Church Licences

Great films have the power to make us laugh, move us to tears, and leave us wide-eyed in wonder. The Church Video Licence empowers your church to share those experiences in your services and activities, making your teaching unforgettable and bringing the Gospel to life.

Unlock the power of movies in your ministry

Sermons and Services

Use movie scenes to capture imaginations and illustrate teaching themes.

Sunday School

Show movie scenes to teach, inspire, and illustrate biblical themes during Sunday school.

Children & Youth

Show movies during youth clubs, and children’s and youth ministry.

Movie Nights

Hold indoor and outdoor movie nights as social and community events.

Outreach Events

Show movies as part of mission and outreach events.

Mid-week Activities

Show movies and movie scenes during church-run groups and clubs.

To show film content outside of your worship services, your venue must also be covered by a PRS for Music licence.
To show film content outside of your worship services, a licence from IMRO is also required.

See ourTerms of Agreementfor more details.

The benefit to your church

Nearly all DVDs, digital downloads, and streaming services are authorised for personal, private use only. Convenient, and affordable, The Church Video Licence gives your church near blanket coverage to show films and film scenes in your services and activities.

Find The Perfect Scene

Available FREE with your Church Video Licence, the ScreenVue Vault is your online source of inspiration. Featuring 14,000+ fully searchable Scene Ideas, Views, and Downloads, ScreenVue helps you easily find scenes to illustrate sermons, enhance announcements, and bring youth and outreach events to life.

Open the vault

4,000+ studios and producers 1,500 studios and producers 800+ studios and producers

From independents to the Hollywood majors, the Church Video Licence enables your church to show films in all areas of your ministry. View the complete Authorised Producers List.

Church Video Licence Q&A

Is there a limit to how often we can show films under the licence?

Is there a limit to how much of a movie we can show?

Can we show movies or movie scenes from any source, including video-sharing websites like YouTube?

The Church Video License grants permission to publicly display authorized content otherwise intended for private, personal use only. This means you can display any movie or movie scene which is covered by your license using a wide range of sources. This would include any legally-obtained media. It would also include a legitimate video-sharing website provided you are showing it from an official, authorized channel.

Can we charge admission for our movie event?

Can we advertise our movie event?

Does CCLI endorse all films authorised under the Church Video Licence?

Which organisations are behind the Church Video Licence?