Voco Church

Voco is a real-time translation platform built for multilingual churches that want attendees to follow live sermons in their own language without distributing dedicated devices or requiring a separate app. Guests simply scan a QR code, open a browser link on their phone, and read the translated sermon as the service happens.

The platform works with audio churches already have, whether that comes from a phone or laptop microphone or a feed from the sound desk. A permanent URL can be shared through a bulletin, presentation slide, or on-screen display, giving churches a simple way to make live services more accessible to multilingual families, international students, refugees, and deaf or hard-of-hearing attendees.

Key Features

200+ Languages

Voco supports live sermon translation across more than 200 languages.

This gives multilingual congregations a broad range of language options without requiring churches to manage separate translation systems for each audience.

No App Required

Attendees do not need to download or install anything.

They can:

1. Scan the church's QR code
2. Open the link in a mobile browser
3. Select their language
4. Follow the translated sermon live

This keeps the attendee experience simple and avoids adding another app to the service.

QR-Code Access

A QR code provides a quick way for guests to join the live translation.

Churches can place the code in:

• Printed bulletins
• Presentation slides
• Service screens
• Other visible locations

A permanent URL can also be shared ahead of time, making access easier for recurring services.

Flexible Audio Sources

Voco can use audio that a church already has available.

Possible sources include:

• Phone microphone
• Laptop microphone
• Sound-desk feed

This means churches can test live translation without requiring attendees to carry specialized hardware.

Automatic Reconnect

If an attendee temporarily loses their connection, Voco can automatically reconnect and restore missed translated text.

This helps maintain continuity when a phone briefly loses signal or switches between connections during a service.

Profanity Filter & Word Boost

Churches can adjust translation behavior for their specific context.

The profanity filter helps manage inappropriate language, while word boost can improve recognition of important terminology such as:

• Names
• Church-specific terms
• Biblical language

This is particularly useful for services where specialized vocabulary appears frequently.

Live Display Output

Voco can also send translated text to screens used by the church service team.

Its display URL can be opened in OBS as a browser source or used with ProPresenter Web Items.

This allows translated text to appear as live lower thirds on:

• Projectors
• Confidence monitors
• Service screens
• Broadcast layouts

The same translation system can therefore support both attendees reading on their phones and teams displaying translated text during the service.

Built For Multilingual Churches

Voco is designed for churches that need accessible live translation without adding complexity to their services.

It is particularly useful for:

• Multilingual congregations serving members who speak different languages
• Churches with international students attending services
• Congregations supporting refugees and newcomers
• Multilingual families who want to follow sermons together
• Deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees who benefit from readable live text
• Church tech teams managing OBS or ProPresenter
• Volunteers who need a straightforward translation setup

Common Use Cases

• Live sermon translation: Let attendees read translated sermons in their preferred language.
• Multilingual services: Support congregations where several languages are spoken regularly.
• International student outreach: Make services more accessible to students from different language backgrounds.
• Refugee ministry: Provide an accessible way for newcomers to follow services.
• Family accessibility: Help multilingual households participate in the same service.
• Phone-based interpretation: Deliver translations directly to attendees' existing mobile devices.
• Projected translations: Display translated text through OBS or ProPresenter.
• Broadcast support: Add translated live text as lower thirds to service or stream layouts.
• Recurring services: Share a permanent translation URL through bulletins and presentations.
• Accessible service communication: Provide live readable translation without requiring dedicated attendee hardware.

Why It Matters

Live translation can become complicated when it requires special receivers, dedicated devices, or another application for every attendee. Voco simplifies the experience by using phones that people already have and delivering translations through a standard mobile browser.

The QR-code workflow also reduces friction for volunteers and guests. A church can display or print a QR code, connect an existing audio source, and let attendees join the translation from their phones.

Voco also goes beyond attendee-facing translation. Its display URL makes translated text available to the service team through OBS and ProPresenter, allowing churches to incorporate live translations into projected content, confidence monitors, or broadcast layouts.

For churches serving multilingual communities, this creates a flexible translation workflow that can support different audiences while keeping the underlying service setup straightforward. With more than 200 languages, automatic reconnect, customizable vocabulary controls, and browser-based access, Voco is designed to make live sermon translation easier to deploy and use.

Make Live Sermons More Accessible With Voco

Give attendees real-time sermon translation directly in their mobile browser. With 200+ languages, QR-code access, automatic reconnect, customizable word boosts, and live display output for OBS and ProPresenter, Voco helps multilingual churches provide accessible services without dedicated attendee devices or a separate app.