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Why People From Around the World Are Joining Meta Church VR?

By Michael Matero (Pastor Mike)

“If you had told me ten years ago that I’d be pastoring a church where people attend services as robots, knights, anime characters, and the occasional talking animal, I would’ve laughed. Yet here we are. And somehow, in the middle of all those avatars, God keeps showing up.”

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The tools change. The message does not.

“Virtual reality isn’t the mission. The Gospel is.”

— Michael Matero (Pastor Mike)
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