Divine service in the live stream

The pandemic has presented many church communities with new challenges. How are parishioners to be reached when a large number of restrictions make it impossible to meet in person in parish halls and for joint church services?

For some parishes, this was an almost impossible task, as they had neither the human nor financial resources to respond adequately. As a result, the offer remained a fuselage offer.

Other municipalities saw the pandemic as an opportunity to drive forward the digitalization of their own services. They made a virtue out of necessity and began broadcasting the Sunday church services. In many cases with the simplest of means: a camera, a microphone, a YouTube channel. In addition, the groups and circles discovered ways of communicating via MS Teams or ZOOM.

Now, after the pandemic, digital formats have become established in many municipalities. The digital commitment is visible in the number of visitors and interest in church life, with church services via live audio and video stream and meetings via conference platforms.

Streamboxstudios live streaming

We are happy to advise parishes when it comes to setting up their own audio and video live streaming. We help to ensure that the Sunday service is broadcast reliably and attractively on a channel of your choice. As an end-to-end provider, we realize professional live streams for church communities.

Kelzenberg parish streams

With around 1600 parishioners, the Protestant parish of Kelzenberg is one of the smaller parishes in the Protestant Church in the Rhineland (EKiR).

The focal point of the lively Kelzenberg church community, which is characterized by a clear profile, is the Sunday church service. While around 200 people attended the Sunday service before the pandemic, the number of visitors fell abruptly to zero during the pandemic.

In order to be able to continue celebrating church services despite the associated restrictions, a dedicated YouTube channel was set up shortly after the start of the first lockdown and used for the Sunday live stream. First with one camera, then with two camera angles. Groups also met via ZOOM.

The experience was so good that a team of four volunteers now streams both audio and video every Sunday. Insights here.