Is The King's Court Music Covered by CCLI Licensing?

Yes. The King's Court states on its site that it is in a licensing agreement with CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) for the collection of royalties regarding usage of its music. For a church that already holds a CCLI license, that means The King's Court songs can be reported and counted under your existing license rather than requiring a separate permission request to the ministry. The site also provides CCLI reports and lyric downloads, which supports the reporting side of that arrangement.

What the site says about licensing

The relevant statements come directly from The King's Court's own description of its work:

• The ministry is in a licensing agreement with CCLI for collecting royalties regarding usage.
• Free PDF songbooks on the site are described as affiliated with CCLI Song Select for use in church worship services.
• The site hosts a section for CCLI Reports and Download Lyrics.
• The site also references ASCAP member info and the ACE Repertory, pointing to the songwriter's separate performing-rights registration.

Two things are worth separating here. CCLI covers the copying and projection of lyrics and chord sheets for congregational use. ASCAP is a performing-rights organization, and the site's ASCAP/ACE references relate to the songwriter's membership and catalog registration rather than to your church's CCLI activity. For ordinary worship-service use — printing lyrics, projecting slides, arranging the song — the CCLI relationship is the one that matters.

What this means for your church

If your church holds an active CCLI license, the practical workflow is the same as with any other CCLI-affiliated publisher:

1. Confirm the song is in the CCLI catalog. Search CCLI SongSelect for the title. The site says its free songbooks are affiliated with CCLI Song Select, so the songs should be findable there; verify each title you plan to use before relying on it.
2. Use the music in service. Print or project from the free PDF songbooks, or from SongSelect if the title is listed there.
3. Report the usage. Log the song in your CCLI usage reporting the way you would any other title. The site's CCLI Reports section is a resource from the publisher's side; your obligation to report runs through your own CCLI account.
4. Keep your license current. Coverage depends on your church's license being active and on the song being within the CCLI catalog. Neither is guaranteed by the publisher's statement alone.

If your church does not hold a CCLI license

The licensing agreement described on the site is between The King's Court and CCLI; it does not grant your church permission by itself. Without a CCLI license, you would need to contact the ministry directly about permission for your intended use. The site does not publish a separate direct-licensing process or terms, so that conversation would start from the contact or songwriter information listed in its directory.

Common points of confusion

"Free PDF songbooks" does not mean free of licensing. The downloads are offered at no charge, but the site frames them as affiliated with CCLI Song Select and tied to a royalty-collection agreement. Free to download and free to use in a public worship service are different things; treat the CCLI license as the basis for service use.

CCLI and ASCAP are not interchangeable. The site mentions both. CCLI is the relevant channel for congregational lyric and sheet-music use. The ASCAP and ACE Repertory references describe the songwriter's performing-rights registration and catalog listings, not a substitute for your church's CCLI reporting.

A publisher's CCLI agreement is not your church's license. The agreement lets CCLI collect royalties on the publisher's behalf. Your church's own license is what authorizes your copying and projection, and your own reporting is what routes the royalty.

Quick reference

For a church already reporting through CCLI, The King's Court music fits into the existing process: find the title, use it, report it. The one step worth doing before a service is confirming the specific song appears in the CCLI catalog, since the publisher's agreement covers its catalog rather than every file on the site.