L-Acoustics L-ISA Technology Transforms Worship Experience at Westside Family Church with Innovative Space-Saving Design
Since its founding in 1976, Westside Family Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Lenexa, Kansas, has embraced change to best serve its community. The church’s growth story began in earnest during the late ’90s, when expanding attendance prompted several relocations as well as the development of a multi-site ministry model that includes satellite campuses and an online presence. Throughout this journey, Westside has consistently invested in technology to enhance its worship experience. Their latest advancement—the adoption of L-Acoustics L-ISA immersive sound technology paired with A10i loudspeakers—exemplifies this commitment. The new system delivers superior clarity and coverage while working within the auditorium’s architectural constraints.
Innovative Design Overcomes Space Constraints
“The design presented several unique challenges,” explains Marc Breda, Project Lead at Vantage Pro AV, the church’s integration and technology partner. “First, the main worship space has an unusually low ceiling for a room of its size. We also had to work around a centrally located catwalk that further limited our usable trim height. Additionally, the church uses a large 34-foot-by-14-foot projection screen for their services, so maintaining clear sight lines for important visual content throughout the seating area was crucial.”
Using L-Acoustics Soundvision 3D audio modeling software, the ideal solution quickly proved to be an L-ISA design utilizing A10i as the primary loudspeaker. A mixture of both Wide and Focus models comprise the main Scene array, buttressed by KS21 subwoofers, with everything powered by a pair of LA7.16i amplified controllers. Breda says the compact form factor of the A10i, combined with its power and precision coverage gives every seat in the venue excellent sound.