The new system is just part of a wonderful memoriam tribute by the St. Margaret's congregation to founding Pastor G. Bradford Hall, who passed away three years ago. The entire chancel area has been completely redesigned, accommodating a new Quimby organ built into the structure. The glorious 14,000-pipe instrument succeeds the original organ, beloved by Pastor Hall for its inspirational contributions to worship services. The new chancel will soon be expandable with floor panels that will extend its reach to the prayer rail in order to accommodate larger performing groups. The sanctuary, with seating for more than 700 and including a small rear balcony, is configured as a traditional crucifix, with the ceiling reaching an apex of 44 feet.
Seats extend through both wings as well as down the center.
All wood is lightly colored and walls are primarily white, creating a very pleasant environment and placing focus on the stained glass windows behind the chancel that also afford an inspiring view of desert mountains right outside. Despite the abundance of hard, reflective surfaces, Hyams notes that the room performs pretty well from an acoustic standpoint. Completely padded seating helps, along with tight control of the sound system's output and added absorption created by the presence of a crowd. Hockman introduced the concept of including digital signal processing within the power amplifiers, something which played into the system's simplicity as well as lowering cost, saving space and insuring consistent repeatability. Mounted at St. Margaret's in equipment racks stored in a room behind the chancel, the Crown Macro-Tech Series amplifiers are designed for critical performance applications.