DJ Soto is known as the pastor of a church located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Said pastor has preached the idea of a virtual congregation since 2016, ensuring that his virtual church is not only for believers but also for people who they do not belong to any religion.
Pastor Soto is also a preacher in the Metaverse, a virtual world created by Meta, the parent company of Facebook owned by Mark Zuckerberg.
Pastor Soto says that the future of the church is this, a virtual church in which believers can recreate services in a real way, living an experience as if they were in reality. Soto stated:
Conversations about technology and spirituality must coexist. We have people who attend because they have covid-19 or lack of accessibility to their physical church. We are a first-of-its-kind Web3 church bringing Christianity into the brave world of cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and other next-generation technologies.
Baptisms and everything that resembles a physical church are also performed in this virtual experience.
There are testimonies from people of different religions who affirm a good experience through these virtual services.
We would like you to answer this question: Can a virtual church replace a physical church?
