Searchable Sermon Transcripts in the Spoken Language
The original transcript is stored alongside translations so pastors, admins and members can revisit exactly what was said.
Every sermon saved as a transcript, with AI sermon notes
Every sermon is saved with its transcript, and AI Sermon Notes turns it into a summary you can hand the congregation and discussion questions for fellowship. 10 sets of notes a month on Standard, unlimited on Pro.
Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.
- The sermon history lists every saved session with its language pair and entry count.
- A saved sermon opens as a full transcript, the pastor's original English and the Chinese translation together.
- The Spoken, Translation and Both filters switch between the original words, the translation, and the two side by side.
- Sermon Notes turns the same session into a summary for the congregation: the big idea, the topic and a short write-up.
- The notes continue with key concepts, cross-referenced verses such as Ephesians 1:3 and Deuteronomy 8:3, and questions a fellowship group can discuss. Standard includes 10 sets of notes a month; Pro is unlimited.
Why transcripts matter
Transcripts let deaf and hard-of-hearing members follow, help small-group leaders prepare discussion questions, and give pastors a record of what was preached.
What is saved after each service
When a session ends, the transcript of what was said is saved in the language it was spoken, with the translations the session produced. It appears in your history, where you can reopen it, read it again and share it.
- The full transcript in the spoken language
- The translation in each language that was read during the session
- Export as plain text, a spreadsheet (CSV) or JSON
- The basis for AI sermon notes on the Standard and All Languages plans
Who uses sermon transcripts
Small group leaders use the transcript to write discussion questions from Sunday's message. Pastors keep a written record of what was preached and reuse it in newsletters and study guides. Members who missed a service, or who followed it in a second language, read it again at their own pace. Deaf and hard of hearing members can read the whole sermon instead of relying on lip reading.
Transcripts and privacy
A transcript belongs to the account that recorded it. The security page explains how audio and transcripts are handled and which processors receive them, and the privacy policy says how long each record is kept.
Can I download a sermon transcript?
Yes. A saved transcript can be exported as plain text, a CSV spreadsheet or JSON from your history.
Is the transcript in the original language or the translation?
Both. The transcript is kept in the language that was spoken, and the translations produced during the session are kept with it.
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.