Church Windows 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Church Windows

4.3

(912)

Pricing

Starting at $19.00 per month

About Church Windows

Church Windows is a hybrid church management solution that helps church administrations manage their day-to-day activities and interactions with followers. The solution offers various modules to the users that include membership, scheduler, donations, accounting and payroll. It can be deployed either on-premise or hosted in the cloud.

Membership features enable church administrators to view and track household and individual records, customize data fields, record interaction notes and create attendance and visitation reports.

Church resources, events, volunteers and rooms are managed and tracked within the scheduling application, while member contributions and giving histories are maintained in the donations module. Church Windows’ accounting module offers fund accounting capabilities with a customizable chart of accounts, recurring transactions, reconciliation and more. The payroll module helps users to manage payroll processes and generate reports on salary history, taxes, allowances, deductions and more.

Support is offered via online videos, workbooks, webinars and customized training sessions.

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Church Windows Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $19.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

1 Module

$19.00

per month

No plan information available

2 Modules

$39.00

per month

No plan information available

3 Modules

$49.00

per month

No plan information available

4 Modules

$59.00

per month

No plan information available

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Church Windows Features

Popular features found in Church Accounting
Asset Tracking
Bank Reconciliation
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting/Forecasting
Donation Management
Expense Tracking
Financial Management
Financial Reporting
Payroll Management
Receipt Management
More features of Church Windows
Accounting
Accounting Integration
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Activity Dashboard
API
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Built-in Accounting
Check Printing
Child Check-in
Contact Database
Customizable Branding
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Email Management
Event Management
Financial Analysis
For Religious Organizations
Fund Accounting
General Ledger
Invoice Management
Invoice Processing
Member Directory
Member Portal
Membership Management
Multi-Location
Online Calendar
Online Giving
Pledge Management
Reporting & Statistics
Role-Based Permissions
Small Group Management
Transaction History
Visitor Tracking
Volunteer Management
Website Management

Church Windows Integrations

KidCheck

Vanco Faith

Church Windows User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

52%

35%

11%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.8

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.1

Jennifer M.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

Used for all sorts of activities

Overall we really enjoy using Church Windows. It allows all of our staff to update the things that are needing updates and it is updated across the entire network and not just in that persons account.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 3

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We really enjoy the versatility of this product. It has the capability of doing many things and all things can be updated automatically with the cloud based system.

Cons:

I do not like that there is not really an easy way to make reports. I wish there were a lot more formats to choose from.

George M.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Aging Technology

We use church windows to manage our parishioners’ records and all donations. We have been using this solution for more than 15 years. While it has served us well, it has not grown with changing technology. We are in the process of moving to a cloud-based solution.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Robust church management solution from a well established provider. Cost of maintenance is negligible. Feature-rich.

Cons:

Single platform (Windows only). No viable cloud option (they offer cloud service, but it is really just their regular software on VM). Difficult UI, not intuitive.

Reasons for choosing Church Windows

Good mix of price and feature. Most economical for our desired set of features from the other program we considered.

Vendor Response

George, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows

Replied May 2019

LAURIE W.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2021

Church Windows - easy to use

It's still much better than my previous experience with ACS. Much more user-friendly. Support has gotten slow but always resolves issues.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 4

Value for money

Previously 5

Customer support

Previously 5

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

Easier to use, once you understand the program. Lots of options for customizable reports. All our church info in one place.

Cons:

The customer service has gotten slower to respond over the years. You can pay extra for premium support, which I don't appreciate. Been a customer for 15 years, paid a lot of annual fees for support.

Reasons for choosing Church Windows

It had the features we needed and seemed more user-friendly than ACS.

Reasons for switching to Church Windows

ACS was much less user-friendly, at least 15 years ago

Verified

Reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Useful

I like using Church Windows. It has been good for our congregation.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The modules and how payroll and donations work with accounting.

Cons:

Having to use an "accounting" rather than "financial" module. I don't like having to enter bills and pay them.

Reasons for choosing Church Windows

It was more church oriented and had the module for the congregation.

Vendor Response

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows

Replied May 2019

Patricia S.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Long-time user

The church Session likes the Income and Expense Statement that they are given each month. Also, reports for individual committees.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I have used Church Windows at two different churches. Compared to other church software I have used, Church Windows is superior in ease of use, and support. The cost is very affordable. . Support is excellent, especially using e-mail.

Cons:

I would like to see more ability to build reports. Sometimes it is frustrating trying to get the information needed.

Reasons for choosing Church Windows

Cost. We are a small church with limited resources.

Vendor Response

Patricia, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows

Replied May 2019

Jamie L.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Amazing Customer Service

Overall, Church Windows is a great software and I could never say enough about the wonderful customer service. I can easily track day to day transactions and report to our Vestry board on a monthly basis. As we all know, churches run on budgets so it is important to be as accurate as possible every month to make sure we stay within the budget. Church Windows has been instrumental in showing us where we need to make cuts and where we can afford to grow.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Customer Service is amazing. I never have to wait on hold and they call back fairly quickly with a knowledgeable rep. Everyone I have spoken to has been extremely helpful and kind.

Cons:

Having used software like Quickbooks my entire career, I am used to Intuit's ease of use. Pulling up the check register and being able to click right to the transaction. Church Windows is great and I can find everything I need and print any kind of report I would need but it's not quite as user friendly as I would like. I also don't like that payroll is in a separate icon and not built into the other modules.

Vendor Response

Jamie, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better software. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows Support

Replied January 2019

Gerald B.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Church Windows Accounting System Cumbersome to Use

Church Windows was purchased to track church donations and to perform basic accounting functions. The donations module works fine and weekly donations can be entered in less than an hour. The individual year end donation statements are adequate but we have not determined how to reformat so we can provide totals by category.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Previously 3

Customer support

Previously 4

Functionality

Previously 2

Pros:

The system has a high level of flexibility.

Cons:

It is somewhat awkward and difficult to enter and pay bills.

Jefferson F.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Former User

12 years' use by the parish to manage membership and donations. Key operators kept it going for first few years. Parish did not devote specific time at the outset to setting parameters of use. When the original users left organization, volunteers had to help newly-appointed users learn how to record data. After a two-year attempt to rectify, Parish Database team elected to search for and have settled on a Cloud-based replacement open for use by many more within the parish.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

High Level of adaptable detail in custom Donations reports exported into csv for conversion to xlsx and further analysis within parish.

Cons:

Not readily mastered except by a user willing to invest significant time in learning how to understand and apply documentation offered in training manuals. On-line help is mostly how-to guidance for performing specific tasks. Tech service is responsive when reached, but also mostly how-to. Very little help on understanding the "Why". Incompatibility between membership module's members and visitors section made it impossible to transfer groups from one to another area, other than one at a time.

Vendor Response

Jefferson, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better software. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows Support

Replied December 2018

Don T.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Too Much Trouble!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Some integration is seamless, a lot is not, however.

Cons:

Custom reports are hard to design. Making changes is often cumbersome. Data does not import/export easily. Difficult for a new user to learn. Slow and cumbersome. Customer support bad.

Vendor Response

Don, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better software. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows Support

Replied January 2019

Mark W.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Church Windows for a new Church Administrator

Pledging, budget, finances. Changes have been made confused our staff recently.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Now that I am more comfortable with it, it does contain lots of helpful information.

Cons:

hard to learn. Sometimes hard to get in touch for assistance

Vendor Response

Mark, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to submit a review of Church Windows Software. Your input is truly appreciated and helps make Church Windows better software. Please let us know if you have questions by calling us at 800-533-5227 or email us at support@churchwindows.com Thanks again, Church Windows Support

Replied January 2019

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