Vestry Presenter
The worship presenter for churches using Vestry: songs and services straight from Vestry, projector, stage displays and phone remote, and no internet needed on a Sunday.
Download for WindowsVersion 0.28.1 Β· 2026-11-01Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Free for churches using Vestry. It updates itself.
What it does
Your service plans, songs, chord charts and keys come straight from Vestry. Change the order on the day and send it back.
Everything is kept on the PC. If the church Wi-Fi drops mid-service, nothing stops.
Up to four audience screens, each with its own look, plus two stage displays for the band and the speaker.
Drive the slides from a phone: on church Wi-Fi with a PIN, or anywhere through the Vestry app.
Free Bibles in one click (WEB British Edition, BSB, KJV, ASV), or import the one your church is licensed for.
Download from SongSelect inside the app; songs shown are logged ready for your CCLI report.
A slide editor, PowerPoint import, pictures, video loops, and YouTube or Vimeo clips.
Feed your livestream: an OBS browser source, NDI with a transparent background, or any screen over HDMI.
Countdowns, a sermon timer on stage, messages to the room, logos and overlays you switch on and off.
Getting started
- Download and installClick the download button and run the file. Windows may say it's from an unknown publisher: click More info, then Run anyway.
- Allow it on your networkThe first time it starts, Windows asks about the firewall: tick Private networks and click Allow. In Windows Settings β Network, make sure the church Wi-Fi is set to Private, or phones won't connect.
- Pair it with your churchIn Vestry go to Settings β Presenter devices, give the PC a name and click Make a pairing code. Type your church's Vestry address and the code into the app. Your services and songs download.
- Choose your screensPlug in the projector, press Windows + P and choose Extend. In the app, Settings β Screens: set Audience to the projector. Add a second screen or stage display the same way.
- Add a BibleSettings β Bibles: install a free one with one click, or import your licensed Bible (XML or MyBible).
- Connect a phonePhone remote & stage in the app shows a QR code. Scan it, sign in to Vestry and add it to your home screen.
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Sunday morning
- Open Vestry Presenter. Today's service opens by itself (or pick it at the top).
- Check the projector shows the first slide; turn the screens off with Turn screens off while you set up.
- Click a slide to put it on screen. β or Space for the next slide, β for the next item.
- . blacks the screen, , clears the words, L shows your logo, Esc goes back to live.
The app never updates itself on a Sunday morning or around a service.
Phone remote
Through the Vestry app (any network, mobile data too): staff can drive any service; the team only the services they're on the rota for; anyone else can watch along.
On church Wi-Fi (no internet needed): the Church Wi-Fi tab shows a QR code and a 6-digit PIN. The phone must be on the same Wi-Fi.
Both remotes have βΌ Clear, overlays, timers for the clears, overlays and timer presets.
Stage displays for the band and speaker
Settings β Stage displays sets what each stage screen shows: words, chords in the service key, the next slide, notes, a clock, or a big countdown. Quick picks: Band, Singers, Speaker, Clock.
A stage screen can switch to a big timer whenever the live item isn't a song. Put β± on a heading such as "Sermon" to start a countdown when the service reaches it.
On another PC or TV, open the /stage or /stage2 link shown under Phone remote & stage.
Livestream with OBS or NDI
Vestry Presenter feeds your stream; OBS (or your vision mixer) does the streaming.
- OBS browser source: add a Browser source with the
/obslink from Phone remote & stage, 1920Γ1080. Words appear as a lower third on a transparent background. - NDI: Settings β Screens β NDI, and pick Vestry Presenter in OBS, vMix or an ATEM.
- HDMI: any extra screen output works as a feed into a capture card or mixer.
Bible readings
Type a reference such as John 3:16-21 or several passages: Isaiah 40:1-5; Luke 3:1-6. Choose verses per slide, about N words per slide, or a new slide after chosen verses. Add a second translation underneath in italics. Show now puts it straight on screen; οΌ verse grows it live.
SongSelect and CCLI reporting
SongSelect opens CCLI's site inside the app: sign in with your church's account and download a song as ChordPro; it goes into your Vestry library. CCLI report opens CCLI's reporting site with the list of songs you've shown beside it, ready to submit.
Slides, PowerPoint and video
Slides β New slideshow for notices and liturgy: text, pictures and video, with bold, italic and coloured words. Import PowerPoint turns a deck into editable slides (no PowerPoint needed). Add a YouTube or Vimeo link and it plays on the projector, moving on by itself when it ends.
Moving to a new PC
- On the old PC: Settings β About β save a moving pack to a USB stick.
- On the new PC: install, then choose Restore a moving pack on the first screen.
- Pair with a new code (the church address is filled in), then remove the old PC in Vestry.
Keys
| β / Space | next slide | β | back |
| β / β | next / previous item | C, 1β9, B | chorus, verse, bridge |
| . | black | , | clear words |
| L | logo | Esc | back to live |
| F1βF6 | clear all, words, background, overlays, music, messages |
Change them in Settings β Keyboard. Stream Deck and Companion can drive the app too (see the control API in the app's help).
Updates
The app keeps itself up to date. Updates download quietly and install when the app is next closed, never on a Sunday morning or within four hours of a service. Every update is signed by Shire-Tech and checked before it installs.