Not every member of the congregation will approve, but at least it solves the problem of who will play the organ. The Hymnal Plus, a karaoke-like machine with a repertoire of almost 3,000 hymns and ...

About 100 churches across Britain are cranking up a new karaoke-like machine called Hymnal Plus to bolster their music services and give organists a break. Made by the London company Hymn Technology ...

CHURCHES in Scotland are being forced to use karaoke machines for the singing of hymns at services due to a lack of organists. A shortage of young people learning to play the organ has led many ...

A VICAR has improved the singing of hymns in his church by installing a karaoke machine. The Rev Brian Duckworth's congregation failed to make the heavens ring after their organist moved away. But the ...

CROYDON, England, April 27 (UPI) -- A British-made karaoke machine with a repertoire of almost 3,000 hymns is drawing attention from churches caught in a shortage of organists. The "Hymnal Plus" costs ...

A CHURCH in Manchester is turning to karaoke - to replace the organist. Bosses at Jubilee Methodist Church, in Marple Bridge spent a year trying to recruit an organ player and didn't get a single ...

The trusty hymn books could well become a thing of the past with British church bosses looking to ditch them for projectors and big screens in a radical shift. A licensing company responsible for ...

Instead they are installing giant screens in the nave using an iTunes app to guide the congregation through the words. Trendy vicars claim that the new-tech approach makes people sing louder. Article ...