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Check it out...the first site built entirely on 3.0 is live! Congrats to Calvary Baptist Church in Elko, Nevada, who redesigned their site using our Beta 3.0 Website Builder. Christine Richardson, pastor''s admin assistant and office manager at Calvary, gave us this great feedback:

"As someone who has been using OCS since 2013, I can''t say enough about how impressed I am with their 3.0 version. It is so much easier to navigate through and now all of the wonderful OCS 2.0 tools that I''ve loved for years are all right at my fingertips. 2.0 was awesome and had many wonderful capabilities but now the entire admin side of 3.0 is cleaner and smoother and the end results in terms of website building are amazing!"

Utilizing video backgrounds and several of our new predefined sections, their fully responsive site showcases 3.0 Web Builder''s ability to look great on both desktops and mobiles, so check it out on your cell phone, too. No more need for the additional mobile web app.

We have released over 20 updates to the website builder. The next phase of releases, rolling out in the coming weeks, include:

• Menu Builder
• Form Builder
• All-New Podcast Sermon Player (first of several in Podcasting 3.0)
• Plus a Ticket System for Support

With these latest releases we expect to see our first websites built on the 3.0 system going live as early as next week, and we can''t wait to see what our churches are building.

Our latest 3.0 release is our new Sign-in via SMS. Check out this short video above to see how you can quickly and easily login without your username and password.

We''ve had many questions about how churches can continue communication, Bible study, and even sermons or worship services by going online. To give you a push in the right direction, the following are suggestions to free services that may help you better keep in touch with your church attenders.

It''s not a complete list by far, so if you know of similar helpful services please let us know. Also, we haven''t had time to test the services nor are we affiliated, so keep us updated if these work for you.

Due to Covid-19 causing most churches to cancel in-person church services, we are offering a temporary free 12 Sermon Audio Podcast Account to all of our OCS churches currently without podcasting to help you communicate during this difficult time. To set up your free account, go to your Dashboard when you log in and look for the link at the top.

Haven''t recorded a sermon for podcasting before? It''s easier than you think, even without a soundboard or extra person to record the audio. Read our Quick Start Instructions for Recording and Editing Sermon Audio to find out that you can do this.

Due to popular demand, we''ve been working in beta on Live Video Streaming that can broadcast directly on your church website with NO third-party branding or commercials. 

Now out of beta, we''re making it an add-on option for all our OCS clients. We appreciate our beta churches who helped us develop a powerful yet easy online video streaming solution. 

All you need is a free app on a smartphone, and setup for streaming happens in just minutes.

Our software includes:

• Broadcasting on your church website 
• One-time copy and paste player embed code
• No third-party branding
• Stream from smartphone or webcam
• Download videos after streaming in multiple quality formats
• Live streams become available for VOD playback immediately after feed ends
• Viewership statistics

We''re pleased to be able to offer live video streaming at $40 per month for up to 5 hours of streaming and 50 hours of watching; each additional hour streaming, $7 and each additional 50 hours viewing, $8. No contract, pay monthly.

To get started, please contact Mark via our Contact Form or text us at 877-715-4627.

We are SO excited to finally announce the (pandemic-delayed) full Beta Release of our 3.0 Website Builder! Take a couple of minutes to watch the video above to get a taste of the new power and controls available. All sites built in 3.0 are fully responsive and will look great on mobile, desktops, and tablets.

To access the Beta Version, just login to your Dashboard and follow the instructions to enter. Enjoy!

With so many churches taking services online, some have also held live Bible studies on web meeting platforms like Zoom. It''s a great way to stay connected, but unfortunately there are reports of people purposely targeting web meeting platforms to speak and show hateful, even vile things to any meeting, including those with school children. 

The easiest way to stop a foul actor from crashing your church meeting? Don''t make your meeting link public. If you''re using Zoom, they''ve got a great set of instructions to help ensure that you host only those with genuine interest in your meeting, and don''t miss the suggestion to restrict screen sharing to keep control of the images your participants see. There''s even a Waiting Room function to give you the opportunity to understand who wants access to your meeting. 

For more information, head over to the Zoom article: How to Keep the Crashers Out of Your Zoom Event