Church uses phone app live in sermons

A church is trialling the use of a live voting smartphone app during sermons to help engage its congregation.

Worshippers at Aylsham Parish Church in Norfolk are asked to take their phones to services and use their handsets to answer questions, which are displayed behind the vicar on a projector screen.

They can also rate hymns they like or dislike to help make future services more enjoyable. The app has also been used to display a “word cloud” of things the congregation is praying for.