Pastor and church discover tech opportunities

Pastor Mark Heinrichs shares with us a new endeavor that has grown out of the church he serves!

Working with the congregation of Sutton, VT Freewill Baptist Church, I have developed a YouTube channel called “Vermont Country Pastor.” In March 2020, the Co-vid 19 pandemic shut down our in-person Sunday morning worship for months. In its stead, I began producing a video sermon on a weekly basis that I uploaded to YouTube. This was done to connect to home-bound church members and perhaps attracting new inquirers. Like many of you, we feel that we have a lot to contribute and have looked at opportunities to expand our reach.

With the return of Sunday morning in-person worship in June of 2020, we expanded the weekly video to include major parts of our regular worship. What has happened as a result of this is astonishing. As of today (11/23/21) we have had 944 visits to Vermont Country Pastor. We have regular viewers from Washington State, Oregon, Florida and South Carolina. Many thanks to our congregation at Sutton Church for their substantial contributions to the effort. This fantastic result was accomplished through the purchase and use of a home video camera bundle and video editing software that I use on my home computer. Please visit Vermont Country Pastor. Any questions or comments please e-mail me at mheinr895@gmail.com. Glory to God!