Church saved by the Internet
Give us this day our daily bandwidth
A tiny Aussie rural church has been saved from closure thanks to 3G broadband technology.
The church, in the town of Beeac shares its service with a large city church and a shared morning worship service, thanks to a 3G connection and a wide screen television.
The Glen Waverley Uniting Church transmitted its most recent 11am family service to a large screen telly in Beeac in an experiment.
Quite how they manage to turn the bread and the wine into the body and blood of Christ using 3G, AP does not tell us.
Beeac, 20 minutes' drive north of Colac, has been suffering from a shortage of priests. Already the Catholics have shut up shop and the Anglicans meet in a private home.
Built in 1862, the bluestone Uniting Church has a congregation of about 20. It is the town's oldest building and last remaining church. µ
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Comments
Steeples useful?
I understand many churches in this country (not the UK) have deals where they allow cell-network antennas to be attached to their steeples, for a fee, and not just that, also wifi network antennas.So that will keep some cash flowing in.
I myself rather see them demolished just to get rid of the bells alone, but unfortunately it's not mine to decide.