1. Speak
Use the pulpit microphone, a laptop or phone, or a clean feed from the sound desk.
Live church translation & captions
A Church Translation System That Fits in Your Pocket
Voco gives churches a real-time church translation system without specialist receivers, interpreter booths, or app downloads. Start the service, show the QR code, and let people follow along in 200+ languages on their own phones.
7-day free trial · No card · From £6/week
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VOCO🇪🇸 Español
Porque Dios amó tanto al mundo,
que dio a su Hijo único,
En vivo
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should not perish but have eternal life.
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200+
attendee languages
Unlimited
attendees on every plan
2
minutes to run a first test
0
specialist receivers required
Built for the pew, not the conference circuit
Translation should help people belong without turning Sunday into a production job.
Church translation is no longer a niche problem for specialist ministries. Many ordinary churches now welcome families, students, refugees, and diaspora communities. People can be present in the room and still miss the sermon when no translation is available.
Josh built Voco after watching his wife try to worship and whisper-translate the sermon at the same time for family members. That is not a sustainable hospitality model. A good church translation system should make language access normal enough that multilingual guests can worship without becoming someone's side project.
How Voco works
One clear audio feed. Every attendee chooses their language.
The Sunday workflow is deliberately simple. Your speaker talks into the mic you already use. Voco streams the transcript and translation live from the dashboard. Attendees scan a QR code, choose their language, and read along on their phone in seconds.
2. Translate
Voco turns the sermon into live captions and translated text for every enabled language.
3. Read
People scan one QR code, choose their language and follow without an app or attendee account.
Real Voco screens · demonstration data
One Sunday workflow. Two simple views.
The church team starts and monitors translation from the real Voco dashboard. Attendees scan the permanent QR code and read the sermon in their chosen language—without an app or account.
Church team
Attendee
Church translation use cases
One Sunday habit, useful far beyond the main sermon.
Weekly services
Give regular multilingual families dependable access every Sunday.
Livestreams
Send translated captions to OBS, vMix, Streamlabs or a room display.
Bible studies
Run a lighter setup from a laptop or phone for midweek teaching.
Youth & students
Help international students and mixed-language families follow together.
Conferences
Reuse the same QR code across church weekends and training sessions.
Weddings & funerals
Offer language access while keeping a human interpreter for sensitive moments.
What the system includes
Church-first details that matter after the demo ends.
A useful church translation system should not only solve one service once. It should connect the whole workflow: live audio capture, browser reading, permanent QR codes, language pages, display captions, and simple pricing. That is why Voco links the dashboard, Display Studio, attendee reader, docs, and support flows around the same Sunday habit.
Live translated text
Readable captions delivered to attendee phones while the speaker continues.
200+ languages
One service can support several language groups at the same time.
Permanent QR access
Print or display one reusable code instead of handing out receivers.
Church vocabulary
Boost names and pin theological terms with glossary controls.
Scripture-aware workflow
Recognised Bible references can use published target-language passages.
Display Studio
Create readable captions for projectors, ProPresenter and livestream overlays.
Transcript export
Keep a bilingual record and prepare notes or follow-up resources after the service.
Reconnect and backfill
Readers can recover missed text after a brief connection interruption.
Church translation options
Use AI where it removes a recurring barrier. Keep people where people matter most.
There is no single correct translation setup for every church. A trained human interpreter remains the strongest choice for pastoral conversation, funerals, counselling, unpredictable dialogue, and languages where automated quality is weak. Traditional FM or infrared systems can be dependable when a church already has interpreters and wants a managed spoken-audio channel without relying on attendee phones.
Voco live translation
Best for
Recurring sermons, changing languages and several readers at once
Important limit
Text-first access depends on clear audio, internet and a suitable automated language pair
Human interpreter
Best for
Pastoral conversations, sensitive services, nuance and two-way ministry
Important limit
Each additional language needs another skilled, available person
Receiver system
Best for
Churches with interpreters that need managed spoken-audio channels
Important limit
Equipment needs charging, cleaning, storage, handout and replacement
A trustworthy first test
Clean audio and a real rehearsal matter more than most feature lists.
Every automated translation begins with transcription. If the system receives distorted desk audio, room echo, overlapping speakers, or a microphone that is too far away, the translation inherits those mistakes. A direct sound-desk feed through a simple USB audio interface is the most dependable regular setup, although a phone or laptop microphone is enough for an initial test.
Run at least one rehearsal with the preacher's normal pace and vocabulary. Add recurring names, church terms, series titles, and theological words to the glossary. Then ask a fluent reader to mark what was confusing rather than asking only whether the translation was 'good'. The practical goal is not literary perfection; it is helping someone stay with the meaning of the sermon without avoidable distraction.
When Voco may not be the right first choice
- A confidential, pastoral or safeguarding conversation needs a trusted human interpreter.
- A congregation cannot use phones and needs church-managed spoken-audio receivers.
- A priority language performs poorly in a full-sermon rehearsal with your own speaker.
Languages
Built for multilingual congregations, not just one language pair.
Voco supports 200+ output languages, including diaspora languages churches regularly need but rarely plan for in advance. That matters because multilingual ministry is rarely neat. One Sunday it may be Spanish and Polish. The next it may be Arabic, Amharic, and French.
A language count is only a starting point. Quality varies by source language, target language, audio quality, accent, speaking pace, and theological vocabulary. Before relying on any system, test a complete recorded sermon with a fluent reader from the community you want to serve. That review is more valuable than a vendor's headline number.
Church-shaped pricing
Pay for your service rhythm, not for every person who scans.
Every plan includes unlimited attendees. Start with a real Sunday during the free trial, then choose the rhythm that fits your church.
Voco Starter
For one main weekly service.
£24/month
Billed monthly · cancel any time
One main service a week, with one or two regular language groups most Sundays.
Start free trialWhat's included
- One main weekly service
- 1–2 regular language groups
- All 200+ languages available
- Unlimited attendees
- QR code, church link & transcript
Most popular
Voco Church
For your normal church week.
£48/month
Billed monthly · cancel any time
Sunday morning, Sunday evening, occasional midweek, every language group, screens, and a small team.
Start free trialEverything in Starter, plus:
- Multiple Sunday services plus the odd midweek
- Unlimited languages across all 200+ options
- Around 5 live hours/week guidance
- No mid-service cut-offs
- OBS, ProPresenter & 3 team seats
Voco Pro
For busy churches using translation across the week.
£88/month
Billed monthly · cancel any time
Regular midweek meetings, small groups, event weekends, more team members, and no live-hour guidance.
Start free trialEverything in Church, plus:
- Regular midweek, small groups & event weekends
- Unlimited live hours
- Unlimited languages across all 200+ options
- Signal API for Stream Deck & AV remotes
- Unlimited team seats
Voco Grace Promise
No mid-service cut-offs.
No mid-service cut-offs. Plans describe your normal rhythm, not a hard wall: occasional visitors, longer services, and one-off church events are fine.If that becomes your regular pattern, we'll help you move to the right tier.
The real cost of a church translation system includes more than the monthly plan. Human interpretation can add booking minimums, travel, and a separate interpreter for every language. Receiver systems add transmitters, headsets, batteries, storage, cleaning, replacement, and a handout rota. Software adds a recurring subscription, a reliable internet connection, and usually a modest audio interface for the cleanest input.
Compare the full annual costChurch translation resources
Take the idea to your pastor, train the team and test the whole journey.
A page for your pastor
A clear, printable explanation for church leadership.
Open resourceQuick-start documentation
Microphone, sound-desk and first-service setup guidance.
Open resourceFree QR slide generator
Create a screen-ready invitation for your congregation.
Open resourceLanguage directory
Check spoken-input, translated-text and device-voice support.
Open resourceChurch translation cost guide
Compare software, interpreters and receiver hardware honestly.
Open resourceDisplay Studio
Put live captions on a projector, presentation system or stream.
Open resourceLive translation setup
Follow the full audio, language, QR-code and second-phone rehearsal.
Open resourceChurch audio equipment
Choose the signal path before comparing microphones and interfaces.
Open resourceReal-time translation guide
Understand latency, signal flow, limits and a trustworthy full-sermon test.
Open resourceAccessibility
Translation is one accessibility layer, not a replacement for every other one.
A person may need clearer audio, same-language captions, another language, or several of those at once. A hearing loop helps compatible hearing aids receive cleaner sound. Captions help people who process readable text more easily. Translation changes the language of the message. Voco mainly serves that language-access need and can also provide readable captions. It does not replace a hearing aid, an induction loop, or a skilled interpreter in every setting.
The most inclusive churches name those needs separately and let people choose privately. Keep the invitation simple and visible. Use a permanent QR code, make a clear announcement before the service, and ensure one welcome volunteer knows how the reader works.
Setup time
Test it in two minutes, even from a phone on a lectern.
Most churches do not need an AV project to try Voco. A phone placed near the preacher is enough to prove the workflow. If you want the cleanest audio later, plug in a direct feed from the desk. Either way, the first test takes minutes, not weeks.
Church translation FAQ
Questions churches ask before the first test
Do I need special equipment?
No. You can test Voco with a phone or laptop microphone, which is enough to prove the workflow before spending money. For regular Sunday use, many churches connect a clean feed from the sound desk through a simple USB audio interface, because clearer audio improves transcription and translation quality. Specialist translation receivers, interpreter booths, and headset handout systems are not required for Voco.
How many languages can we run?
Voco supports 200+ output languages, and churches can keep multiple reader languages active in the same service. That means one attendee can follow in Spanish, another in French, another in Arabic, and another in Portuguese without the church creating separate receiver channels. Your plan describes the normal service rhythm and usage pattern, not a hard per-attendee or per-language seat count.
Does it work on any phone?
Voco works in modern mobile browsers on iPhone and Android. Attendees do not need to install an app, create an account, or borrow a church device. They scan a QR code, choose their language, and read along privately. The reader also includes font-size and display controls for a more comfortable reading experience.
Can I try it free?
Yes. Voco has a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. Churches can test the whole workflow in a real service before committing. Start with a private audio check. Then show the QR code to a few trusted people and use it for one Sunday. Ask whether the translated reader helped them follow the message.
Is automated church translation always better than a human interpreter?
No. A skilled interpreter is still the better choice for two-way conversation, pastoral care, high-stakes services, sensitive prayer ministry, and language pairs where automated quality is weak. Voco is strongest for repeatable one-way teaching across several languages. Many churches use both.
How should we test translation quality before Sunday?
Use a complete recorded sermon with the same speaker, microphone, and audio route you expect to use live. Ask a fluent reader in each priority language to mark unclear meaning, names, scripture references, and church vocabulary. Add recurring corrections to the glossary, then repeat the test.
Ready for a real Sunday test
Let someone follow the whole sermon in their language this week.
No card, no specialist receiver purchase and no attendee app. Use your own audio and invite a fluent listener to tell you what genuinely helped.