About Sermon Translate
Sermon Translate is a live sermon translation app designed for multilingual churches and individual churchgoers. It captions the sermon in the listener's language while the pastor speaks, surfaces Bible passages when clearly referenced, and saves transcripts and AI sermon notes for review.
What it is
A browser-based live translation and note-taking tool for Christian services, pastoral visits, Bible seminars and conferences.
Who it is for
Multilingual churches, immigrant congregations, missionaries, pastors visiting members who speak another language, and individual churchgoers who want to follow a service in their own language.
What makes it different
It is built around the workflow of a church service: church vocabulary, Bible book names, verse-reference popups, right-to-left layouts, honorifics, and a custom glossary — not a general-purpose translation interface.
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 on any listener phone that scans the session QR code. No headsets, no interpreter booth, no extra hardware.
Which languages are supported?
Sermon Translate supports 11 app languages: English, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Farsi / Persian, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Filipino / Tagalog, Japanese and Cantonese as spoken sources and English, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Farsi / Persian, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Filipino / Tagalog, Japanese, Cantonese and Fuzhounese as translation targets. Every listener can pick their own reading language.
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; the congregation scans a QR code or visits the link. Each listener needs their own account or trial after the free period.
Can it replace a human interpreter?
Sermon Translate is designed for low-latency live sermon translation and handles common preaching vocabulary well. Many churches use it as the primary translation layer for weekly services; others use it alongside a human interpreter for rare languages or high-stakes events. It is a tool, not a person.