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As a service to the attenders of “Leveraging Technology to Support Community” I am linking to the Leadership Network’s Digital Blog (of which I am a contributor) which includes this list of early Internet Campus adopters. These links offer a variety of options across multiple denominations for viewing the current exploration of virtual church campus extensions.
- Life Church (Oklahoma City) now has 12 campuses in 6 states, including its Internet campus (launched February 2006) and even a campus in Second Life. Live worship experiences are Saturdays @ 6:30pm and Sundays @ 9:00am (GMT+1) + 10:00am + 11:30am + 1:00pm (Central) and Tuesdays @ 12:00pm + 8:00pm (Central).
- Seacoast Church (Charleston, SC) now has 11 campuses in 3 states, including its Internet campus (launched January 2007). Live worship times are Sundays @ 9:30am + 11:15am (Eastern).
- Flamingo Road Church (Cooper City, FL) now has 6 campuses, including an international campus in Lima, Peru(!) and recently launched its Internet campus this month. Their Internet campus has its own blog too. Live worship times are Saturdays @ 5:00pm + 6:30pm and Sundays @ 9:30am + 11:00am + 12:30pm + 5:00pm (Eastern).
- McLean Bible Church (metro Washington DC) has begun launching multi-site campuses around the Capital Beltway, and also launched its Internet campus this month. Live worship times are Sundays @ 9:00am + 10:45am + 5:30pm (Eastern).
- New Hope Christian Fellowship’s internet campus is called an Online Community. Live worship times are Saturdays @ 5:00pm + 7:00pm and Sundays @ 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am (Hawaiian Time).
- Afterlife.tv launched its internet campus called Cyberchurch in October 2006. Live worship time is Saturdays @ 6:00pm (Mountain Time).
- Real Life Online is the internet campus of Real Life Fellowship (Corpus Christi, TX) has 5 sites in all. Live worship times are Saturdays @ 7:00pm and Sundays @ 11:00am (Central).
- The Church Group (Jacksonville FL) calls its internet campus called I-Church, with live worship times at Wednesday @ 7:00pm, Saturday @ 7:00pm, and Sunday @ 10:30am (Eastern).
- Living Hope Church (Vancouver WA) has live worship at its internet campus on Sundays @ 10:00am and 5:00pm (Pacific).
- Christ Fellowship (Palm Beach Gardens FL) has an Online Campus, Saturdays @ 6:00p and Sundays @ 9:00am + 11:00am (Eastern), having provided live-streaming of worship services since 2005.
- Richmond Community Church (Virginia) has an Internet Campus live on Sundays @ 10:45am (Eastern).
- Northland, A Church Distributed (Orlando FL) has live Webstream worship at 5 times: Saturdays @ 5:00pm, Sundays @ 9:00am + 11:00am + 6:00pm, Mondays 7:00pm (Eastern).
- Victory Life Family Worship Center (Durant, OK) has a Virtual Church where you can watch Duane Sheriff messages 24/7 and Live on Sundays @ 9:00am + 11:00am, Thursdays @ 7:00pm (Central).
- Gracepoint Church (Wichita, KS) has an Internet Campus Connect with live-streamed videos on Sundays 9:30am + 11:00am (Central). [ht: Terry Johnson]
- Brand New Church (Harrison, AR) has an iCampus with services on Sundays @ 11:00am + 5:00pm and Wednesdays 12:00 Noon (Central).
- Central Christian Church (Las Vegas) launched its Online Campus in September 2008. Service times on Sundays 4:30am + 7:00am + 9:00am + 10:20am + 11:45am + 4:30pm (Pacific) .
- Mecklenburg Community Church (Charlotte) has its Internet campus experiences on Sundays at 10:15am (Eastern).
- Pine Ridge Church (Graham, NC) has an Internet campus www.pineridgechurch.tv with live worship at 10:30am (Eastern).
Wow! Thank you so much for listing us among the list. We are so excited about what GOD’S doing THRU the Internet Campus. It just blows my mind how I’ve been able to get friends I grew up with, family I don’t live near, distance relatives from other countries….ALL together under one virtual roof to hang out with Him. It’s crazy and awesome. Great post. Thank you!
Thanks for posting the list, Cynthia! Looks like you had a great group there at the Willow group life conference, hope to hear more.
We’ll be hosting a free webinar on 11/12 about Internet campuses — for info and to get registered, scroll to the bottom of this blog post:
http://digital.leadnet.org/2008/10/visiting-4-inte.html
Please do spread the word!
Great list! I’ll be there.
It is so cool to see that list grow! Glad to have others to share with who are working to use this tool for the glory of God.
Hey Cynthia,
One to add: beginning of 2007 I planted a church in Second Life. We now have 5 services a week, Bible study, discussion groups and hundreds of encounters each week. Membership is growing and just passed 500. For more info see: http://www.brownblog.info
PS I was interviewed on this church plant for Debra Brown’s workshop at IMC last wed