Church Social
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Verified Professional
Building Materials · 501-1000 employees
Great solution for church management
Our church loves Church Social and we're not sure how we managed without it.
- Has the best selection of features for our church
Not a lot of templates to choose from initially, but custom templates are available
Henry B.
Verified UserNon-Profit Organization Management · 201-500 employees
Increase Member Unity!
Church Social was put in place for our church (~375 members) two years ago primarily to solve the multiple spreadsheet issue that was our membership statistics. Our elders and deacons were unaware of basic information such as member milestones, names of children, family relationships, etc. As the new statistician, I wanted to solve this issue. I trialed a few other high rated tools including Servant Keeper, but found these tools focused more on overall Church management, something we already had well in hand. Church Social appealed to us as not trying to be everything to everyone, but working hard to enhance member to member communication, and at the same time make member management easier! Church Social solved the spreadsheet problem and added the benefits of an online secure mobile friendly member directory that is used by many members of our congregation. Visiting a family? Click the address and open up your default map application to get there. Whose birthdays are coming up? Pop in the app and check. Usher schedule? Build it and setup email reminders. Elders, deacons, and members can quickly email the whole congregation or select groups. Bible study resources, bulletins, and sermons can be stored within the app for easy retrieval. While we have not used it yet, Church social offers WordPress integration of calendar and sermon modules for items deemed public.
Ease of use, security, built as a member directory, excellent mobile interface, powerful reporting, full member download available (not locked in), flexible pricing
- Very little
- They are always working hard to add new features based on customer needs
- One feature I'm waiting for is to save my custom reports
- It's not a big dealt though, as they are easy to create
John D.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 201-500 employees
Nice Product, most everything can be at your finger tips.
The benefit we see most...mistakes are caught and solved much easier and more quickly. We have become more organized, as a result of use of Church Social.
- The congregation can have up to date information all the time
- Handy in cell phone use
- This product does see new options / features on a very regular basis, so Church Social is getting better all the time
- There are a few features with regards to printing lists, that still need to be put in place
- It currently is meant to be used "on line"
Glenda K.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 2-10 employees
Community enhancing software!
Over the years, I have had an extremely positive experience using this software and dealing with the knowledgeable developers. It has had a tremendous overall benefit for our congregation's members, any of whom I am sure, if asked, would not want to be without it anymore! In addition the church membership data is well organized and accessible keeping everyone from church leaders to administrators happy!
- Church Social is a visually attractive, user friendly, community enhancing church membership software
- The numerous features including a colourful member directory, up to date calendar with birthdays and anniversaries, and bulk e-mail tool allow members to interact with one another and stay informed
- In addition the schedules feature keeps everyone on task
- From a statisticians point of view, having all the membership data well organized and easily accessible is a huge time saver
- The ability to create an almost infinite number of reports allows me to organize the data in a multitude of ways for the benefit of church leaders and interested members
- The support is second to none
- Issues and questions are quickly dealt with by the friendly, courteous Church Social team
- Using this software since it was first developed has given me a great appreciation for the work done by the Church Social team in dealing with any "cons" that may have come up over the years
- They have continually looked at ways to improve the software - so much so that I can't think of any cons
CALVIN K.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 2-10 employees
Great App for connecting in the Church
Church directory info and photos easily updated by the members so the info can always be current unlike a printed directory Uploading files for use by the congregation means less printing, the member can always find the file unlike papers stuffed in a drawer. It is a great tool for our congregation and is used daily (or more often) by most members
- Its a great resource all pertinent info regarding members of the congregation is all in one place
- Being able to share files, church policies etc in a secure place is great
- Members can access as required
- Great way to connect with members of the congregation through email messages to individuals, groups, or everyone Detailed member info great for office bearers Able to make worship services (Audio only or Video) available to members or share them with the public via our website which is linked with Church Social Nice church directory The Calendar is a great feature where groups and individuals can post dates for meetings, Bible studies and other important events
- Also listed are birthdays and anniversaries
- Regular/ongoing improvements to the feature available on Church Social
- It is a minor detail but when sending messages there isn't options for the font used
- There is only one font, no ability to change font size, bold or underline
- Not a big deal but would be a nice touch if available
Peter L.
Verified UserCivic & Social Organization · 51-200 employees
A Program with All the Features a Church could Need!
We've only been using the service for approximately 6 months but everything about it has simplified the way we communicate as a congregation throughout the week. We know there are more improvements on the horizon and look forward to the way in which our church can make use of those!
- - User Friendly
- Being a congregation, like most, with quite a variance in age groups, Church Social was extremely easy for all members of our congregation to learn and start to use
- With a little bit of 1:1 for some of our more elderly members, everyone was up and running comfortably with the software within a week's time
- - Content
- As a smaller congregation of about 120 members, we were looking to create a custom website which included most of the features provided in Church Social
- To have bulletins, files, messages, calendar, directory, etc
- all located in one convenient location - Top notch customer service
- Easy to get a hold of and resolves 'issues' or concerns promptly
- There is nothing that is not liked
- There is always room for improvement with any software and Church Social is no exception
- However, the difference lies in the customer service which is top notch
- Always willing to listen and even implement ideas or improvements which will benefit our congregation's needs
Ron B.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 201-500 employees
Church Social just works!
Church Social is a great tool for the congregation to communicate with each other, and to look up information like phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. about individuals and families in our congregation.
- Church Social is easy to use and has great features
- The ability to create groups, schedule events and reminders for various groups, see birthdays, anniversaries, and special dates at a glance, message each other, drill down and get details of families and individuals are all very useful
- Office bearers have additional capabilities to help manage families and individuals in their ward
- Changing information for a family often requires changing the same information for individuals within a family
- A "modify family info" option would be a great addition
Jack M.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 201-500 employees
A great piece of software
This company is motivated and accepts challenges for improvement. If I have a question they will respond with a solution. They are willing to listen and improve as needed.
- This software is great in keeping track of all information about church members
- This software requires login for all members and a special login for elders, deacons and ministers
- This software maintains all personal data about individuals and the section for church leaders allows extra information to be added
- We have used this software for several years now in our church and it has been well received by the membership
- I would recommend this to all church groups
- I have not found anything I dislike
- This software fits the needs of our church
Jim J.
Verified UserReligious Institutions · 2-10 employees
Church Social App
Church Social has provided a platform to record all our members statistical information in an up-to-date format that is very easy to manage and maintain. Any problems or questions I had in using the product were dealt with in a professional and timely manner. Our members enjoy using the app to stay up-to-date on activities and special events happening in our church community. It has turned out to be a real blessing for our congregation.
- The software is so easy to use
- It is well laid out and provides users with information quickly and in a concise format
The software will transfer information of events that are entered into Church Social onto our public website but the formatting of text in lost in this process
Fred V.
Verified UserNon-Profit Organization Management · 2-10 employees
Great Product, simple implementation
I served as administrator of our congregation's membership information, and as an elder, and in both respects, Church Social met our needs and then some. The congregation enjoys the easy to navigate photo directory, group email messaging, and 'reminder' functionality, while I really appreciated the depth of access control and data exports as an administrator. Additionally, during my term as elder we used access control for private documents and information quite extensively. Church Social is now our centralized membership information database, as well as the information hub for goings on in the congregation. The last update included an overhaul with a nice responsive design that works well on PCs, tablets, and mobile phones. In summary, this is a thoughtfully designed, well supported application that I would recommend to anyone.
- Beautiful, easy to navigate members directory - Logical group messaging functionality - Great access and privacy control - Good membership data export functionality
- None, more or less all our feedback was considered and changes were made in several rounds of updates
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