Dear Yellowknife Vineyardites,

It is possible that some of you have not heard a request that has been made quite a few times in church and then also in writing in the past.

“Please refrain from placing any photos or video clips taken in our Sunday Worship Services online, on Facebook, WhatsApp or any other Social Media platform.”

The reasons are :

  1. People should be able to worship God freely in our space, without the fear that they may be filmed or photographed without consent.
  2. Many families with small kids are very sensitive (with good reason) about their kids being on camera. Even in our live streamed services we have committed to not having kids on camera.
  3. Sundays are for God. Sunday Worship is what we bring to the Triune God as an offering and sacrifice of praise. It is for Him and only in a secondary sense, for us. Please refrain from putting comment about ‘whether, or how, or when the Spirit does what’ with us.  Our space is a sacred space any time we gather there. When we feel the presence of God strongly within, as we did on Sunday past, it is a sacred event. Please don’t cheapen it by opening it to public scrutiny and comment from anyone on any online platform.

Please…

Grace and peace to you all.

Melt van der Spuy