Live streaming built for churches
Go live every Sunday automatically, keep a sermon channel running 24/7, and reach your congregation on YouTube, Facebook and your own website, without a streaming PC or a dedicated tech volunteer.
Free plan included. No credit card required.
Services go live on schedule, automatically
Program Sunday service, midweek Bible study and special events on the calendar with weekly recurrence. The broadcast starts and stops itself; nobody has to remember to press Go Live.
Your sermon library becomes a 24/7 channel
Upload past services and teachings once, and Playout broadcasts them around the clock from the cloud. Members and newcomers always find something on, like a TV channel for your ministry.
Everyone watches where they already are
One broadcast reaches YouTube, Facebook and 20+ platforms at once, and with the website embed you can put the live player directly on your church's site.
Remote speakers join from a browser
Guest preachers, missionaries and worship leaders join the live studio from any browser or phone with a single link, no downloads, no accounts, no tech support calls.
How it works
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Upload your services
Drag in past sermons, worship sets and announcement videos, they become your channel's library.
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Program your week
Sunday 10am service (live or pre-recorded premiere), Wednesday study replay, 24/7 sermon loop as fallback, all on a drag-and-drop calendar.
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Connect your platforms
Link YouTube, Facebook and your website embed once. Every broadcast reaches all of them simultaneously.
Most churches choose the Channel plan ($39/mo billed annually) for calendar automation, or start free with a single branded stream. Compare plans.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need OBS, encoders, or a streaming computer?
No. Everything runs in Playout's cloud and in the browser. Upload videos, program the calendar, and go live from the studio, from any laptop. Churches with existing camera/encoder setups can push RTMP into the studio on the Business plan, but it's not required.
Can the service start streaming automatically every Sunday?
Yes. The Channel plan's calendar supports weekly recurrence with automatic start and stop, plus fallback content (like your sermon loop) so the channel never goes dark if something's late.
Can we stream to our church website, not just YouTube?
Yes. The website embed puts a live player on your own site, included on the Business plan, or as a $29/mo add-on to the Channel plan supporting 100 concurrent viewers.
Is there a free plan to try it?
Yes, free forever, no credit card: one 1080p stream with the playout.video watermark, the live studio with 2 guests, and 10GB of library storage. Upgrade when you're ready to automate Sundays.
Put your channel on air today
Start free, no credit card, no downloads. Your first stream can be live in minutes.