Diversified and AbelCine Unite to Transform Church Production Through Cinematic Innovation

PLANO, Texas – Nov. 4, 2024 – Diversified, a leading global technology solutions provider, is excited to announce a new partnership with AbelCine, renowned experts in cinematic video, to revolutionize church production. Together, the companies are combining their strengths to elevate the worship experience, offering churches new ways to engage and inspire their communities through powerful, cinematic storytelling. 

“This partnership is about empowering the church community to maximize cutting-edge technology while staying true to their message and mission,” said Tim Corder, Vice President of Faith and Performance at Diversified. “We approach our clients’ projects like they’re our own— getting to know what makes them special, strategically collaborating with them, and delivering the best results with their available resources.” 

Pete Abel, CEO of AbelCine, added, “We are honored to join forces with Diversified in bringing our cinematic expertise to faith-based organizations. For decades, we've helped filmmakers in the entertainment industry expand their creative boundaries through our deep understanding of all that goes into cinematic imagery, such as camera and lens choice, color, dynamic range, lighting and movement. Now we're excited to offer that same level of innovation and support to ministries around the world. Together, we’ll help them elevate their message through the art of visual storytelling.” 

As ministries of all sizes and reach continue to rely on technology to engage their attendees, the partnership between Diversified and AbelCine addresses a key need in church production. Churches often face challenges with maximizing their technology and lack access to the creative expertise needed to produce the most impactful content possible on par with the larger media and cultural landscape. This collaboration brings the best of both worlds: Diversified’s proven experience in designing, installing, and supporting advanced ministry production environments, and AbelCine’s cinematic knowledge at the highest levels of the media industry. The result offers churches an entrée to some of the industry’s most experienced technical and creative talent to develop practices and processes that enable them to elevate their content to new levels of impact regardless of their project budget. 

Whether it’s enhancing live broadcasts, improving in-house video production, or creating visually compelling in-person experiences, the partnership offers solutions that not only look and sound exceptional but also resonate emotionally with attendees. 

“By bringing top-tier talent from the creative community, including Emmy-winning directors, cinematographers, lighting designers and specialty operators, we’re not just improving church production – we’re redefining it,” said Corder. “Our ultimate goal has always been to help churches of all sizes create environments where technology fades into the background, allowing the message to shine and the worship experience to truly connect with people. This is more than a collaboration – it’s the beginning of a new renaissance within the church.” 

Chad Vegas, Live and Film Director for Worship First | Capture Second, echoed this sentiment: “The partnership with AbelCine and Diversified has been revolutionary to my approach to live cinematic video production. Their willingness to explore new ideas and push creative limits has empowered me to deliver a worship experience that feels both intimate and expansive, drawing in viewers and making them feel part of something larger.”

While the Diversified / AbelCine partnership launches with a focus on the Faith community, other media clientele of Diversified and AbelCine will also derive significant benefits from this collaboration.

Look for upcoming webinars and free training resources in early 2025, as well as essential worship production-focused education at NAB 2025.

About AbelCine 
AbelCine is an equipment and service provider to cinematic content creators across all broadcast, production and media markets. The company’s services, designed to support customers through every stage of the production cycle, include systems integration, equipment sales and rental, training and consultation, production services, tech services and assurance programs. To learn more about AbelCine please visit www.abelcine.com.