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Live streaming platform for churches

Cinema8 helps churches deliver sermons, services, and events to members wherever they are. With secure, high-quality live streaming, churches can share worship experiences inclusively and without technical complexity. Streams can be branded using church visuals, while services are automatically recorded for later viewing. With privacy controls and cross-device access, congregations stay connected both live and on demand.

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Cinema8 Customer - SOCAR
Cinema8 Customer - UCLA
Cinema8 Customer - Mississippi State University
Cinema8 Customer - Linnaeus University
Cinema8 Customer - Gulbenkian Science
Cinema8 Customer - Eastern Michigan University
Cinema8 Customer - Leica
Cinema8 Customer - Siemens
Cinema8 Customer - Twin
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Cinema8 Customer - Diverse Voice
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Cinema8 Customer - DVI Group
Cinema8 Customer - Hill and Knowton
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Cinema8’s live streaming solution is designed to help churches reach their congregations with reliable, professional-quality broadcasts. Set up a live stream from your AV system using RTMP, then share it securely with members through links or embeds. Add branding such as scripture slides, church logos, or visuals, and every service is automatically recorded in your video library. With privacy controls, subtitles, and analytics, Cinema8 makes worship accessible to all.

Live stream your church services

How churches live stream with Cinema8

Easily set up live streams for sermons, services, and events, then share securely with members on any device.

Step 1

Create a live stream in Cinema8’s dashboard and generate your RTMP link. Connect your AV system or streaming setup to begin broadcasting.

Step 2

Add logos, scripture slides, or other visuals to your stream to keep services polished and consistent with your church’s identity.

Step 3

When the service ends, the stream is automatically recorded in your video library, ready to be shared on demand or archived for later viewing.

Why churches use Cinema8 for live streaming

Cinema8 makes it simple for churches to live stream worship services and events in high quality for their congregations. With secure delivery, privacy controls, and automatic recording, services are accessible to all members. Branding options keep broadcasts professional, while subtitles and cross-device support ensure inclusivity. Built-in analytics also help churches understand how their community engages with live and recorded services.

How Cinema8 improves church live streaming

Secure, high-quality worship broadcasts

Automatic recording for on-demand access

Inclusive with captions and accessibility

Weekly sermons and worship services

Live stream Sunday sermons and weekly services in professional quality. With secure delivery and captions for accessibility, members can join live or revisit recordings later, ensuring no one misses the message regardless of location.

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Special ceremonies and events

Share weddings, baptisms, or other special church events with members who cannot attend in person. Cinema8 ensures secure, high-quality live streams that can be preserved as recordings for families and the wider congregation to revisit.

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Private group streaming

Use privacy controls to live stream to specific groups such as Bible studies, youth gatherings, or member-only sessions. Cinema8 lets churches share secure, private live streams with trusted audiences while maintaining professional quality.

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See why Cinema8 is trusted by a wide range of industries

During travel restrictions, Cinema8 proved valuable as a tool. Its platform offered straightforward yet complete tools, allowing us to give virtual demonstrations of our solutions in a secure and efficient way.

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Cinema8 software engaged and motivated students with 360-degree videos at the Tate Gallery, featuring past student projects. Staff support was responsive and helpful with training. A valuable tool for educational institutions.

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Unit Lead Lecturer LCCA / London College of Contemporary Arts

Cinema8 has been instrumental in compiling all of the videos for a research project on employment for the blind or visually impaired, by offering an easy-to-use web-based platform for building Interactive Videos.

Sarah Moody

Communications Coordinator / Mississippi State University

Cinema8 was chosen for its ease of use and ability to create interactive videos through an intuitive interface. The team received great support and reasonable pricing. leading to a renewal of their partnership. Cinema8's support helped them meet project deadlines.

Michel Sohel

Media Consultant / Eastern Michigan University

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Cinema8 makes setting up a live stream simple. From the dashboard, you generate an RTMP link and connect your AV system to start broadcasting. This process is straightforward and repeatable for weekly use, ensuring churches can reliably stream services without technical barriers. Automatic recording also means every broadcast is saved for members to revisit later.
Cinema8 includes privacy controls so churches can choose who can view the streams. Options include public, unlisted, or private settings, as well as domain restrictions for embeds. This flexibility makes it easy to stream weekly sermons publicly while keeping special events or member-only sessions private and secure.
Every live stream is automatically archived in your video library after it ends. This allows churches to create an on-demand library of past services, special events, and ceremonies. Recordings can be shared securely, edited into highlights, or captioned for accessibility, ensuring members can access worship content anytime.
Cinema8’s live streams are delivered via a global CDN with adaptive playback, so church members can join on desktop, tablet, or mobile. This ensures accessibility for all, regardless of device or internet speed. Churches can reach their full community without requiring technical know-how from viewers.
Cinema8 supports captions and subtitles, making services more inclusive for those with hearing impairments or members who speak different languages. Accessibility features ensure that sermons and events can be experienced fully by all members of the congregation, strengthening community connections both live and on demand.