For Immediate Release
April 30, 2014
Thanks to a gift from the Free Will Baptist Foundation, 2014 convention services will stream live on www.nafwb.org from Ft. Worth, Texas, according to Media Commission Chairman, Travis Penn. The gift was offered after a previous news release indicated that prohibitive costs would prevent streaming this year.
In addition to live streaming of worship services, the Media Commissionhas created an online archive of previous convention services dating to 2011. The files are available for download at www.nafwb.org/media. The free archive replaces onsite CD and DVD sales at the convention.
The number of online convention viewers has grown steadily since 2010, when 1,703 watched services in Oklahoma City. By 2013, when the convention met in Tampa, Florida, the number had increased to 6,479. Ryan Lewis, convention manager, expects the growth to continue. “Streaming has become an important part of our convention because it allows Free Will Baptists across the world to take part, even when distance and calendar conflicts don’t allow them to attend in person. I am thankful to the Foundation and the Media Commission for making live streaming a reality again this year.”