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MAPC Celebrates Ten Years on the Web

June 1995 - June 2005

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church launched its web page in June 1995 with the goal of extending our church's evangelism into the electronic realm. Conceived as a complement to attending worship at the church, our use of the web is both a modern answer to David Read's radio broadcasts and a rebirth of the lost tradition of sermon publishing. Over 3000 people visit the MAPC site (www.mapc.com) each month.

We can sense the value of our online presence from the responses that we have received. Members of our congregation use the web site to listen to or read sermons that they have missed. Many visitors have come to services and classes because they found us on the web and were able to learn so much about our congregation in advance. Pastors from other churches read our sermons, and one lay minister from Minnesota apparently preached Dr. Anderson's "Faith and Politics" verbatim. Most important, we have inspired people, like a man from Texas who wrote to say how much he valued reading the sermons on our site.

Our web pages also serve as an information resource, and a stimulus to other churches. Our site contains much of the material on education and mission that has appeared in the UPDATE newsletter. We include information on our endowment program and other policies as models for other churches.

The Internet extends our congregation's voice to the entire world. By sharing our ideals and efforts with the community of the Internet, we have a great potential to influence the many individuals and congregations who find us.

— Doug Yasso

Douglas Yasso, who created the MAPC web site, is the president of Data Design, an electronic publishing and web design firm in Manhattan.

 

 

 

 

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