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SundayU

An online training platform and resource hub for church communications leaders, offering 300+ video classes, certification courses, done-for-you design resources, and an annual planning system. Founded by Justin Dean in 2017 and acquired by Sylva, Inc. in 2021.

Church Visuals by Ministry Designs

Free library of 80,000+ church media assets — sermon bundles, motion backgrounds, social graphics, countdown timers — with new content added regularly. No subscription or credit card required. From Ministry Designs, co-owned by Tyler and Vinnie Rominger and serving 67,000+ churches since 2012.

Open Network

The largest free church resource library in the world — 100K+ resources from Life.Church (the biggest church in the U.S.) and 45 partner ministries. Sermon series, kids/youth curriculum, worship music, leadership training, and creative media. Serving 1M+ pastors worldwide since 2006. Completely free.

Church Media Squad

Unlimited custom graphic design, video editing, branding, websites, and sermon-based social media management for churches — delivered by a remote team of 60+ ministry-minded creatives across 9 countries with a 14-day free trial. Three-time Inc. 5000 honoree with a growing partner ecosystem including Switcher Studio, Radiant Printing, and the SALT Conference.

Paper Bible

A free, open-source web tool by Gracious Tech for printing customized Scripture booklets in 800+ languages — at home or professionally. Founded by Jon Here in Sydney, Australia, it offers four one-click formats and deep layout customization for small groups, missions, personal study, or church handouts.

MxU

MxU is an all-in-one platform for church worship and production teams — combining 1,000+ video training lessons, service planning tools, team messaging, task management, and a live service dashboard so teams can develop volunteers, plan services, and execute Sunday from one place.

Cultivate Leadership Institute

A faith-based leadership development institute offering structured two-year tracks for churches, Christian businesses, and individuals — combining biblical teaching, emotional intelligence, and character formation through their custom digital platform, Develop.Me, with academic partnerships for transfer credits.

Nucleus

Premium all-in-one church website builder with sermon management, conversational Flows, a private Prayer Wall, online giving (no percentage taken), the signature Launcher, and the new Posts feature for ministry content. Built by Brady Shearer (Pro Church Tools), used by 4,000+ churches, and featured in Forbes and Christianity Today. Also offers free website makeovers with professional photography.

Pastors.AI

AI-powered platform that turns church sermons into Bible studies, devotionals, social media clips (with one-click posting), embeddable chatbots, and real-time translations — all from a YouTube link or uploaded manuscript.

Ministry Pass

Ministry Pass is an all-in-one sermon resource library for pastors, offering 25,000+ resources including 2,000+ sermon series with graphics, videos, illustrations, talking points, and small group questions — plus Sermonary (with Sermonary Plus) for sermon writing, Churchly for church websites, My Devotionals for branded daily discipleship content, a drag-and-drop Series Planner, and strategic preaching calendars to plan your year.

MinistryHelper.ai

AI-powered platform that turns a single sermon into 30+ pieces of discipleship and outreach content — video clips, social posts, devotionals, study guides, and kids lessons — all in the pastor's own voice.

Lessons.Church

Free, open-source church curriculum platform with 1,100+ video-based lessons for preschool through adult from 12+ providers. Built by ChurchApps (Live Church Solutions), serving 14,764+ churches in 130+ countries with companion TV app, presenter mode, comparison pages against paid alternatives, and no login required to browse.

Igniter Media

Igniter Media is a pioneering church media platform offering 800,000+ curated creative assets across 16 types — from sermon graphics and worship backgrounds to mini movies and stock music — trusted by 145,000+ churches since 2003. Now part of publicly traded Gloo (Nasdaq: GLOO), with Creator AI (AI-powered graphic design tool) included in every membership and a growing AI ecosystem through Gloo AI Studio.

NextSteps by Jesus Film Project

A free interactive journey builder from Jesus Film Project that lets ministries create shareable digital gospel experiences with video, polls, and branching stories — now with AI translation into ~80 languages, AI image generation, and access to 200+ films in 2,200+ languages.

Sites by Ministry Designs

A church-specific website builder and management platform trusted by 67,000+ churches worldwide, featuring drag-and-drop design kits, built-in online giving and SEO, a free library of 80,000+ church graphics plus a premium graphics storefront, a Small Groups Manager, and an optional fully managed website service — founded by Tyler and Vincent Rominger in Battle Creek, MI.

ICF EQUIP

Free resource-sharing platform from the ICF church movement offering sermon series, ministry manuals, leadership videos, job descriptions, and small group studies — part of ICF Digital's growing suite of church tools serving 71 locations and 95 micro churches across 12 countries.

Pastor Notes App

A church engagement platform that lets pastors share sermon notes, run live polls and Q&A, collect prayer requests, and connect with their congregation through the companion Bible Notes app — replacing scattered communication channels with one dedicated ministry tool.

Lightstock

The largest faith-based stock media marketplace — 350K+ photos, videos, and design elements curated for Christian creatives by almost 2,000 contributors. Founded by twin brothers Jon and Josh Bailey (creators of the Dwell app), now part of publicly traded Gloo via The Igniter Company. Trusted by Christianity Today, LifeWay, The Gospel Coalition, GuideStone, Outreach, Relevant, and thousands of churches worldwide.

Reach The Lost

Reach The Lost is a church marketing agency based in Colorado Springs that helps churches win Google searches through Google Ad Grant management, local SEO, paid ads, AI search optimization, and Meta Ads — serving 55+ churches across 24 states.

Playlister

Playlister is a cloud-based Kids Ministry presentation app that streams curriculum and media to Apple TVs, replacing USB drives and ProPresenter in classrooms. Trusted by 10,000+ churches in 53 countries with direct Orange curriculum integration, a new Church-to-Church content sharing feature (launched May 2026 with free CKids Curriculum), and active development through 2025.

ActiveChristianity

A free web library from Brunstad Christian Church with 1,195+ articles, 226 testimonies, 120 videos, 33 curated playlists, and the "Living the Gospel" podcast — all focused on one conviction: that genuine Christianity means actively living out God's Word through victory over sin and personal transformation. Also available in French, Chichewa, and Swahili via activechristianity.africa.

CareNote

A pastoral care platform helping 800+ care teams track visits, prayer requests, and follow-ups — with SMS volunteer coordination, 13 ChMS integrations, AI-powered care briefings, meal coordination via Care Table, spiritual gifts matching, and a morning Daily Beacon report. By Rev. Donnell Wyche.

Cathopic

The world's largest Catholic stock media platform with 52,700+ royalty-free photos, videos, vectors, artwork, and AI-generated images by 2,300+ Catholic creators across 160 countries, serving parishes, dioceses, and ministries worldwide. Now with API access and a public domain historical Christian art library.

Church Motion Graphics

A ministry-focused design studio offering 14,000+ worship backgrounds, 30,000+ slide templates, social graphics, and creative tools like TempoMatch, Designer, Pro Builder, and Remix — used by over 20,000 churches in 90+ countries since 2010.

Church Canvas

Church Canvas is the first AI design tool built for church ministry — describe the graphic you need in plain language and get professional sermon slides, social posts, event banners, and more in seconds. Used by nearly 11,000 churches worldwide.

Foster the City

A free app for churches partnering with Foster the City, connecting Foster Parents, Support Friends, and Advocates through shared calendars, prayer requests, messaging, an Inspiration and Hope screen, and curated foster care resources — helping families foster longer and better with a retention rate nearly double the national average.

Sermon Send

Sermon Send transforms each sermon into a branded, shareable page with clips, devotionals, summaries, and reflections — all in one link, powered by AI through its Sermon Shots Suite integration.

Sermon Central

The world's largest free sermon research library — with AI-powered sermon outlines, research assistants, and funeral sermon generators, plus a free sermon editor and Barna-backed church health resources — equipping 250,000+ church leaders weekly in 100+ countries to preach with excellence.