Licences for ministries and events
If you're running a Christian ministry or event, or your organization uses worship songs and hymns, CCLI can provide affordable licensing solutions as well as simple, legal access to the content you need.
If you’re not sure whether your organization needs licensing, we're here to help. Contact CCLI for guidance and advice.
Solutions for your organization
If you’re a hospital, military or prison chaplaincy, or you run a conference centre, CCLI can usually provide a licensing solution to meet your needs.
Our Church Copyright Licence® provides simple, comprehensive, and affordable coverage for the typical copying activities that assist congregational singing. It permits you to project copyrighted hymn and worship song words stored on computer, or print them in service sheets or bulletins. In addition, CCLI can usually provide a streaming licence permitting worship services to be shared online.
As a licence holder you’ll enjoy free access to lyrics on SongSelect, which seamlessly integrates with Presenter by WorshipTools.
If you’re an itinerant chaplain, please see Mobile/Travelling Ministries below.
If you’re organizing a one-off event, such as a concert, camp, or conference, CCLI can usually provide a short-term Event Copyright Licence, as long as the event is non-commercial, and certain conditions are met.
Please contact CCLI for further information and advice.
CCLI's Mobile Copyright Licence is tailored for itinerant workers and travelling ministries operating across multiple locations. It provides simple, comprehensive, and affordable coverage for the typical copying activities that assist congregational singing such as projecting copyrighted hymn and worship song words stored on computer, or printing them in service sheets or bulletins.
- The Mobile Copyright Licence is the same as the Church Copyright Licence except that the right to record is not included.
- The size category for the licence should reflect the maximum expected congregation size in the year the licence is active.
- The licensee must retain sole possession of all copies made under the licence.
- A Mobile licensee cannot generally use their licence to cover their home church congregation.
- A CCLI streaming licence add-on is not available for mobile workers.
Mobile licensees can also benefit from a SongSelect subscription, providing a simple, single source of sheet music and free lyrics. SongSelect seamlessly integrates with Presenter by WorshipTools.
Please contact CCLI for further information and advice.
CCLI can often provide licensing solutions for churches that operate across multiple sites, or ministries which are part of a group with a central office or administrator.
Please contact CCLI for further information and advice.
Whether you’re organizing a wedding, funeral, or service of remembrance, you’ll want to ensure permissions are in place for any songs or creative works you wish to use.
Church-sponsored weddings and funerals (those where the bride, groom, or family usually attend the church) may use the church’s CCLI licences.
Couples or families who do not usually attend the church can obtain an Event Copyright Licence for the reproduction of worship songs and hymns during the service. This would include projecting lyrics onto a screen, or printing them in an Order of Service.
If you intend to use other copyrighted material during the service, or wish to record or stream a wedding or funeral during which copyrighted songs are played, CCLI recommends obtaining direct permission from the owners or licensing agencies who administer the rights.