Updated 12/14/20 to include KFYR (NBC) broadcast on December 25 at 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m., and change of call letters of KNDX to NFYR (Fox). Please check with your local cable company for the exact viewing stations. 

Are you longing to connect with someone in-person? How about God?  Join us to watch a Christmas worship service on TV that will be broadcast across North and South Dakota. Bishop Ough brings a message of about the in-person God.  Ough states in his message, "God goes from hard-copy commandments, to the voice of prophets, to the in-person encounter of Jesus – God incarnate."

On December 24 and 25 the Dakotas Conference will present a one-hour TV Christmas worship. The worship service is not meant to replace local congregations' Christmas worship experiences, but to insure those people who do not worship online and will not be attending an in-person service will have a Christmas worship experience. Bishop Ough will deliver the message titled, "The in-person Jesus."  Music will be provided by Dakota Wesleyan University performance groups including bells, band, the Highlanders, choruses, and the orchestra.

Here is the broadcast schedule: 

Please check with your local cable company for the exact viewing stations. 

December 24, 2020
· KELO (CBS—All of South Dakota, NW Iowa, NE Nebraska, Western Minnesota) December 24, 2020 at 2-3 p.m. CST* and MST*
  *Broadcast time is 2-3 p.m. across both the Central and Mountain time zones
   Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
   Promotional 60 second video
· Dakotas Conference Facebook page December 24, 2020 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. CST and 5:30-6:30 p.m. MST
   View here
· NFRY (Fox) (Western North Dakota) December 24, 9-10 p.m. CST
   Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
   Promotional 30 second video

December 25, 2020
· KXJB (CBS—Eastern North Dakota, NW Minnesota) December 25, 9-10 a.m. CST 
  Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
  Promotional 30 second video
· KFYR (NBC—Western North Dakota) December 25, 9-10 a.m.  CST
  Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
  Promotional 30 second video
· CW / MCLO(Western South Dakota) 10-11 a.m. MST  
  Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
  Promotional 30 second video
· UTV / My TV(Eastern South Dakota) 10-11a.m. CST 
  Social media graphics: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
  Promotional 30 second video
  · Dakotas Conference website on-demand beginning December 24 
  View here

Invite others to worship:

Corrected 12/20/2020 to include KFYR (NBC) boradcast on December 25 at 9 a.m. and change of call letters of KNDX to NFYR (Fox).
Please note the KELO broadcast on Decemeber 24 is 2-3 p.m. for both the central and mountain time zones. Check with your local cable company for the local viewing station. 
Letter size poster or handout: black and white, color
Bulletin insert: black and white, color
Photo for screen presentations: jpeg, pdf, png

Frequently asked questions:

What if I am not in viewing range of one of the TV stations listed?
You can view the service, beginning December 24, on the Dakotas Conference website here or the Dakotas Conference Facebook page here.

Can I use the worship service for my congregation?  
Yes please do! The service will be posted on the Dakotas Conference website and on Vimeo by the end of the day, December 21. You are welcome to use parts of the service or all of the service as you wish.

What is the order of worship?
A worship bulletin or handout will be posted. You can download and view the order of worship.

Are there any copyright details I need to know about?
All of the credits to the music and video will fall under the Dakotas Conference licensures and will be visible on the video.

Can I just use the sermon or the music?
Yes, feel free to use any or all parts of the worship service. 

Why is the broadcast time listed as 2-3 p.m., on December 24 for Mountain Time and Central Time on KELO?
The program time slot falls at 2-3 p.m. Central Time and 2-3 p.m. Mountain Time. Viewers should plan on watching at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time adn 2:00 p.m. Central Time.