Is the church app really included for free?

Yes. You can start with a free plan that includes core app and website capabilities. Paid plans add extras such as a short custom domain, or using a domain your church already owns; see pricing for current tiers.

Do members download a separate app per church?

Members use the myChelper app and select your church (or follow your invite flow). You still get your branding and content for your congregation.

How does giving work?

Giving runs through Stripe with a clear fee structure on our pricing page. Your church connects the appropriate Stripe setup from the admin portal.

Groups are spaces in My Community for ministries and small groups, with visibility and membership rules you control, optional events, and messaging settings per group.

Can we keep track of families?

Yes. In the admin portal you can group people into households with roles (Head, Spouse, Child, or Other), add custom fields and tags, filter your People list, import from a CSV with household columns, merge duplicates, and export. It is included on the free plan.

Can we take attendance?

Yes. Record a headcount or tick who was here for each service, take attendance from a group roster, and see a "not seen lately" list of people who haven't been in for a few weeks. First-time guests can fill in a guest card from a QR code. It is included on the free plan. myChelper does not offer children's check-in with security labels.

myChelper

Church app features in one place

myChelper is a registered trade name of Faith Software, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This is a charitable church-equipping program—not a separate for-profit software company.

myChelper brings together a branded church experience in the mobile app, a simple website builder, mobile giving, daily readings and devotionals, and tools to help you communicate—so members can connect in Groups and prayer in the same place they open for Scripture and generosity, without wiring up five different vendors.

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Dig into the parts of the product your church cares about most—each page maps to how teams actually describe their needs.

Looking for a complete overview by ministry need? Browse solutions—for example church communication software and small church tools.

Mobile app for your church

Members open the myChelper app and access your church’s content, giving, and community areas. You customize branding and home screen content from the admin portal.

Church-branded experience inside the shared myChelper app
Home screen you can shape for your congregation’s needs, with smart blocks that change on their own: a Service block that shifts before, during, and after each service, plus devotional, events with RSVP, prayer wall, and serving blocks
Paths to giving, events, and community (including Groups when your church uses them)

Website builder

Build and host a site that matches your church—linked to the same account as your app. Start on free hosting, move to a short custom domain, or point a domain you already own at it.

Start pages from templates like Plan a visit, Events, and Give. Service times, events, and groups stay in sync with your church's information, and a "Get in touch" guest card sends visitors straight to your Guests list. Changes save as a draft until you press Publish, and version history lets you bring back an earlier page. More on the website builder

Mobile giving

Secure donations through Stripe, with options like Apple Pay and Google Pay where available. Fees and plan details are spelled out on pricing—no surprise “gotchas” in the fine print here.

At year-end, email every donor their giving statement and print the rest. Here's how to send year-end giving statements.

Communication and engagement

Reach your people with push notifications and organized community spaces. Groups support discoverability, join rules, leader announcements, and (when your church enables it) member messaging—see the Groups overview on our blog.

We are deliberate about why people open the app: connection and care first—not only a feed of announcements. Read your church app isn't only for announcements for how that shapes daily readings, Groups, and giving together.

Daily readings, devotionals, and reading plans

Publish Scripture rhythms, devotionals, and structured reading plans inside the same mobile home people use for community and prayer—so teaching is not stranded on a webpage few people bookmark.

Flexible readings content with scheduling and progress for plans and series
Weekly sermon notes with fill-in-the-blanks and a next step, kept in each person's My notes
Scripture references with translation-aware Bible text support
Pairs with Groups and prayer: see the daily readings feature page and daily readings solution overview

Notifications, inbox, and email

Send timely updates without your message getting lost in personal text threads. Leaders can share links and images; members see church-only communication in one inbox tied to your ministry.

Push notifications for time-sensitive news
Email your whole people directory, with your church's address and an unsubscribe link added for you
Send one message to phones and email at once
Organized message history for teams with access
Helpful walkthrough: send mass notifications

Groups and community

Give ministries and small groups a place to gather inside the same app people already use for weekends and giving—from prayer requests to leader-led announcements.

Discoverable or invite-only groups, with controls per group
Optional member messaging when your church chooses to enable it
Evaluating a larger ministry suite? See where myChelper fits alongside other tools

People and households

Know who belongs to whom. In the admin portal you can group your people into households, mark each person as Head, Spouse, Child, or Other, and keep the details your church actually uses in custom fields and tags. It's part of the free plan, because knowing your people shouldn't cost extra.

Households with simple roles, so you can see a whole family at a glance
Custom fields (text, number, date, yes/no, single or multiple choice) and tags like "Choir" or "Youth"
Filter your People list by household, age, tag, or any custom field
Bring your list over by CSV, including household and custom-field columns (up to 2,000 people at a time)
Merge duplicate records, and export exactly the filtered list you need

Admins see the full People list. More on people and households

Attendance and first-time guests

Count each service, notice who hasn't been in lately, and welcome first-time guests without a paper card. It's on every plan, including Free.

A headcount for each service, a list of who was here, or both
Take attendance from a group's roster
A "not seen lately" list of regulars who haven't been in for a few weeks, ready for a caring call
A guest card guests fill in on their phone from a QR code in your bulletin, feeding a Guests list for follow-up

Admin, setup, and day-to-day upkeep

Customize your church home screen, manage who can send messages, connect Stripe for giving, and publish your website from the same admin experience—built for busy pastors and volunteers, not only for technical staff.

Branding and layout controls for your church space in the app
Guided flows such as access your church and quick start
Transparent plan differences on pricing

Explore deeper

Prefer a focused read on generosity? Visit mobile giving. Want a complete overview by ministry need? Browse solutions or get started.

Questions leaders ask

Is the church app really included for free?: Yes. You can start with a free plan that includes core app and website capabilities. Paid plans add extras such as a short custom domain, or using a domain your church already owns; see pricing for current tiers.
Do members download a separate app per church?: Members use the myChelper app and select your church (or follow your invite flow). You still get your branding and content for your congregation.
How does giving work?: Giving runs through Stripe with a clear fee structure on our pricing page. Your church connects the appropriate Stripe setup from the admin portal.
What are Groups?: Groups are spaces in My Community for ministries and small groups, with visibility and membership rules you control, optional events, and messaging settings per group.
Can we keep track of families?: Yes. In the admin portal you can group people into households with roles (Head, Spouse, Child, or Other), add custom fields and tags, filter your People list, import from a CSV with household columns, merge duplicates, and export. It is included on the free plan.
Can we take attendance?: Yes. Record a headcount or tick who was here for each service, take attendance from a group roster, and see a "not seen lately" list of people who haven't been in for a few weeks. First-time guests can fill in a guest card from a QR code. It is included on the free plan. myChelper does not offer children's check-in with security labels.