More than 40,000 people from all over the world tuned in to watch Anglican church services in the last year as part of an initiative to open up worship via social media. Many types of liturgy, from traditional carols to a service in a tent at Glastonbury Festival, were watched on mobile phones, laptops and tablets as part of a ChurchLive scheme. A total of 53 churches representing diverse styles streamed services via Twitter app Periscope in a move to provide a first taste of worship, prayer and preaching for people unfamiliar with the Church of England. More traditional worship broadcasts included a carol service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church, London, while at St George's, Leeds, a group were baptised in the middle of a modern style of liturgy featuring drums and an electric guitar.