TimelyChurch

Overview

TimelyChurch brings church administration, giving, and a church website into one service for small and growing congregations. It is most compelling for churches that want connected records and workflows rather than separate tools for each job.

Its reach is broad, but the free tier is capped at 100 people and paid plans impose meaningful capacity limits until Pro. Churches should compare those ceilings with their size and consider whether the stated lack of third-party security certifications fits their requirements.

Key features

People and follow-up

A searchable directory combines family links, notes, tags, and milestones, with automatic follow-ups to support ongoing contact. Custom registration forms add flexibility for collecting information. This connected record-keeping is useful for churches managing families and next steps, though the free plan's 100-person cap may quickly constrain a growing congregation.

Giving and accounting

TimelyChurch supports one-time and recurring online donations and can post them to a fund-accounting ledger. It says card payments are processed by Stripe and that it adds no platform fee to giving. The ledger connection is a practical advantage for churches that want giving and bookkeeping together.

Check-in and volunteers

Child check-in combines security codes, guardian-matched pickup, allergy alerts, name-tag printing, and real-time headcounts. Those safeguards make it a more complete option than a simple attendance counter. Volunteer scheduling adds fair-rotation auto-scheduling and Telegram Yes/No/Snooze confirmations, reducing the need to chase replies manually.

Website and security

The site builder offers templates and custom domains, with event, giving, and group data drawn from TimelyChurch. That can keep church information connected, though Growth limits the site to 20 pages. Security controls include role-based permissions, optional admin two-factor authentication, activity logging, HTTPS, and isolated church data. TimelyChurch says it conducted an internal security audit in 2026, but it does not currently hold third-party certifications such as SOC 2. The directory is off by default, members choose what to share, and churches can export data; members may request deletion of their information.

The company says it typically responds within 24 hours and provides guides, tutorials, documentation, and support tickets. TimelyChurch is available on Android, iOS, and the web.

Pricing

TimelyChurch has a free plan, paid tiers, and a 30-day trial. The free plan, Free Forever, costs nothing and allows up to 100 people with 500 MB of storage. It is a sensible starting point for a small church, but the people cap and limited storage leave little room for growth.

Growth costs $49 a month, billed at $49 /month or $488/year (save 17%). It raises capacity to 500 people and includes 3 check-in kiosks, 20 website pages, and 5 GB of storage. This tier suits churches that have outgrown the free allowance but do not need unlimited members or kiosks.

Pro costs $129 a month, billed at $129 $149 /month or $1,290/year (save 17%). The founding price is locked for the first 25 churches, then $149/mo. Pro removes the member and kiosk limits and provides 20 GB of storage, making it the fit for congregations that need room to scale. The quoted founding-price condition matters to buyers planning beyond that initial group.

Platforms

TimelyChurch supports Android, iOS, and web, covering mobile use as well as browser-based administration.

Who it's for

TimelyChurch is aimed at small and growing churches, including church planters, that want people management, giving, bookkeeping, check-in, volunteer scheduling, and a website in one platform. Its free tier is most appropriate for congregations within the 100-person limit; Growth fits those needing up to 500 people and three kiosks. Churches requiring third-party security certification, or those whose size exceeds Growth's limits without fitting Pro's cost, should weigh other options.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Giving can feed a fund-accounting ledger, tying donations to bookkeeping.
• Pros: Child check-in includes guardian matching, allergy alerts, printed name tags, and live headcounts.
• Pros: Website event, giving, and group data can draw from the same platform as church operations.
• Cons: Free Forever stops at 100 people and 500 MB of storage, while Growth caps churches at 500 people and three kiosks.
• Cons: TimelyChurch says it does not currently hold third-party certifications such as SOC 2, which may not satisfy churches with formal certification requirements.

Alternatives

For a category-focused comparison, see Church Event Management Software, Church Check-In Software, and Small Group Management Software.

• Faith Teams is worth considering for churches seeking an alternative with a free account capped at 100 active people and online giving activation within 30 days of sign-up.
• Planning Center may suit churches that prefer separate modules, including a free Calendar plan for one room and a free People plan with unlimited database and reporting.
• ChurchTrac is a paid alternative with a 75-people plan at $29 a month, or 125 people at $39 a month.
• Floways may appeal to churches prioritizing free people management with unlimited profiles, households, workflows, notes, tags, and reporting.
• Fellowr is another freemium option, with a free plan that has no member cap but uses metered allowances.
• ChurchPlan offers a free Essentials plan with unlimited members, online giving, and automated tax receipts.
• Vinteract is another freemium alternative.
• Churchteams is a paid option with a $10.00-per-month text-to-church plan that includes the first 500 outbound texts.

Verdict

TimelyChurch is a strong fit for a small or growing church seeking a connected system for member records, giving, check-in, volunteers, and its website. Its integrated workflows and free entry point are the main reasons to choose it; the plan caps and absence of third-party certifications are the clearest reasons to look elsewhere.