After the completion of the new social hall space at St. Patrick Church in Clear Lake, Iowa, I was initially asked if I could provide my personal sound equipment to use for the services. Initially, this worked however with the possibility of needing to take my equipment back, I suggested a solution for a sound system for the new space.
While the initial system was designed to be something temporary, it continued to evolve into what has now become a permanent sound system in the social hall space. About a year later, a projector was installed in the space. While it worked initially, over time, problems began and I worked to find solutions to make things more usable. We had a cabinet designed and built and moved our audio equipment to this space while also adding a laptop, DVD player, and Google Chromecast. The audio was routed from the devices to the projector and back through the sound system.
Today, we can play music, movies, presentations, and even host video conferences with the A/V solution. In 2020, we also integrated the projector into our live stream solution for overflow space.