Spanish captions on the church screen, on phones through a code at the door, or read aloud on a phone for anyone who would rather listen.
Livefy
ENGLISH → SPANISH
English to Spanish translation for your church, live.
Your priest or pastor speaks English. Spanish appears in real time, as live captions on the screen and on every phone, and anyone can listen to a translated voice instead.
EXAMPLE · ES
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son.
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Porque Dios amó tanto al mundo que dio a su Hijo único.
John 3:16
WHO IT'S FOR
English-speaking pulpit, Spanish-reading audience.
English-speaking churches with Spanish-speaking members, visitors or family: the parents and grandparents of the church’s own families, a Catholic parish whose English Mass has Spanish-speaking parishioners, a wedding or a funeral with family from Mexico or Central America.
WHAT TO EXPECT
English to Spanish, in practice.
Run one of your own services through it during the free hours. Here is what to look for.
The captions follow the preacher within seconds, a word at a time.
Set the speaker language to English if the preaching is all English. For a service that is partly in Spanish, see Bilingual services below.
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
The English Mass, followed in Spanish.
Parents and grandparents who pray in Spanish can follow the homily or sermon in Spanish on their own phones while the Mass goes on in English for everyone else.
The same goes for a wedding or a funeral with family from abroad: they scan the code at the door and follow in Spanish. See weddings and funerals.
BILINGUAL SERVICES
One service, two languages.
When the priest or pastor moves between Spanish and English, set the speaker language to the one used most; Livefy still hears the other. If yours switches back and forth, try a few minutes of it first.
Add Spanish and English as caption languages, one for each group of readers. Each caption language uses its own hours, so an hour with both uses two.
PRICING
What it costs.
Every week
The Church plan: 10 translation hours a month, for $45 a month, or $468 a year ($39 a month). About 3 services a week with Spanish captions, counting 45 minutes of translation each.
A single event
5 hours for $40, no plan needed. Hours you buy never expire. Event pricing
ENGLISH → SPANISH FAQ
Common questions
Do Spanish-speaking visitors need an app?
No. They scan the QR code on the sheet at the door, or open the church's phone link, and read on their own phones. It works on the phone's own connection, so no church Wi-Fi is needed.
Can they listen instead of reading?
Yes. The phone page can read the translation aloud, so a parent or grandparent who does not read small text can follow with headphones.
How accurate is English into Spanish?
Like any live translation, it makes mistakes, most often with names, uncommon words and unclear sound. The fairest test is a whole service with your own priest or pastor.
Our church also has a Spanish service. Does it work the other way?
Yes. See Spanish to English for a Spanish sermon with English captions.
FREE TRIAL
Try it on this Sunday’s service.
First 4 hours free, about 5 Sunday services in one language. No credit card.