Launching soon · for churches under 200

Church management software built for small churches

One simple place for your member directory, giving & tax receipts, and volunteer scheduling — at a flat price that respects a small church budget.

No per-attendee fees. One flat price, every feature.
Set up in about 10 minutes — import from Excel, Breeze or Planning Center.
Built by people who've served on a small-church board, not for megachurch IT teams.

Be a founding church

We're onboarding our first 50 churches. Founding churches lock in early-bird pricing for life and shape the roadmap.

Member directory Giving & receipts Volunteer scheduling Check-in

The problem

Your church shouldn't run on spreadsheets and a filing cabinet

Most church software is built for large, multi-campus churches with staff and a consultant budget. Small churches get stuck between tools that are too big, too pricey, or too generic.

Member info is everywhereHalf in Excel, half in a binder, half in someone's head. Nobody knows who's new or who hasn't been in months.

Giving receipts are manualYear-end donor statements take a whole weekend of copy-paste — and mistakes erode trust.

Volunteer scheduling by text threadGreeters, worship, nursery — coordinated in a group chat that nobody can find later.

Big platforms price you outPer-attendee fees and setup costs designed for megachurches, not a congregation of 80.

What you get

Three things, done really well

ShepherdDesk doesn't try to be everything. It nails the daily work of a small church office.

Member directory & check-in

Every family in one searchable place — contact info, groups, attendance, notes and privacy flags.

Kids check-in with printable name tags
Track visitors & follow-up automatically
Groups, households and tags

Giving, receipts & donor statements

Record gifts from cash, check or online, and generate year-end tax statements in one click.

Online giving page & text-to-give
Automatic giving receipts
Year-end donor statements in bulk

Volunteer & team scheduling

Build rotas, invite volunteers, and stop chasing people in a text thread.

Rotas with blackout dates & swaps
Email/text reminders that cut no-shows
Roles for worship, greeters, nursery, setup

Why small churches choose ShepherdDesk

Built for the church of 80, not the church of 8,000

Flat, honest pricing

One price for every feature — never per attendee, never per service. Budget it once a year and forget it.

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10-minute setup

Import your members from Excel, Breeze or Planning Center and you're live today. No consultant, no 6-week onboarding.

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Only what you actually use

No bloated modules you'll never open. Directory, giving and scheduling — the daily work of a small church office.

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Support from people who get it

Real humans who've sat on a church board and reconciled a building fund — not a tier-1 ticket queue.

How it works

Live before your next service

Join the waitlist

Tell us your church size. We'll email your founding-church invite.

Import your people

Upload a spreadsheet or pull from Breeze / Planning Center. We map the fields for you.

Run Sunday on ShepherdDesk

Check in kids, record giving, publish the volunteer rota — all from one dashboard.

Pricing

One flat price. Every feature.

ShepherdDesk will cost a single flat monthly fee per church — no per-attendee pricing, no setup fee, no feature tiers to upsell. Founding churches lock in early-bird pricing for life.

per-attendee feessetup costsfeature paywallsannual lock-in

Exact pricing announced to the waitlist first

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FAQ

Questions small churches ask

What is the best church management software for small churches?

The best tool for a church under 200 is one that's affordable, fast to set up, and focused on the daily work — a member directory, giving with tax receipts, and volunteer scheduling — instead of megachurch features you'll never use. That's exactly what ShepherdDesk is built to be.

How much does church management software cost?

Many platforms charge per attendee or per service, so the bill grows as your church grows, and add setup fees on top. ShepherdDesk uses one flat monthly price per church with every feature included and no setup fee. Founding churches lock in early-bird pricing for life.

Is there free church management software?

A few free and open-source options exist, but they often require technical setup and can disappear without notice. ShepherdDesk will offer a free founding-church period during launch so you can try it with zero risk before paying anything.

Can it handle online giving and donation receipts?

Yes. ShepherdDesk includes an online giving page, text-to-give, automatic giving receipts, and bulk year-end donor tax statements — so giving season isn't a weekend of copy-paste.

Does it include a church directory and check-in?

Yes — a searchable member directory with households, groups, attendance and privacy flags, plus kids check-in with printable name tags and automatic visitor follow-up.

Can I import from Breeze, Planning Center, or Excel?

Yes. Upload a spreadsheet or connect your existing tool and we map the fields for you, so you're not re-typing your whole congregation.

Is ShepherdDesk a church CRM?

It includes the CRM pieces a small church actually needs — people, households, groups, attendance, notes and follow-up — without the complexity of enterprise church CRMs.

Stop running your church on spreadsheets

Join the first 50 founding churches. Lock in early-bird pricing for life and help shape ShepherdDesk around what small churches actually need.