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ChurchSpring Live Streaming

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What it is

ChurchSpring Live Streaming is a church-focused service for streaming services to members and visitors watching at home or on the go. Live-streaming integration is included with Grow and Flourish; Grow supports third-party streaming platforms. Churches can schedule streams on their website and create recurring events, with an event landing page and an automatic countdown slider. The service says most third-party streaming embed codes can be added to a church website. Destinations described include the church website, YouTube, Facebook, and custom RTMP services. Analytics can include viewer counts and event length. Native streaming is described as coming soon for Flourish, alongside third-party integrations. Grow includes 25 GB of storage and costs $116 a year or $129 a month. Flourish includes unlimited storage and costs $143 a year or $159 a month. A seven-day trial is listed, but there is no free plan. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web, with phone, email, chat, and video support.

Spec sheet

What it does
ChurchSpring provides church-focused live streaming connected to a church website, social destinations, events, sermons and its mobile app.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Purpose
ChurchSpring describes its live-streaming software as a way for churches to stream services for members and visitors watching at home or on the go.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Audience
ChurchSpring says its live-streaming software is designed for churches and for users across different levels of technical experience.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Security
ChurchSpring says it issues free SSL certificates automatically after a custom domain points to its hosting.Read 21 Oct 2026 · help.churchspring.com
Support
Support is offered by email, phone, chat and video, with live hours listed as 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday.Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Headquarters
Rock Rapids, Iowa, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · churchspring.com
Analytics
The live-streaming page says its analytics can include viewer counts and event length.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Audio controls
Operators can select audio sources intended for microphones and professional mixing equipment.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Browser studio
The browser studio works without downloads and provides camera, screen-sharing, audio and director controls.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Camera switching
Studio operators can switch among multiple camera angles during a broadcast.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Company legal identity
Google Play identifies the developer as CHURCH SPRING, LLC at 106 S Carroll St, Rock Rapids, Iowa, United States.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists ChurchSpring as a privately held design-services company with 2–10 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Countdown and fallback
The service provides countdown timers and a placeholder screen when a feed has not started or drops.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Countdowns and event pages
The live-streaming page describes automatic countdown sliders and a landing page for each live-stream event.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Custom RTMP
ChurchSpring accepts RTMP feeds from encoders such as Blackmagic ATEM, OBS Studio, vMix and Wirecast.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Destinations
Streams can be sent simultaneously to a ChurchSpring website, YouTube, Facebook and custom RTMP services.Read 21 Oct 2026 · help.churchspring.com
Documentation
The help center provides procedural articles for destination connections and Online Studio setup, including camera, screen and audio selection.Read 21 Oct 2026 · help.churchspring.com
Embed support
ChurchSpring says users can add most third-party live-stream embed codes to their website.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Event integration
Creating a live-stream event in the Events Calendar automatically adds it to the streaming schedule.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
External embeds
Existing YouTube Live or Facebook Live streams can be embedded on a ChurchSpring site.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Founded year
ChurchSpring’s own About page says it was founded in 2012 in northwest Iowa.Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Founded-year discrepancy
LinkedIn lists the company’s founding year as 2013.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Included plans
The Grow and Flourish plans include live streaming; Grow supports integration with third-party streaming platforms.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Independent directory description
TheLeadPastor lists ChurchSpring among online-giving platforms as best suited to integrated website tools.Read 21 Oct 2026 · theleadpastor.com
Licence
The terms describe the service and content as ChurchSpring property and grant only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use it.Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Limit: Android reliability
A Google Play reviewer reported that the app could not find their church and required an update, while another said it stopped working without a solution.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Limit: audience
Forbes says the product targets mainstream Protestant teams and may exclude non-Christian, some Catholic and progressive churches because of its statement of faith.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forbes.com
Limit: cancellation
Forbes reports that cancelling may require a phone call and characterizes that process as an aggressive sales tactic.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forbes.com
Limit: design controls
Forbes notes that background-image controls can be difficult to find.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forbes.com
Limit: iOS design
An Apple reviewer said the app looked dated and unlike the ChurchSpring website.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Live chat
Ignite includes moderated live chat with user blocking and profanity filtering.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Mobile app
ChurchSpring’s app is available for iOS and Android and can show live-stream notifications and events.Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Native streaming status
The live-streaming page says native streaming is coming soon and will be available with Flourish alongside third-party integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Ownership
ChurchSpring says it is 100% private and has zero debt.Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Plan availability
The current product page says Grow supports embedded third-party streams, while Flourish and add-ons provide broader native streaming capabilities.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Praise: usability
Forbes describes the dashboard and most design controls as intuitive and highlights inline header-menu editing.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forbes.com
Privacy caveat
ChurchSpring's privacy policy says it uses efforts to protect information but cannot guarantee the security of information provided or used with its website.Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Rating on Apple App Store
4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Forbes Advisor
4.4 out of 5 from Forbes editorial scoring; the page does not state a review count.Read 21 Oct 2026 · forbes.com
Rating on Google Play
4.5 out of 5 from 32 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Scheduling
Future streams can be scheduled for worship services, studies and special events.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Screen sharing
The studio can share worship slides, presentations and other screens.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Sermon publishing
Supported plans can record streams and automatically publish the resulting sermon to the Sermon Library.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Service model
ChurchSpring provides hosted subscriptions and says access is delivered electronically after payment rather than through a downloadable self-hosted package.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Video quality
The listed streaming tiers deliver 720p HD video.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Viewer count
The WebRTC studio displays real-time concurrent viewer counts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com

Plans and prices

Boost $29 a month monthly add-on for any ChurchSpring plan 500 minutes/month · ~8 one-hour services/month · 720p RTMP · Facebook + YouTube restreaming · MP4 download · 1-year archive · no auto-posting · no studio Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Amplify $49 a month monthly add-on for any ChurchSpring plan 800 minutes/month · ~13 one-hour services/month · 720p RTMP + WebRTC · Facebook + YouTube restreaming · recording auto-posted to sermons · 3-year archive · Standard Studio Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Ignite $79 a month monthly add-on for any ChurchSpring plan 1,200 minutes/month · ~20 one-hour services/month · 720p RTMP + WebRTC · Facebook + YouTube + website · recording auto-posted to sermons · 5-year archive · Premium Studio · live chat Read 21 Oct 2026 · sandbox.churchspring.com
Grow (Annual) $116 a year Paid Annually 25 GB storage · Live streaming integration Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Grow (Monthly) $129 a month Paid Monthly 25 GB storage · Live streaming integration Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Flourish (Annual) $143 a year Paid Annually Unlimited storage · Live streaming integration Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com
Flourish (Monthly) $159 a month Paid Monthly Unlimited storage · Live streaming integration Read 4 Oct 2026 · churchspring.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Streaming integration is included with Grow and Flourish.
  • Recurring streams can be scheduled on a church website.
  • Destinations include YouTube, Facebook, and custom RTMP.
  • Analytics can include viewer counts and event length.
  • A seven-day trial is listed.

Limits

  • There is no free plan.
  • Native streaming is described as coming soon.
  • Grow has 25 GB of storage.
  • The listed plans cost at least $116 a year.

Who it suits

It suits churches that want scheduled or recurring streams and event pages for members and visitors. Its listed support options and audience include users with different levels of technical experience.

Verdict

ChurchSpring Live Streaming supports scheduled church events and third-party streaming integrations, with storage limits that differ between Grow and Flourish. Native streaming is not yet described as available, and the listed plans are paid.

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