Faithlife Giving
Church management software
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What is Faithlife Giving
Faithlife Giving is an online and mobile giving platform designed for churches to accept donations via card and bank transfer and to manage recurring gifts and donor records. It supports giving through web forms, text-to-give, and in-person options, and it can be used alongside other Faithlife church tools. The product targets church administrators and finance teams that need donation processing, donor statements, and basic giving analytics within a church-focused workflow.
Multiple giving channels
Faithlife Giving supports online giving pages, mobile giving, and text-to-give, which helps churches offer donors several ways to contribute. It also supports recurring gifts and fund designation to match common church accounting needs. These capabilities align with expectations for modern church giving tools used alongside broader church software.
Church-focused donor workflows
The product is built around church donation use cases such as fund management, donor history, and contribution statements. It is designed for church staff rather than general-purpose payment teams, which can reduce configuration overhead. When used with other Faithlife tools, it can fit into a broader church operations workflow.
Integration within Faithlife ecosystem
Faithlife Giving is part of the Faithlife product suite, which can simplify adoption for churches already using Faithlife services. This can reduce the need for separate vendor relationships for giving and related church functions. Ecosystem alignment can also streamline user management and data sharing across Faithlife products, depending on the church’s setup.
Best fit for Faithlife users
Churches not using other Faithlife products may find the ecosystem benefits less relevant. In those cases, the platform may be evaluated primarily as a standalone giving tool, where feature depth and integrations become more critical. Organizations with established accounting or CRM stacks may need to validate integration options and data export workflows.
ChMS breadth may be limited
While it supports giving administration, it is not positioned as a full church management system on its own. Churches seeking comprehensive membership management, communications, scheduling, and service planning in one system may need additional products. This can increase total cost and operational complexity compared with all-in-one church platforms.
Payment and reporting constraints
As with many church giving platforms, finance teams may need to confirm details such as payout timing, fee structures, chargeback handling, and reconciliation exports for their accounting processes. Reporting may be sufficient for donation operations but may not replace specialized financial reporting needs. Larger churches with complex fund accounting should validate whether available reports and exports meet their audit and budgeting requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.00 per month | 2.99% + $0.45 credit/debit; 1% + $0.45 ACH; mobile & desktop giving; recurring gift management; donor dashboard; staff gift management and reporting. |
| Premium | $44.99 per month | 2.49% + $0.30 credit/debit; 1% + $0.30 ACH; all Standard features with lower processing fees. |
Note: Faithlife announced Faithlife Giving was sunset on June 30, 2023 and customers were migrated to Servant Keeper (see vendor site). The table above reflects Faithlife's historical pricing information published on Faithlife's site.
Seller details
Faithlife, LLC
Bellingham, Washington, USA
1992
Private
https://faithlife.com/
https://x.com/faithlife
https://www.linkedin.com/company/faithlife/
