Bringing Spirituality Home, Wherever You Are

Necessity Brings Innovation

In the wake of 2020’s shutdowns and social distancing, we quickly made the decision to begin presenting Sunday services remotely while the building was closed.

With much thanks to our supportive community members who stepped up with knowledge and research, we were able to quickly put together an ever-evolving online presence.

Even now, as we meet in person, we still consider our livestream to be a valuable tool in reaching our community members, whatever their location or condition. No matter the circumstance, our distant friends can stay in touch and continue to be a participant in their congregation.

First image: Our first livestreams were broadcast via smartphone and tablet!

Second image: Our current livestream production. It’s always evolving!

You can view our streams and recordings on these platforms

FAQs

  • We mainly use ProPresenter 7 and OBS Studio for streaming. Our camera is controlled via PTZ Optics, and further editing is performed in ShotCut.
    Local projection is performed via NDI Tools.

  • Weekly services are arranged by our scheduling team.

    Music Director: Phyllis Wickliff

    Audio Engineer: Andy Alexander

    Visual Engineer/Tech: Sebastian Neely

    Additional Support/Original Setup and Overseeing: Richard Torstrick

    You can read their bios on the Staff & Volunteers page.

  • Not in a meaningful way. Unless you are performing, speaking, or sitting in the very first row, the most anyone will see of you for the majority of the service is the back of your head.
    If you are concerned, we advise you to sit in the very back, in front of the A/V booth. While it may seem like being close to the camera is the last place you’d want to be, the camera will be zoomed in beyond you to avoid showing the A/V booth.