Shepard
Shepard is a paid, hosted church platform for giving, sermons, groups, events, prayer, and community communication.
What Shepard is
Shepard is a paid, hosted church platform for giving, sermons, groups, events, prayer, and community communication. It runs on the web and iOS, with Google Play listed as coming soon. Churches can publish short videos, devotionals, and testimonies in a private community feed. Online giving uses Stripe and supports recurring donations and member giving history. Group and event tools include ministry teams, real-time messaging, RSVPs, volunteer signups, and digital check-in. Shepard also provides sermon libraries, push messaging, AI study tools, and a workflow builder with triggers, actions, conditions, delays, and filters. The site lists 54 workflow nodes with a subscription. Standard costs $39 a month, Premium $99 a month, and Enterprise $249 a month. Standard allows five administrators, 10 GB storage, one five-node workflow, and a 0.5% giving fee. Premium and Enterprise add higher limits. Every plan starts with 14 days of Enterprise features without requiring a card, and members use Shepard free.
Good
- Online giving uses Stripe with recurring donations
- Private feed supports videos, devotionals, and testimonies
- Groups include messaging, RSVPs, and volunteer signups
- Web and iOS access
- 14-day Enterprise-feature trial requires no card
Watch out
- No free plan for churches
- Google Play app is not yet available
- Standard plan limits administrators to five
- Paid plans charge platform fees on giving
Who it suits
Shepard suits churches needing one system for donations, ministry groups, events, sermons, and private member communication. It is intended for users age 13 and older.
Verdict
Shepard combines church communications, giving, groups, events, and workflows in one service. Its paid plans provide different administration, storage, workflow, and giving-fee limits, while members can use the platform free.
Plans and prices
From Shepard's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $39 a month | Up to 5 admin users · 10 GB storage · Online giving 0.5% platform fee · 1 workflow (5 nodes) · $39/ month |
| Premium | $99 a month | Unlimited admin users · 100 GB storage · Online giving 0.4% platform fee · $99/ month |
| Enterprise | $249 a month | Unlimited everything · Unlimited storage · Online giving 0.3% platform fee · $249/ month |
The facts
Each one read from Shepard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data handling
- For Premium and Enterprise Shepard Assistant queries, the policy says requests are sent to Anthropic and are not retained to train its models.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The privacy policy says Shepard is intended for users age 13 and older.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- The site says Shepard includes more than 21 features, including online giving, sermons, group chat, AI study tools, and a global community feed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Feed
- Churches can share short-form videos, devotionals, and testimonies while keeping their community content private.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Giving integration
- Online tithes and donations are processed through Stripe, with recurring giving and giving history for members.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Groups and events
- The platform lists small groups, ministry teams, real-time messaging, event RSVPs, volunteer signups, and digital check-in.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Member pricing
- The home page says Shepard is free for members.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Payments security
- The privacy policy says payment details go directly to Stripe and Shepard does not receive or store full card numbers or bank account details.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Shepard says it does not sell personal information, use it for targeted advertising, or use it to train third-party AI models.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Shepard describes itself as an all-in-one church platform for giving, sermons, groups, events, prayer, and a community feed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says traffic is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS and church data is tenant-isolated using PostgreSQL Row-Level Security.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists support at [email protected] and general contact at [email protected].checked 7 Oct 2026
- Workflows
- The workflow builder lists triggers, actions, conditions, delays, and filters, and the page says it has 54 total nodes with a subscription.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- The download page links to the Apple App Store and says Google Play is coming soon.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- Every plan includes 14 days of Enterprise features, and the home page says no card is required for the trial.checked 7 Oct 2026
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