How did The Paperless Hymnal come into being?
A – In 1999, Roger Price became the minister at the Hyde Park Church of Christ in Austin, TX. Roger wanted to project slides during his sermons and with the help of several individuals, funding for the projector, screen and PC were obtained. The elders suggested to the music minister, James Tackett, that the words to the songs also be projected. James preferred that music also be projected, but such a program was not available at the time. Out of necessity, he started making his own slides for the songs being sung during their services. Making slides by scanning the songs from hymnals was ruled out because of lack of clarity and proper slide transition limitations. New artwork produced in Finale was the solution. It was much more time consuming, but the results were professional, consistent and adaptable. As others saw what Hyde Park was doing, a potential market was found for a full product. The first two volumes were published looking much like what you would see in a hymnal. Startin
