Church Social
Church Social is church management software for organizing congregation information, events, messages, and giving.
What Church Social is
Church Social is church management software for organizing congregation information, events, messages, and giving. Its searchable member directory can include family photos, contact details, birthdays, and anniversaries, and it generates membership statistics. The calendar supports recurring events, printable downloads, website display, and subscriptions through Google, Apple, or Outlook calendars. Members can email the whole congregation or selected groups, reply in the app, attach files, and find archived messages. Treasurers can track contributions, produce giving statements and automated receipts, and import contribution data from Excel or CSV. Church Social works alongside existing accounting software rather than replacing it. Its public REST API returns public events and sermons as JSON, and the public calendar can be displayed on a church website through the API or official WordPress plugin. The iOS and Android apps provide a simplified web experience with offline access, push notifications, and access to the calendar, directory, and recent messages. Plans include full feature access, free data migration, and priority support. A 30-day trial is available.
Good
- Directory includes family details and membership statistics.
- Calendar supports recurring events and subscriptions.
- Contributions can be imported from Excel or CSV.
- Mobile apps include offline access and push notifications.
- Plans include data migration and priority support.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- The Small plan covers up to 200 members.
- It works with, but does not replace, accounting software.
Who it suits
Church Social suits congregations looking to manage member information, calendars, group messaging, and contribution records. It is also relevant to churches that want mobile access and calendar display on a church website.
Verdict
Church Social combines membership, calendars, messaging, and contribution tracking for congregations, with mobile apps and website calendar options. Its paid plans are invoiced annually and vary by member count; a 30-day trial is available.
Plans and prices
From Church Social's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Small | $60 a month | 0-200 members · Full access to all features · Free migration of your data · Priority customer support · No setup costs or extras · No contracts—cancel any time · Invoiced annually |
| Medium | $90 a month | 200-400 members · Full access to all features · Free migration of your data · Priority customer support · No setup costs or extras · No contracts—cancel any time · Invoiced annually |
| Large | $120 a month | 400+ members · Full access to all features · Free migration of your data · Priority customer support · No setup costs or extras · No contracts—cancel any time · Invoiced annually |
The facts
Each one read from Church Social's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting
- Church Social works with existing accounting software and does not replace it.checked 29 Sep 2026
- API
- The public REST API provides access to public church events and sermons and returns JSON responses.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Backups and data
- The company says its PostgreSQL database has a rolling four-day backup and churches can download their data for offline storage.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Calendar
- The calendar supports recurring events, printable downloads, website display, and subscriptions through Google, Apple, or Outlook calendars.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Giving
- Treasurers can track contributions, generate giving statements and automated receipts, and import contribution data from Excel or CSV.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The public calendar can be displayed on a church website using the API or official WordPress plugin, and calendar subscriptions are supported in Google, Apple, or Outlook.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Membership and directory
- The searchable member directory includes family photos, contact information, birthdays, and anniversaries, and automatically generates membership statistics.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Messaging
- Members can email the whole congregation or selected groups, reply in the app, attach files, and access archived messages there.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Product
- Church Social is church management software for helping congregations communicate and stay organized.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- The security page says the PostgreSQL database is encrypted at rest, HTTPS is required, and passwords are hashed using bcrypt.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support and migration
- Pricing includes priority customer support and free data migration; the company says it can import existing records supplied in Excel format.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Church Social Inc. says it was established in 2012.checked 29 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- The iOS and Android apps provide a simplified version of the web experience with offline access, push notifications, and access to features including the calendar, directory, and recent messages.checked 29 Sep 2026
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