The Rise of the Remnants
Help us test Upper Room Connect at Essen 2026.
Upper Room Connect gathers the whole of the conference into one place, so that the programme, the practical questions and the things you would like to carry home are never something you have to go looking for. Before we open it to everyone, we are asking a small group to use it across the three days and tell us honestly how it served them.
This round is limited to a small group, and we take names in the order they arrive.
All 1000 places are taken. You can still join the waitlist below.
What it is for
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The whole programme, in one place
Every session, every room and every change to the running order, kept current across the three days, so that nobody has to search for a printed sheet or ask a steward what is happening next.
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A quiet way to respond
When God meets someone during a session, there is a way to say so afterwards, in their own time and without raising a hand in a hall of thousands.
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What was taught, kept
A short recap of each session, written up by our team while it is still fresh, for the sessions you could not attend and for the ones you would like to sit with again.
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Help within reach
Lost property, a language barrier, or someone who has become unwell. One tap reaches a steward who can come to where you are.
Our conviction
Upper Room has always made room for prayer, for worship and for the teaching of Scripture, and nothing we build should stand between a person and any of it. Upper Room Connect exists to carry the practical weight of a three day gathering, so that attention is free for the room itself.
While a session is running, the app holds everything back. There are no notifications and no reminders during worship, preaching or ministration, and whatever has been waiting is released afterwards, in the gaps between sessions where it is genuinely useful.
We are committed to building something that serves the gathering rather than competing with it, and we would far rather it did less than have it draw a single eye away from the presence of God.
What we are asking of you
- Use it across the three days, on your own phone.
- Tell us when something does not work, and tell us plainly.
- Answer three short questions at the end of each day.
- Complete one survey after the event.
We would like to be honest about what this is. Upper Room Connect is still being built, and across the pilot some parts of it will be rough and one or two may not work at all on the first morning. Finding those things is the reason we are asking for your help, and telling us about them is the most useful thing you can do.
Join the waitlist
The 1000 places are taken. You can still leave your name and we will be in touch if one opens up.