Due to increased feedback about quality and sound issues due to streaming through Facebook, the decision has been made to stream services on YouTube only, from Friday 1st August 2025 onwards. The final Facebook live stream will take place on Thursday 31st July 2025.
You can access YouTube live streams for services here.
Explore our frequently asked questions below to discover more.
It wasn’t possible for us to deliver the best possible experience of online worship using Facebook. This was due to issues with sound, and Facebook’s automatic copyright restrictions which was muting the music (in error) on live stream recordings.
As YouTube is fundamentally a video platform, it doesn’t experience the same issues as Facebook, and so, promises a more reliable viewing experience.
No. You don’t need a YouTube account to watch a live stream. Anyone can access the live streamed services by clicking here.
However, if you’d like to comment on the video, you will need an account to do so.
How do I create a YouTube account?
From your desktop computer/laptop:
– Visit YouTube.
– Click ‘Sign In’ in the top right corner
– Next to the ‘Next’ button, select ‘Create Account’.
– Choose ‘For myself’ or ‘To manage my business’
– Follow the instructions to create your account
On your phone or tablet:
– Open the YouTube app (you may need to download this from your Play Store/Apple Store)
– In the top right, click on the profile picture.
– Click ‘Sign in’
– Click ‘Add account’
– Follow the instructions to create your account
You’ll need to create an account in order to receive notifications. Please see the FAQ above titled ‘Do I need to create a YouTube account to watch the services?’ to learn how to create an account.
Once your account has been set up, visit the Winchester Cathedral YouTube page, click on the ‘subscribe’ button and make sure ‘all’ notifications are selected.
You can still comment and enjoy the online community. You’ll just need to create an account in order to do so. Please see the FAQ above titled ‘Do I need to create a YouTube account to watch the services?’ to learn how to create an account.
If you do not wish to comment on services, you will not require a YouTube account in order to view.
Yes.
You’ll still be able to watch the same services, just on YouTube rather than Facebook.
The services themselves will not be changing.
Live subtitles have been disabled due to feedback that they are distracting and not always accurate. However, if you would like a written aid to follow a service you can access the orders of service documents here.
Subtitles will be available when watching past videos.
– To turn on captions on for all videos, visit to Playback settings here, and click ‘always show captions’.
-If you’d just like to turn on subtitles for one video, click the ‘settings’ icon once you’re on the video you’d like to watch, press ‘captions’ and click your preferred language e.g. ‘English-auto-generated’.
-If you’d like to turn subtitles ‘off’, you can do this by following the instructions listed above, but turning ‘off’, rather than ‘on’.
If you’d like to request a sermon in writing, please click here for more information.
Thank you for your understanding.
Everyone is welcome to join worship online and in person, worship is always free of charge.
Not attended a service before? Visit the What to expect page to learn more.
We look forward to welcoming you.
