Send Us Your Sermons
-- ABC News Now is launching a new show Sunday mornings called "Influential -- Voices of Faith." It's a chance to hear the sermons from churches, synagogues, temples and mosques across the country.
We'd like your help to make the show possible. Print out the form below and send it in with a copy of your place of worship's sermon, and we may run it on ABC News Now! The sermon must be 15 minutes or less -- so that it can run uncut on the show.
Tapes will not be returned.
Here are the video formats we can accept:
BetaSP
DVCPro
Web Video
DV
DVCam
miniDV
VHS (SP only -- please no VHS LP or EP)
DVD
Send your tapes to:
ABC News Now
47 W. 66th St.
3rd Floor -- attn. "Influential -- Voices of Faith"
New York, NY
10023
Please remember to include a copy of the form below including a signed copy of the license agreement. To print this page, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the "Print This Article" icon.
Name:
E-mail Address:
Phone Number:
Address:
Description of sermon (include date, location of speech and the name of the speaker):
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