Glossa is a real-time AI translation platform designed for churches and events, converting spoken audio into translated text or voice in over 100 languages with no special hardware required.
What is Glossa?
Glossa is a web-based AI translation service that captures live audio from a church's microphone or audio system, transcribes it, and translates it into up to 100+ languages in real time. Congregation members access translations on their smartphones through a web browser—no app download needed. Listeners can hear the translation in their preferred language or read subtitles. Glossa is developed by the same-named company and is used by hundreds of churches including SBC, Hillsong, PCA, CCA, and UMC.
Key Features
- Voice cloning — Replicates the speaker's voice in translated output (included in Advanced and Premium plans).
- Accurate AI — Uses the latest AI models, further trained on biblical texts for proper handling of theological vocabulary and context.
- Affordable — Pay As You Go at $5/hour/language; no hardware costs reduce expenses by up to 10×.
- Easy setup — Get running in under 10 seconds from any device with an internet connection.
- Over 100 languages — Supports major languages like Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Korean, plus less common ones like Haitian Creole and Khmer (available as target languages only). Full list at glossa.live/translation.
- No hardware required — Works with existing microphones and audience smartphones.
- RTMP streaming — Stream translated services to your church website or social media platforms.
- Biblically-trained AI — Specifically trained on biblical texts to accurately translate scripture references and church-specific terms.
Who is it for?
- Multilingual church congregations — Non-native speakers hear sermons in their heart language using their own phone and earbuds.
- Church tech teams — Connect the audio feed and start a stream in seconds, with a dashboard showing real-time captions.
- Event organizers — Provide simultaneous interpretation at conferences, leadership meetings, and non-profit events without hiring human interpreters.
- Hard-of-hearing attendees — Real-time transcription displayed on phones makes services accessible.
What can you do with Glossa?
- Church services: Stream live translation in multiple languages simultaneously; attendees select their language on their phone.
- Conferences and leadership meetings: Enable global participants to follow presentations in their native language.
- On-screen translation: Integrate with ProPresenter, OBS, or embed on your church website using RTMP streaming.
- Outreach events: Expand reach to immigrant communities and international audiences.
How does Glossa work?
Three simple steps: 1) Connect your church's audio system or microphone to Glossa via the web interface—no special hardware. 2) Start the service stream; Glossa transcribes and translates in fractions of a second. 3) Attendees open a link on their phone, choose their language, and hear or read the translation in real time. Silence, songs, and music do not count toward translation hours.
Pricing
Glossa offers four pricing plans, all with unlimited listeners and billing only for speaking time. Pay As You Go: $5/hour/language. Standard: $99/month (25 translation hours). Advanced: $299/month (100 hours, includes voice cloning and integrations with OBS, ProPresenter, etc.). Premium: $499/month (250 hours, same features). Annual billing provides an 18% discount. Try 4 hours free at glossa.live/login?register=true.
FAQ
What equipment do we need to start?
Only a stable internet connection and a way to connect your church's audio system or microphone to Glossa (via your laptop or mobile phone). No special hardware or FM transmitters required.
