Visit the Member, Not the Translator
Two people speak naturally in their own languages. Each sees the other's words translated on their half of the screen.
A pastor and a Korean-speaking member share one phone
Conversation Mode translates both directions so a pastor and a church member can speak naturally across one device, and with Speak on each translated turn is read aloud in the other person's language.
Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.
- Conversation Mode opens with Person A set to English and Person B set to Korean, sharing one microphone, with Speak on.
- The pastor says, "Good afternoon. The whole church has been praying for you this week," and his words are translated into Korean for her to read and spoken aloud in Korean.
- She answers in Korean, and her reply is translated for him and read aloud in English: "Pastor, thank you so much for coming. I couldn't go to church because my knee hurt."
- The pastor replies, "Then let us pray together right here, and God will hear you just the same," and the Korean voice speaks it for her.
- Each side keeps its own panel, so both people read, and hear, the conversation in their own language.
How Conversation Mode works
Both speakers share a single microphone. The app detects which language is being spoken and translates it into the other person's language. Person A's column shows B's words translated; Person B's column shows A's words translated.
180° flip for face-to-face conversations
Tap the flip button on either column to rotate that side 180°. Two people sitting across from each other can both read the screen right-side up. On desktop the columns stay in place; the rotation only affects the text panel.
Hear the reply out loud
With Speak on, each translated turn is read aloud on the phone speaker, the earphones or the Bluetooth speaker you choose, and the microphone keeps listening the whole time. Nothing pauses between turns, and the app ignores its own voice when the microphone hears it. Turn Speak off to read only. Spoken turns use plan time for the seconds they take to say.
Use cases
Pastoral visits, prayer, counseling, small-group discussion, newcomer conversations, short-term mission teams, and mixed-language family meetings.
How do churches translate sermons live with this app?
The speaker opens Sermon Translate on a phone, tablet or laptop, selects the spoken language and the translation language, and starts listening. Transcripts and translations appear on that device, and the whole room can read them as captions on a projector or livestream. No headsets, no interpreter booth, no extra hardware.
Which languages are supported?
Sermon Translate supports 123 languages. 61 of them can be spoken from the pulpit, including English, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese and 53 more, and all 123 can be read as captions. Every listener can pick their own reading language. The full list is on the languages page.
How is this different from Google Translate or generic AI translation apps?
Google Translate is a powerful general-purpose translator. Sermon Translate is designed around the workflow of a Christian service: church vocabulary, hymn titles, proper names, Bible book names, and verse-reference popups that appear when the speaker clearly references a passage.
Do we need to install anything?
No. It runs in a modern browser on iPhone, Android and desktop. The speaker opens it on one device, and the congregation reads the captions on the projector or livestream. Anyone who wants captions on their own phone opens Sermon Translate there and signs in; each listener needs their own account or trial after the free period.
Can it replace a human interpreter?
Sermon Translate works as a sermon interpreter app for live services and handles common preaching vocabulary well. A church can use it as the main translation for weekly services, or alongside a human interpreter for rare languages or high-stakes events. It is a tool, not a person.