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Features Overview

Core Features

  • Congregation Management
    • Families - Store and manage household records, including shared contact information and pledge history.
    • Persons - Maintain individual member profiles with contact details, roles, and church history.
    • Self Registration - Allow members to register themselves through an online form, reducing data entry for staff.
    • Online Verification - Let members review and confirm their own contact information to keep records accurate.
    • Notes - Attach private or shared memos to person and family records for pastoral care and follow-up.
    • Properties - Assign custom labels (such as "Homebound" or "Choir Member") to people, families, and groups.
  • Finances
    • Donations - Record cash, check, and electronic contributions and link them to family pledge accounts.
    • Envelope - Track giving by numbered donation envelopes for families who prefer that method.
    • Deposits - Batch incoming donations into deposit slips and generate printable bank deposit forms.
  • Events - Create one-time or recurring church events, track attendance, and manage child check-in and check-out.
  • Groups - Organize members into ministry teams, committees, Bible studies, or any other grouping your church uses.
  • Sunday School - Manage Sunday School classes as specialized groups with a dedicated class dashboard, roster, and attendance tracking.
  • Calendar - View all scheduled events on a shared church calendar.
  • Fundraiser - Manage auctions, bake sales, and other fundraising events where members buy and sell items.
  • Reports & Queries - Generate printable directories, mailing labels, birthday lists, financial statements, and custom database queries.
  • Volunteers - Track which members are willing to serve in specific roles and find volunteers when needs arise.
  • Data Import - Import member records from CSV files to migrate from another system or bulk-load a new membership list.
  • Backup / Restore - Create and restore database backups to protect your church data.
  • Localization - Display ChurchCRM in the language of your congregation, with support for multiple languages.
  • User Management - Create user accounts, assign roles, and control which staff members can access each part of the system.

External Integration

  • Email
    • Mailchimp - Sync your congregation list with Mailchimp to send newsletters and mass emails.
  • Gravatar - Display member profile photos automatically using their Gravatar-linked email address.