The Church Co is a subscription-based digital platform for churches, launched in 2015 by Paul Cox after he asked what congregations need online. The first version started with pages, blogs, events, and podcasts. They treat the work as ministry: their strength is building websites so churches can reach people.^1
A church gets a drag-and-drop site plus tools that usually live in separate products: sermon and podcast libraries, an events calendar that drops past dates, Stripe-powered giving, prayer requests, small groups, a members portal, sermon notes, and Church Online livestreaming with chat.^2 A yearly plan includes a site designed by their team.^4 Churches can add a branded mobile app under their own name, kept in sync with the website.^2
The platform connects to Planning Center, PushPay, Tithely, Church Community Builder, and ChurchSuite.^2 They also offer managed church marketing, including Local SEO and help using Google's Ad Grant for nonprofits.^3 Footer site types cover Anglican, Orthodox, Catholic, Apostolic, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, Protestant, and Pentecostal churches, plus Christian schools and pastor websites.^1 Hillsong and The Belonging Co appear among churches on the homepage.^2
