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Avatar that suits them. d.j. soto started the church in 2016. he calls it faith filled. when people see me preaching, they ll see my hand gestures, head movements and hand gestures. it s really not that different from a physical church experience. reporter: the pandemic changed the way people worship. the virtual church ushered in a whole new way of connecting to god. we re talking about moses and the red sea. not just talking about it on stage but we re walking through it as we look up, the water is coming down. we ll go up to the burning bush. there s animated fire effects. people will walk up to it. reporter: members from all over the world strap on a vr headset to participate in sunday services. i was able to see a rendering of the verse i was reading which made scripture much more meaningful for me. reporter: bishop soto says everything that could happen in a physical building could take place virtually, even baptisms. the rebirth that he got from jesus christ. ....
11 Jun It’s 9:00 on a Sunday morning and you’re still in your pajamas waiting for your morning coffee to brew. A year ago, before the COVID pandemic, you’d have been getting yourself and your family ready for church. But this morning, as you’ve been doing for months now, you’ll stay in your PJs and “go to church” online. Your local church had been prevented from gathering for a few months during the pandemic. For the sake of your neighbor, to follow guidelines, your church felt it wise for a season to suspend the physical gathering of the body and move the “gathering” to online-only. But a few months ago, the church opened back up and around 65% of your church has gone back to physical gathering. Even though you are now vaccinated, you have decided to continue worshipping at home with your family. It seems to fit your schedule and your personality better to just watch online. Is this okay to do? Does it still count as church ....