Virtual Ministry

The entire Book of Common Prayer from 1979 is free to use.

The Discipleship Ministries compiled this list of resources to help you with music and worship for livestreaming.

The UCC has given permission for congregations to reproduce copyrighted materials, including liturgical services, for congregational use as long as this reproduction will not be sold.

Be sure to note the copyright line giving permission in posting this material either in your bulletin or on screen.

Tips for using Facebook Live. Be sure to check their various training workshops.

You can go live on YouTube via webcam, mobile, and encoder streaming. You do need to plan ahead, enabling a live stream requires 24 hours. Once enabled, your stream can instantly go live.

Conferencing for worship, meetings, or discussion. TechSoup offers Zoom accounts at a greatly reduced price for registered non-profits like our communities of faith. A free Zoom account only allows for a 40 minute meeting if you have more than one person logging on.

This free platform offers telephone and video conferencing for up to 1000 participants.

CCLI is offering a 10% discount on their streaming license for any church wishing to add to their existing CCLI copyright license.

Free resources for at-home Sunday school.

Watch Netflix with your congregation online. Netflix Party synchronized video playback and adds group chats to your favorite movies and shows.

A One License license grants churches, schools, religious communities, retreat centers, and other worshiping bodies permission to reprint or project music for their congregations from any of our Member Publishers. For new customers, One License is able to offer a one-month gratis license, valid through April 15, 2020. New customers may want to inquire about a free trial offer past the April 15th date.