ChurchStaq 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

ChurchStaq

4.3

(440)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About ChurchStaq

ChurchStaq is an all-in-one church management, giving, and engagement platform designed for church leaders who want clarity, connection, and confidence in how they manage their ministry. Built by Pushpay, ChurchStaq supports pastors, administrators, and ministry teams who are looking for a system that brings people, generosity, and communication together in one place.

ChurchStaq is a strong fit for churches that want to reduce administrative complexity while staying focused on relationships. It helps teams manage individual and household profiles, track attendance, organize groups and ministries, and keep member information accurate and accessible. Built-in digital giving allows churches to accept one-time and recurring donations, run campaigns, and steward generosity without relying on disconnected tools. A branded church app helps churches stay connected through push notifications, updates, and ongoing engagement beyond Sunday.

For staff and leadership, ChurchStaq offers role-based permissions, automated workflows, and reporting dashboards that surface engagement and giving trends. These insights help teams understand where people are involved, where follow-up is needed, and ho...

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ChurchStaq Pricing and Plans

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ChurchStaq Features

Popular features found in Fundraising
Campaign Management
CRM
Event Management
For Nonprofits
Membership Management
Mobile Giving
Pledge Management
Receipt Management
Recurring Giving
Registration Management
Reporting & Statistics
Volunteer Management
More features of ChurchStaq
Access Controls/Permissions
Accounting Integration
ACH Payment Processing
Activity Dashboard
Ad hoc Reporting
Alerts/Notifications
API
Attendance Tracking
Campaign Analytics
Child Check-in
Communication Management
Contact Database
Contact Management
Contribution Tracking
Credit Card Processing
Cryptocurrency Processing
Customizable Branding
Customizable Fields
Customizable Forms
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Data Security
Debit/Credit Card Processing
Donation Management
Donation Tracking
Donor Management
Electronic Payments
Electronic Signature
Email Reminders
Event Scheduling
Forms Management
For Religious Organizations
Generative AI
Goal Setting/Tracking
Historical Trend Analysis
In-Person Payments
Member Communication
Member Directory
Member Portal
Mobile Access
Mobile Payments
Multi-Location
Multiple Payment Options
Online Calendar
Online Forms
Online Giving
Online Payments
Payment Fraud Prevention
Payment Processing
PCI Compliance
Personalization
Real-Time Data
Recurring/Subscription Billing
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Self Service Portal
Small Group Management
SMS Messaging
Status Tracking
Summary Reports
Third-Party Integrations
Transaction Monitoring
Visitor Tracking
Worship Planning

ChurchStaq Integrations

BombBomb

Text-Em-All

Clearstream

PastorsLine

Intulse

Aplos

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ChurchStaq User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

56%

29%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.2

Rachel H.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Wasn't for us

Previously 5

Overall, this app wasn't for us. It was too much work to keep things in one place and we ultimately ended up switching.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 3

Value for money

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

While we were using it, it was nice to be able to keep track of our attenders all in one place and be able to send them regular emails.

Cons:

One of CCB's biggest downfalls is their ease of use. The product is not user friendly and needs a lot of maintenance to keep groups and things up to date.

Charles S.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2020

Backbone of our Data Management and Communication

Before we went with CCB, we had another Church Management Software System that was extremely popular. One day our man computer died that had the ChMS on it and we were unable to professionally retrieve the data that we had put in it for 20 years. Plus the backup for that ChMS had mistakenly been backing up the wrong file off site. So we lost everything. We went with Church Community Builder because it was cloud based and could be used on any system or smart phone connected to the internet and no chance of loss of data. We got SO MUCH MORE than we had planned. CCB is so robust and they are working daily making it even more robust and user friendly. Their customer support is second to none. It is very personal and they work until you are completely satisfied and understand what is happening. CCB has not become interwoven in every area of our church and being used by all the different ministries for scheduling volunteers, by al the small groups for communication and planning, for our families with children to check in both in the nursery and children's ministry, and by the church staff to not only record all the financial and member data, but to use it to make unlimited reports and planning ideas. It has become our communication hub of the church. Our members love being able to log on and control their own data, download financial information, look at the calendar, connect with other members and groups, and be informed about life at the church. This has been a win!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CCB ties everything we are trying to track, retain, and utilize into one very cohesive product. While there are multiple sections where data points can be collected, you only have to put them in once and they are available throughout the program. Although recording the data is easy, the CCB program helps tremendously to sort and use the data for an unlimited amount of projects and the presentation of the relevant data is very useful. Actually, the CCB Program inspires you with many ways you can use your data that you didn't even think was possible. Plus, it helps us to communicate with all of our attenders in multiple and meaningful ways.

Cons:

In the past, the mobile side of the software was lacking in usability. However, CCB has really poured a lot of resources in the mobile side over the past 2 years and now it is very usable and graphic.

Reasons for choosing ChurchStaq

It was more robust and the future of the software looked unlimited. That has proven correct. It was the BEST Choice and affordable.

Reasons for switching to ChurchStaq

Servant Keeper was not very robust plus we lost 20 years of records that where nonrecoverable.

Michael H.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

CCB is my friend

great. skeptical at first. it has grown on me and become a trusted tool

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 5

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 5

Pros:

The best thing about church community builder is that it really does build community. From my friends who work there to other church leaders who use it we have found community. It does more than I know and gives us what we need.

Cons:

Not always the easiest place to learn. CCB has become our go to place for learning and keeping info. The upgrades are good but we do not often learn them well enough.

Verified

Reviewer

Religious Institutions

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2022

Good all-in-one solution ChMS for our church

Using ChMS we are able to manage volunteers, and members, communicate with groups of people, check-in kids, handle giving, and more from a single portal. Overall while we have had issues, it has been the best fit for our church.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are some powerful tools built in, and an all-in-one solution means fewer additional vendors to work with. Once trained most staff using the software can navigate the basics and even some advanced features without issue.

Cons:

Bugs, they've been many for us in the past two years. I believe that is in part due to the speed at which they are providing new features, but breaking things that have been reliable for years and then taking months to resolve many of the bugs has been painful.

Reasons for choosing ChurchStaq

At the time it fit the most needs in one software.

Autumn W.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

CCB Saved Our Church!

Love, love, love! seriously, though....Church Community Builder definitely has saved our church. We started as a church plant on a college campus where we were mobile on Sundays and very heavy small group based. CCB allowed us ease of communicating with people and keeping up with visitors and regular attenders alike. We use literally every feature CCB offers that we can afford and it has served us immensely well. Another major bonus is their customer support. They are always improving the software and are very open and willing to listen to ideas of "hey, could the program do this??". Any time we send any suggestion in, we get personal responses and results very quickly. we are VERY pleased with CCB.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I cannot stress how much we LOVE Church Community Builder!!! It has brought the communication of our church together like nothing else ever could. Mostly, we love the ability for our church members to connect with one another through the groups in CCB and how this allows our leaders to effectively communicate throughout the week.

Cons:

The only con I can think of right now is that we're not super excited about the new schedules feature. Taking schedules out of groups is very effective for some areas, but there are teams that we have that need schedules locked within their group and the new way of doing it makes this process more difficult.

Reasons for choosing ChurchStaq

We weren't using other things before using CCB, but we looked into a few other programs to do what CCB has brought to us. WE chose CCB because of their customer service, their incredible sales team and intro calls, and because we thought it would be the best software to grow with our church.

Rebecca Z.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2021

Not the Best - But Inexpensive

Frustration! I did discuss this with my boss, and his response was related to the cost. So, my understanding is that this software is well worth the cost. (I beg to differ sometimes.)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The best thing about the software at the moment is that there is an app available. The app however, does not do all that I would like for it to do. It does make the most basic items available, but a deeper use is not available. Customer service is phenomenal. They have a beta program that is very responsive and are available is many ways...even through Facebook!

Cons:

Customer service is phenomenal, but the problem is that I constantly need help. The software is CONSTANTLY in flux (which is good for those who like seeing how responsive the company is to their requests) but not everyone can be pleased. At some point I would like to see a solid program that is user friendly. Even if I don't like "where they put stuff" I would like to be able to get into a routine. It took me a very long time (3 years) to learn how to perform an in-depth search that would give me the results I actually needed.

Reasons for switching to ChurchStaq

We needed to be able to connect with other software seamlessly and CCB is good at integrating newer technologies.

Zach Y.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Love CCB

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Church Community Builder is an amazing product for any Church that wants to plan for the future and help support their congregation in the best way possible. It has functions for everything a church would want to do. They are also open to suggestions and always making improvements.

Cons:

Their form builder and service function aren't quite as good as other programs like Planning Centre and Wufoo. But they have made huge improvements over the past years and are getting close!

Reasons for switching to ChurchStaq

CCB integrated the whole church onto one platform instead of having multiple programs and databases.

Amanda G.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Great Way To Build Community

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What I love about CCB is the ease of locating contacts in the database and being able to see my volunteer duties easily.

Cons:

The software does frequent updates and makes changes often. While this is helpful in working out glitches, it’s difficult to learn navigating through the website or teaching others to do the same.

Reasons for switching to ChurchStaq

Planning Center seemed more limited in the needs for our church.

Glen M.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Keep track of your people.

Overall, it’s been positive. We utilize the new app structure heavily as well.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to encourage someone in their spiritual walk while not losing sight of any detail along the way. Through process queues and forms there’s an endless flexibility to managing people.

Cons:

Somewhere along the way, the overall vision of “Church” feels absent now. Church Community Builder seemed a more apt title for a software that did just that.

Vendor Response

Glen, thank you for this feedback. We're glad the process queues, forms, and new app structure are helping you care for people well. We appreciate you sharing this perspective.

Replied December 2025

Benjamin F.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

A Substantial CMS if you can afford it.

ChMS can go toe-to-toe with the top Church Management Softwares out there, but at the time of our utilization, we were not using the software to its full extent, and that made it hard to justify given the price of the overall tool.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

ChMS is a very substantial church management tool, even when we were using it several years ago before PushPay acquired it

Cons:

At the time, cost was the biggest issue we had, as we were not utilizing a lot of the bells and whistles that we were paying for.

Vendor Response

Benjamin, thank you for this honest feedback. This is helpful as we think about how to better serve churches at different stages. We appreciate you recognizing the strength of the tool.

Replied December 2025

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