Stream live services, build a searchable sermon archive, and reach your congregation on their TVs and phones - with giving built in and the freedom to keep it free, donation-based or members-only.
A church or ministry streaming app is a branded service that broadcasts live worship and hosts an on-demand sermon library on congregants' TVs and phones - extending the ministry beyond the building and the service time.
Members who are traveling, homebound or in another city can join live and catch up on demand. A branded app keeps them connected all week, not just Sunday.
Years of messages become a searchable, always-available archive - a discipleship resource that keeps ministering long after the service ends.
Put generosity one tap away. Integrated giving lets members support the ministry from the same screen where they worship.
OTTEngine gives ministries what they actually need: reliable live streaming for services, an organized sermon archive, multi-campus and series structure, integrated giving, and event streaming - all no-code and branded to your church.
| Model | How it works | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Free + giving | Open access, funded by donations and tithing in the app | You want the widest reach and fund the ministry through generosity. |
| Donation-suggested | Free to watch, with a gentle prompt to give | You want reach but also want to invite ongoing support. |
| Members / subscription | A paid tier for premium teaching, courses or conferences | You offer in-depth study content beyond weekly services. |
You are never forced to charge - most churches keep services free and let giving carry the ministry.
Plan reliable live service delivery and understand the latency trade-offs. Model a 5-15 second target for large-audience worship.
Full white-label design - your name, logo, color palette, and content organization. Viewers see a polished experience that reflects your brand, not a generic template.
Schedule your library into a continuous linear stream like a traditional TV channel. The scheduling engine and EPG run it automatically, around the clock.
Subscription, ad-supported, or pay-per-view - or any combination. Native billing (Roku Pay, Apple/Google IAP), pre-roll and mid-roll ads, and rentals are built in.
Broadcast live to every screen using any RTMP-compatible encoder. Multi-CDN delivery keeps it smooth for a small class or a stadium crowd.
Manage VOD, live, and linear schedules from one unified dashboard. Update metadata, artwork, and shelves once and publish across all your apps instantly.
Track views, episode performance, viewer retention, and subscription metrics with daily, monthly, and yearly reports - so you program with real data.
Most OTTEngine clients are live within about 7 days.
Upload your sermon archive or connect your existing storage. OTTEngine ingests, transcodes to adaptive HLS/DASH, generates thumbnails, and organizes everything automatically.
Design the experience in the no-code builder: content shelves, branding, and your monetization model, previewed in real time. No engineers, no SDKs.
OTTEngine submits to every app store and handles certification. Most apps pass on the first review. Most clients are live within about 7 days.
Integrated giving lets members donate or tithe directly in the app, so generosity funds the ministry without a paywall between worshippers and the service.
Keep weekly services free for the widest reach. A branded free app still builds connection, data and a channel for events and special appeals.
For ministries with courses, conferences or in-depth teaching, an optional subscription or pay-per-view tier adds support without gating the Sunday service.
EVERY MAJOR SCREEN
Broadcast Network plan includes every platform - one dashboard, every screen.
