LED walls for churches: size, pitch and budget

Churches are replacing projectors with LED walls because LED stays bright with the house lights on, needs no lamp changes, and looks better on livestream cameras.

Step 1: pick the pitch from your front row

Measure from the stage to the first row of seats and divide by 3.3. That is the largest pixel pitch that will still look sharp to the front row.

• Front row about 13 ft or more away: P3.9. The most popular sanctuary choice and the best value per square foot.
• Front row 8–13 ft away, or close-up camera shots of the wall: P2.5.
• Chapels, youth rooms and small venues with close seating: P2.5 at a smaller size.

Step 2: pick the size

A common AV rule of thumb: the image height should be at least about one sixth of the distance to the last row, so lyrics and sermon notes stay readable from the back. A center wall is usually 16:9 to match video and slides.

Sanctuary packages and prices

Package	Size	Best for	Price
P3.9 Indoor	13.1 × 6.6 ft	Small to mid sanctuaries	$8,928
P2.5 Indoor	10.5 × 6.3 ft	Chapels · Youth rooms	$8,780
P3.9 Indoor	13.1 × 8.2 ft	Main stage center wall	$11,160
P2.5 Indoor	14.7 × 7.9 ft	Close-seated sanctuaries	$16,015
P3.9 Indoor	16.4 × 9.8 ft	Large sanctuaries	$16,740
P3.9 Indoor	19.7 × 13.1 ft	Auditoriums · Arenas	$26,784

What else to plan

• Mounting: wall mount, ground stack or flown from the ceiling. Quoted separately for your building.
• Content: the video processor accepts your existing presentation computer and camera feeds.
• Budget: payment plans are available through Hampton Ridge Financial, subject to credit approval.

CatMotion has supplied LED walls for churches including Faith Tabernacle and San Jose Community Church. See them on our Projects page.

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