Streaming a church service is one thing, gathering people around it is another. Church Online Platform, a free tool from Life.Church, helps churches host an online service where attenders can chat, request prayer, and take a next step toward faith.^1 A church can set up and schedule its first service in less than 5 minutes.^1
Churches broadcast a live or prerecorded service through the streaming provider they already use, then add ministry tools on top: public and private chat with automatic translation in over 60 languages, live prayer with volunteer response, and customizable Moments that invite attenders to indicate a commitment to Christ, give, serve, or register for an event without leaving the stream.^1 Hosts can coordinate in a private chat, post training resources, and run a service from a computer or a phone.^2 The platform is completely free, with unlimited services, attenders, admins, and hosts, custom branding, a custom domain, chat moderation, and analytics for unique attenders, watch time, salvations, and prayer requests.^1 Attenders can switch to a dark theme, request prayer from a dedicated Prayer Tab, and complete Moments or forms without leaving the stream.^4
Life.Church launched its own church online experience in 2006 and began sharing this platform in 2011 so other churches could do the same.^3 Bobby Gruenewald, who helped pioneer church online at Life.Church, describes the aim as "not just streaming a sermon or a message, but actually really designing it so people actually could be connected to each other."^5 Since 2011, 38,428 churches have joined the platform.^1
On Sunday we had people from 12 different states and Italy join us! Thank you for helping us spread the Gospel Neal Benson, General Pastor at Coastline Bible
We're able to do life with and minister to people simply through a camera and your platform.^1 Caleb Meeks, Lead Pastor at Journey Community Church
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