For churches and ministries

Church live streaming that runs itself.

Schedule Sunday service once and it goes live on YouTube every week. Replay it through the week, run a 24/7 worship channel and send it to Facebook too. Nobody has to sit at a computer, and no computer has to stay on.

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24 hrs: Of free streaming every month
10: Of 30+ platforms at once, from one stream
1080p: On the free plan, no watermark
$30: A month per paid stream

How it works

Set Sunday service once.

Upload the recorded service, pick a weekly slot and choose the platforms. Upstream starts it on time from the cloud, plays it through and ends it when the service is over.

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Background
Audio
Stream designer
Live Studio BETA
Activity graphs

Stream settings

Manage background

Loop duration: 01:30:00

Welcome and worship25:00

Attach Sting / Ad Break

Sermon: week 121:05:00

Attach Sting / Ad Break

Settings
Chat
Destinations
Triggers
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Background settings

Background playlist order

Ordered loop
Shuffled loop

Ordered will play the background files in their order.

Video Fit

Crop
Fit

Background will be cropped to fill the entire canvas if the aspect ratio doesn't match.

Video-triggered Inserts

Trigger ModeDisabled

Choose when to trigger video-triggered inserts

Background playlist settings

Background channel volume
70
Controls the volume of the background playlist, minimum value is 0 and maximum is 100.
Background fade typeNo fade
Controls the type of fade animation between background files.

General settings

Playback mode

Loop continuously
Play once and end

Stream loops your playlists 24/7 until you stop it manually or a schedule ends.

Schedule livestream

Schedule typeNo schedule - manual control

You start and stop the stream manually from the dashboard.

Actions

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1 Make it a recurring schedule 2 Every day or every week 3 Next start, and when it ends 4 Save. It goes live every Sunday

01 Scheduled services

Every Sunday at ten, on time.

Set the slot once and the service starts on Upstream's servers every Sunday, then ends when it's done. Upstream makes the YouTube broadcast too, so nobody has to open YouTube Studio.

See scheduling

02 24/7 channel

A worship channel that never goes dark.

Upstream is cloud playout: it loops sermons, worship sets and past services on YouTube around the clock. Add last Sunday's service while the channel plays.

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03 Live with guests

Bring the pastor on from home.

Go live from the browser in Live Studio with up to 10 people on stage. A guest preacher or worship leader joins from a link, with no account and nothing to install.

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Your first broadcast

From last Sunday's recording to a channel that runs itself

Start with one recorded service. Check it on your channel, then set the weekly slot.

01 Step 1
Upload a recorded service
Upload last Sunday's service as one video, or worship and sermon as a playlist. Put a welcome video or the announcements in front of it.
02 Step 2
Connect YouTube and Facebook
Sign in with YouTube and Upstream sets up the broadcast. For Facebook, paste a persistent stream key from Live Producer. Facebook asks for a Page with at least 100 followers.
03 Step 3
Test it, then set the weekly slot
Run a short test and watch it on your channel. Then set a weekly schedule, and add a 24/7 replay channel when you're ready.

Sunday service, on the minute

Pick a weekly slot and Upstream starts the service on time. Choose Create YouTube live now and it shows on your channel as Upcoming, with a link to share.

Schedule livestream StoppedScheduledStarting in 3sStarting in 2sStarting in 1sStreaming

Schedule type One-time schedule Recurring schedule Stream starts and stops automatically at the times you set. Choose the next start and end occurrence; future occurrences repeat from that window.

Start date and time Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM End date and time Sun, Sep 27, 11:30 AM

Frequency WeeklyNext start date and time Select date and time Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM September 2026 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Set time of day

A 24/7 channel YouTube keeps

YouTube saves streams under 12 hours to your channel. Run the worship channel in back to back cycles just under 12 hours and every run stays as a video.

Worship music with its own visuals

Play worship music as an audio playlist over a video or image playlist. Set each volume and a crossfade between songs, like a radio station.

YouTube and Facebook in one go

Add Facebook next to YouTube, up to 10 of 30+ platforms at once. Facebook ends lives at 8 hours, so Upstream stops it 5 minutes early and the rest stay live.

Manage Stream State Stopped1 / 4 streaming2 / 4 streaming3 / 4 streaming4 / 4 streaming

Lofi Beats Radio Primary Stream Server

Facebook Facebook Automatically stops 5 minutes before 8 hour limit

YouTube YouTube

Instagram Instagram

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Streaming church from a PC with OBS vs with Upstream

OBS is free and it works. It also needs a computer that stays on and someone who presses start. Upstream runs the service from the cloud.

Church

A church PC with OBS vs Upstream

Capability	A church PC with OBS On a computer at church	Best fit Upstream Cloud and browser
Sunday morning start	A volunteer presses Start	Starts on schedule from the cloud
Replays during the week	The PC stays on all week	Played from the cloud, every PC off
24/7 worship channel	A computer running day and night	Runs on Upstream's servers
YouTube and Facebook at once	A plugin and an upload for each	One stream to up to 10 of 30+ supported platforms
Guest preacher from home	A video call captured into OBS	Joins Live Studio from a link
Power cut or update at church	The stream ends	Scheduled and 24/7 streams keep going
Price	Free software, plus the PC	Free for 24 hours a month, then $30 a month

Sunday morning start

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: A volunteer presses Start
Upstream Cloud and browser: Starts on schedule from the cloud

Replays during the week

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: The PC stays on all week
Upstream Cloud and browser: Played from the cloud, every PC off

24/7 worship channel

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: A computer running day and night
Upstream Cloud and browser: Runs on Upstream's servers

YouTube and Facebook at once

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: A plugin and an upload for each
Upstream Cloud and browser: One stream to up to 10 of 30+ supported platforms

Guest preacher from home

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: A video call captured into OBS
Upstream Cloud and browser: Joins Live Studio from a link

Power cut or update at church

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: The stream ends
Upstream Cloud and browser: Scheduled and 24/7 streams keep going

Price

A church PC with OBS On a computer at church: Free software, plus the PC
Upstream Cloud and browser: Free for 24 hours a month, then $30 a month

Stream your services free for 24 hours every month No credit card and no watermark. Scheduling is on every plan. No credit card

Key facts about Upstream

What it is: Cloud streaming software that does four things in one plan: 24/7 streams from your videos, scheduled pre-recorded streams, live shows with guests, and multistreaming.
Price: $30 a month per 1080p stream, or $24 billed yearly. As low as $16 a stream with 4 or more, billed yearly.
Free plan: 24 hours of streaming every month, with no card and no watermark. The hours reset monthly.
Platforms: 30+ platforms, up to 10 at once from one stream.
Longest run: One YouTube broadcast on Upstream has run without a restart since July 27, 2024: Final Fantasy LoFi Radio, 800+ days and still live.
YouTube: Certified for YouTube Live. Upstream is on YouTube's official list of verified encoders.

Pricing · per concurrent stream

One free stream. Paid gets cheaper as you scale.

Start with 1 paid stream at $30/mo, scale to 1000+, and pay less as you add streams: 2 streams are $50/mo, 3 streams are $70/mo, then 4+ streams are $20/stream/mo or $16/stream/mo when billed yearly.

Free plan No credit card

1 stream only

$0 / forever

1 concurrent stream · 24 hr/month

1080p at 30 FPS

Your price Unlimited streaming

1 stream

$30 / month

$30/stream/mo · 4+ volume rate is $20

$30 start $20 volume rate

Simple pricing while you scale

Every stream includes No add-ons, no upsells. Same on the free plan.

Cloud playout

No bandwidth limits

Scheduled streams Pre-recorded live

Stream recordings

Multistream x10 Stream Designer + overlays Live Studio Playback controls Separate playlists Stings, jingles + ad inserts Team access Live Streaming API MCP for AI assistants Certified for YouTube Live

No watermark

Instant cloud availability*

^* Free-plan capacity may be limited during unusual demand.

FAQ

Church streaming questions

01 Can Upstream run a 24/7 church channel on YouTube?

Yes. Upstream is cloud playout: upload sermons, worship sets and past services, and it plays them on YouTube around the clock from its own servers. It holds up, too. Final Fantasy LoFi Radio has run on YouTube through Upstream as one unbroken broadcast since July 27, 2024: 800+ days and still live.

02 Do we need a computer or a volunteer on Sunday morning?

03 Can we stream to YouTube and Facebook at the same time?

Yes. Put both on the same stream and Upstream sends it to each one, up to 10 of 30+ platforms at once. You sign in with Google for YouTube and Upstream makes the broadcast. Facebook takes a persistent stream key, and if you schedule the live in Live Producer the day before (Facebook allows up to 24 hours ahead), it starts on its own while Upstream is sending.

04 Can the 24/7 channel run on Facebook too?

05 How much does church live streaming cost?

06 Will YouTube keep our services as videos?

07 Can we stream worship songs?

Only with the rights to them. CCLI’s Streaming License covers worship songs in the services you stream, and Streaming Plus adds recordings and tracks. YouTube scans every live stream for copyrighted music and can interrupt it, even when you hold a license, unless the rights owner allowlists your channel.

Plan your workflow

Plan your church stream

See the setup and choose how your first stream will run.

Scheduling Schedule a recorded service on YouTube Set up the YouTube event so the service starts on time with nobody at the desk. Read the guide 24/7 channel Set up a 24/7 channel on YouTube Build the playlist and settings for a channel that stays on air. Read the guide YouTube rules Is 24/7 streaming allowed on YouTube? What YouTube allows on a channel that is always live. Read the guide

More streaming options

Put this Sunday on a schedule

Upload a recorded service and run a short test on your channel. The free plan gives you 24 hours of streaming every month, with no card and no watermark.

No credit card 1 stream included 24 hours/month Full functionality

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