Live captions let deaf and hard-of-hearing members follow the sermon, the prayers, and the announcements in real time — reading along on the screen up front or right on their own phone.
Jesus Speaks provides live captions for church so the deaf and hard of hearing can fully follow the service. As the pastor speaks, every word is transcribed instantly and displayed as accurate, easy-to-read on-screen text — on the main screen, a side display, or each person's own phone. There is nothing to install and no special equipment to hand out. An accessible church service means no one sits through worship guessing at what was said; church captions for the deaf let every member receive the same message at the same moment.
For a member who is deaf or hard of hearing, a sermon without captions is a room full of people responding to words they cannot access. They may catch a phrase, watch the congregation nod, and piece together fragments — but the teaching, the Scripture reading, and the pastoral heart behind it slip past. Hard of hearing worship should never mean settling for a summary afterward. It should mean being present for the living Word as it is spoken.
Live captions for church close that gap in real time. The moment a word is spoken it appears as clear text, so a deaf member reads the sermon as easily as a hearing member hears it. The same captions serve older adults whose hearing has faded, visitors in a noisy overflow room, and anyone who simply follows better by reading. Accessibility that starts with one need quietly blesses the whole congregation.
This is more than a feature — it is a matter of dignity. Scripture calls the church one body, and an accessible church service makes that real. When a deaf believer can worship, take notes, and respond to the invitation alongside everyone else, the church is living out its own confession that every member matters.
An operator speaks into a microphone or feeds the audio straight from your sound desk. Jesus Speaks transcribes the speech instantly and displays it as running captions — projected on the main screen, shown on a dedicated accessibility display near the front, or delivered to each listener's phone through a simple link or QR code. There is nothing to download; members open the link in their browser and start reading.
Because the captions are generated live, they keep pace with the preacher, the worship leader, and the person making announcements. Reserve a section of seating with a clear line to the caption display, or simply invite deaf and hard-of-hearing members to open the captions on their own device wherever they prefer to sit. It works the same for a single-room congregation and for a multi-site or online service on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or Webex.
The accessibility view is built specifically for readability — clean, high-contrast captions sized for following at a glance. Setup takes minutes, and because the same platform also delivers translation and spoken voice, one tool can serve your deaf members and your international members in the very same service.
Jesus Speaks was created by a missionary church planter to serve the local church and the Great Commission, not to chase profit. Accessibility is treated as part of that calling — welcoming everyone God brings through the doors, including those the church has too often left to fend for themselves during the sermon.
Pricing reflects that. The platform is credit-based, billed only for what is actually used, and offered at ministry cost rather than a for-profit margin. Every church can start with €5 of free credit, valid for 45 days, to see live captions working in a real service before committing anything, and scholarships are available for ministries that need them.
Whether you are a small congregation with one hard-of-hearing member or a growing church wanting to say clearly that the deaf are welcome here, captioning is a concrete, affordable way to open the doors wider. Turn it on this Sunday and let everyone follow every word.
Captions appear as the words are spoken, so deaf and hard-of-hearing members follow the sermon live — never a transcript handed out later.
Members open a link or scan a QR code and read on their own phone. No app, no hardware to distribute, no sign-up hurdle.
A clean, high-contrast caption display designed for easy reading, ready for a dedicated screen up front or each person's device.
Feed audio from a single mic or straight from the sound desk — and it runs on Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Webex too.
The same service can caption for deaf members and deliver other languages to internationals, all at once from one platform.
Credit-based billing for only what you use, €5 of free credit (valid 45 days), and scholarships for ministries that need them.
As the pastor or worship leader speaks, Jesus Speaks transcribes the audio instantly and shows it as running on-screen text. Deaf and hard-of-hearing members read along in real time on the main screen, a dedicated accessibility display, or their own phone, so they follow the sermon, prayers, Scripture readings, and announcements at the same moment as everyone else.
No. Listeners join by opening a link or scanning a QR code in their phone's browser — there is nothing to install and no devices to hand out. Churches can also show the captions on a projector or a dedicated screen near the front for shared viewing.
Yes. The accessibility caption view can be shown on your main projection, a side screen, or a dedicated display near reserved seating, as well as on individual phones. Many churches use a screen up front and let members choose their own device — both run from the same live service.
Yes. Jesus Speaks works live on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Webex, so remote deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers get the same live captions as those in the building. You can run in-person and online captioning together from a single operator.
Pricing is credit-based (1 credit = €1) and billed per language-hour actually used, offered at ministry cost rather than a for-profit margin. Every church can start with €5 of free credit, valid for 45 days, and scholarships are available for ministries that need them.
Start with €5 of free credit, valid for 45 days, and see live captions in your own service — so your deaf and hard-of-hearing members can follow every word. No app to install, no equipment to buy, and scholarships available for ministries that need them.