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CVLI - Christian Video Licensing International


Through an agreement with several producers, the CVLI Church Video
License provides legal coverage for churches and for other ministry
organizations to show home videocassettes and DVD's of motion
pictures. Each organization must be individually covered.
Coverage includes playing just a few seconds of a video all the way up
to showing a full-length feature.

For more information go to: http://www.cvli.com/

CCLI - Music Licensing

The Church Copyright License covers over 200,000 worship songs for congregational singing. Review all the CCLI Licensing options from Church Copyright Licenses (Music) to Event and Mobile Licenses.

The copyright law is very clear on copying music. If you do not have express permission from the rightful owner of the song, you cannot make a copy. Many church music leaders who have made efforts to honor the law and have tried to obtain permission first from the copyright owner before making copies have found this to be a time-consuming challenge and in many cases, an administrative nightmare.
Many have agreed...the copyright law is fair but not practical. That's why more than 150,000 churches across North America are taking advantage of the Church Copyright License from CCLI.

The Church Copyright License is a contractual agreement with songwriters and publishers from around the world. For an annual license fee, a church receives legal authorization to copy from over 200,000 songs for congregational use.

For more information regarding music copyright laws, go to:
http://www.ccli.com/.

InfoServ

InfoServ, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, is the official information service of The United Methodist Church. We're your connection to the worldwide United Methodist Church.

Ask any question about The United Methodist Church. You ask. We listen. We serve.

"Ask, and it will be given you;
search, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened for you.”
Matthew 7:7 (NRSV)

For more information, go to:
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4708927/k.9A65/Ask_InfoServ.htm

Discipleship Resources

An agency of The United Methodist Church, GBOD (The General Board of Discipleship) helps local church, district, and conference leaders fulfill the shared dream of making world-changing disciples.
The agency connects leaders with needed resourcing, training, consulting, and networking that support spiritual formation, new church development, revitalization of local churches, and materials for use in Central Conferences. GBOD has embarked upon an integrated, strategic direction that serves the church with continuity, based upon basic values and mission.
Every product, service, and ministry of GBOD begins with the mission of equipping world-changing disciples of Jesus Christ. GBOD is also harnessing its energies and those of its partners and colleagues to address important issues facing the church and the world. And for a world that is clearly in need of transformation, GBOD faithfully provides a wealth of learning opportunities for all areas of discipleship.

For more information, go to: http://www.gbod.org/site/c.nhLRJ2PMKsG/b.3784575/k.13A2/About_GBOD.htm

EcuFilm

EcuFilm provides an extensive selection of ecumenical DVD resources for use in Sunday school programs, Bible studies and other small-group discussions within a church setting. We update our product offering continuously during the year, so please register to be included on our mailing list for catalogs and communications that feature DVD-based resources for churches and Christian organizations.

We serve an ecumerical community that includes:

American Baptist Church
Catholic Church
Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)
Church of the Brethren
The Episcopal Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church(U.S.A)
The United Church of Canada
United Church of Christ
The United Methodist Church
Other denominational and non-denominational Churches

For more information, go to:
http://secure.umcom.org/ecufilm/Catalog/Aboutus.aspx

Cokesbury

Cokesbury is the retail division of The United Methodist Publishing
House. The United Methodist Publishing House, founded in 1789, is a
publisher and distributor to The United Methodist Church and the
greater Christian community. At Cokesbury, our Mission is to provide
quality resources and services that help people know God through Jesus
Christ, love God, and choose to serve God and neighbor.

Cokesbury consists of a chain of retail outlets, a toll-free
call center, numerous catalogs, a web store, and an outside events
group.

For more information, go to:
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/home.aspx

Detroit Conference

The official website of the Detroit UMC Conference

For more information, go to: http://www.detroitconference.org/

West Michigan Conference

The official website of the West Michigan UMC Conference

For more information, go to:
http://westmichiganconference.org/

United Methodist Church

The official website of the United Methodist Church

For more information, go to:
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1353935/k.4713/Our_mission_is_to_make_disciples_of_Jesus_Christ_for_the_transformation_of_the_world.htm