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Learn how one church is logging in to missions

  • February 23, 2026
  • International Mission Board
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Matthew Banther, communications director at Calvary Church, Clearwater, Florida, helps Jay Mock, former IMB journeyman, learn to use virtual reality controllers. Banther leads Calvary in partnering with the IMB in digital engagement through virtual reality. He has led three virtual mission trips to an IMB Hope Café world in VR Chat.
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Learn how one church is logging in to missions

Young adults sat staring into the middle distance while reaching out to tap at things no one else could see. At the front, a projector lit up the International Mission Board’s futuristic Hope Café floating on an asteroid. The team’s avatars milled around like regulars, ready to talk to people from other countries about the gospel without physically leaving Florida.

Virtual reality mission trips might look a little different, but the purpose is the same: take the gospel to those who haven’t heard, no matter where they are.

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Logging in to missions: How one church is reaching the isolated

 

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