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Use this 5 minute countdown featuring beautiful waterfalls before your church services.
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
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Use this 5 minute countdown featuring a beautiful country paradise before your church services.
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Use this 5 minute countdown featuring a beautiful country paradise before your Online church services.
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Use this 5-minute countdown timer to mark the start of your service. **This timer doesn't have any sound or music associated with it.**
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Service Styles: Contemporary
Looking for a way to welcome a congregation into the service? This welcome countdown video is perfect for opening up church services. It has a beautiful background image of nature - mountains, forest, and trees, to remind us that we worship the LORD who created the beauty in the world we live in.
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Five Minute Countdown - Coastal Beauty
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Use this 5 minute countdown to ehance the environment of your worship service.
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Five Minute Aerial Countdown
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Five Minute Countdown - Over the Waters
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Five Minute Countdown - Cross Background
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Five Minute Countdown - Mountain Beauty Drone Aerial Background
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Five Minute Countdown - Mountain View
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Five Minute Countdown - Beautiful Aerial View
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