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Web Ministry: Church Streams Services To IPhone Users
By admin | July 3, 2009
Image courtesy New Hope Christian Fellowship
In a move to bring the gospel to the mobile masses, Honolulu-based New Hope Christian Fellowship is claiming to be the first church to broadcast its weekend services live via iPhone.
Though some remain skeptical about the live streaming capabilities of iPhones, even the 3GS, New Hope Christian Fellowship officials say they did a successful test church service run “with hundreds of users” and have enough faith in it to launch regular live video of services on Saturday, July 4.
“We are always looking for ways that we can leverage technology to reach people where they are at,” said New Hope’s Interactive Developer Peter Thourson in a press release. “Through live streaming video on iPhone and iPod touch, users across the globe will be able to continue to attend church regardless of where they are.”
Over 12,000 people regularly attend the five weekend services held in six locations in Hawaii, the church says.
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nicole_martinelli
Nicole Martinelli was born in San Francisco and has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. Cultish tendencies and love for DIY increased while living on the Old Continent, where tech came late and cost more in Big Mac index terms. She’s written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek, and since 1999 on her site, Zoomata.
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