Church Translation by Language and Situation
Every church's translation need is a little different. Find the page for your congregation's language or your situation, with what Sermon Translate does today and what it does not.
Languages
- Russian church translation
- Ukrainian church translation
- Arabic church translation
- Haitian Creole church translation
- French church translation
- Swahili church translation
- Amharic and Tigrinya church translation
- Burmese and Chin church translation
- Nepali church translation
- Hmong church translation
- Japanese church translation
- Romanian church translation
- Hindi church translation
- Malayalam church translation
- Urdu church translation
- Cebuano and Ilocano church translation
- Indonesian church translation
Situations
- English subtitles for Korean churches
- Cantonese vs Mandarin sermon translation
- Spanish-speaking members in an English church
- Captions for deaf and hard of hearing members
- OBS live translation subtitles
- Bilingual weddings and funerals
- Refugee ministry translation
- Bible study and small group translation
- Catholic Mass and homily translation
Pages for each language
Each language page says whether the language can be preached in or only read, how much church vocabulary is built in, and whether verse popups can show that language's own Bible. The facts come from the app's own language settings.
Pages for each situation
English subtitles for a Korean service, Spanish-speaking members in an English church, livestream captions, the homily at a bilingual Mass, weddings and funerals, refugee ministry and small groups each have their own page.
How church translation works, whatever the language
One laptop, tablet or phone near the pulpit listens to the sermon, the message or the homily. The words are recognised in the language being spoken and translated into the reading languages the church chose. People read the captions on the projector, on the livestream, or on their own phones in the browser, and a named Bible passage opens in each reader's language and Bible version where an edition is connected.
Reading languages and preaching languages
Every supported language can be read as captions. A smaller set can also be preached into the app, which matters for a church whose pastor preaches in that language. Each language page says plainly which it is, so a church knows before the first Sunday whether the app can listen to its pastor or only show the sermon to its members.
Choosing where to start
Start with the one language group that struggles most to follow the service, one screen and one Sunday. Every account gets 1 free hour every month, enough to run a full service before paying anything. Add a second language, QR Code Join or the livestream overlay once the first group is following comfortably.
Which languages can a sermon be translated into?
Every language the app supports can be read as captions, and a smaller set can also be preached into the app. The languages page lists them all, and each page here states what works for its language.
Can one sermon be shown in several languages at the same time?
Yes. Multiple mode and the Subtitles screen each show several reading languages at once. Each reading language uses its own plan time.
What does a church need to start?
One device with a browser near the pulpit, clean sound, an internet connection, and a screen or the congregation's phones to read on.