Church: Knoxville, TN
Westover Church: Greensboro, NC

Best Design, Implementation and Operation: Video Equipment/System

Lake Wylie Christian Assembly: Lake Wylie, SC
Van Buren First Assembly of God: Van Buren, AR
Valley Baptist Church Media Team: Bakersfield, CA

Best Design, Implementation and Operation: Lighting Equipment/System
Faith Promise Church: Knoxville, TN

Best Digital Church
Bushnell Congregational Church: Detroit, MI
Northland, A Church Distributed: Longwood, FL

Most Innovative Production
Mt. Bethel United Methodist/Live it Live! Production Team: Rogers, AR
NorthRidge Church: Plymouth, MI

Best Technical Production Team
Olivet Baptist Church: Austin, TX
Campus Hill Church Media Team: Loma Linda, CA
New Hope Christian Fellowship: Honolulu, HI

Best Technical Director
Bill Swaringim, Windsor Crossing Community Church: Chesterfield, MO
Michael Wells, Trinity Fellowship Church: Amarillo, TX
Phil Hall, Free Chapel: Gainesville, GA

Best Systems Contractor or Consultant
Mark Pearson, CCI Solutions for The Grove Community Church: Riverside, CA
Harold Rubens for The Brooklyn Tabernacle: Brooklyn, NY

BEST OVERALL AV PROJECT
New Hope Christian Fellowship: Honolulu, HI

Additional information on the contestants is currently featured online.

For further information on the awards program, please contact Carey Huxsaw at chuxsaw@ehpub.com or 508-663-1500 x298

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