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Livestream Service Change

We are switching our live-streaming service from Facebook to YouTube

Week 38 - Commencing Monday 16 September 2024

Posted on Wednesday 18 September 2024 at 8:00pm

Updated on Monday 23 September 2024 at 11:49am

Online worship via live-streamed services

We will soon be transitioning our livestreams from Facebook to YouTube as part of our efforts to resolve the persistent technical issues we've encountered over the years. One of the major challenges we've faced is that Facebook currently doesn't provide a way for us to submit our license to broadcast certain copyrighted music. As a result, our livestreams are frequently flagged and restricted, preventing us from delivering a seamless experience to our viewers.

This issue has also impacted our ability to embed the livestreams directly into our website. Visitors who try to watch the embedded stream are often met with a confusing error message, as the video fails to display properly due to these licensing conflicts. Instead of enjoying the content directly on our site, they are forced to switch over to the Facebook platform, which can be both inconvenient and frustrating.

By moving our livestreams to YouTube, we hope to eliminate these problems. YouTube offers better support for handling music licences, which should allow us to provide unrestricted livestreams. Moreover, this change will enable us to reliably embed the livestreams on our website, ensuring that visitors can watch directly from our site without any confusion or technical difficulties.

We appreciate your understanding and support as we make this important transition to enhance your viewing experience and will keep you informed throughout the transition process. 

Update
We're pleased to share that our transition from Facebook to YouTube last Sunday was a success. Despite encountering a minor technical issue just before the service began, it was quickly resolved prior to the start of the service, allowing the livestream to be viewed both on our website and directly on our YouTube channel.

As YouTube is the most widely used platform for video content, we believe this change will make it even easier for those unable to attend in person to join us remotely. While we would love to see everyone who can join us in church, we hope this transition simplifies the process and provides more options to view our services for those that can't.

House Group

Posted on Wednesday 18 September 2024 at 5:43pm

Our next House Group will be on Wednesday 23 October 2024 at 2:00pm in the Vicarage.

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