Spring 2009 Appeal

Camrose First Baptist, Camrose Alberta

Sound & Projection Equipment

First Baptist Church in Camrose, Alberta has a long history, but is making plans for the future!  To make these plans a reality, First Baptist needs better sound and projection equipment.

First Baptist consists primarily of seniors, several of whom have trouble hearing. Some have given up on Sunday attendance because they have had so much trouble hearing what is being said with the present sound system.  The church building presently is equipped with only a single speaker mounted high above the congregation.  Different consultants have determined that the lone speaker is too high and that sound is bouncing off the back wall instead of being directed at the people.  To make matters worse, the church building was hit by lightening in June. The resulting fire damaged the sound board. Although the sound board has been repaired, the resulting sound quality has been discouraging.

The church also lacks a DVD projection system. That means that the many DVDs and videos that are received from the Canadian Baptists, Gull Lake Centre or the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada all sit on a shelf unused. The congregation has only an old overhead projector.  It seems logical to purchase a DVD projector and screen as well as possibly a computer at the same time as a sound system upgrades so that all upgrades can be done at one time. 

New sound and projection equipment at First Baptist will not only allow seniors to hear better during services, it will allow the congregation to receive vital information that will connect them to key ministries. The ability to make digital copies of sermons and post them for download on the church’s website would help the church reach out to the community and communicate better with both young and old. First Baptist has raised $10,000 so far by establishing a designated fund for sound system upgrades in response to member complaints about sound quality. The church needs Century II support so that it can purchase the sound and projection systems to move its ability to communicate into the 21st century.