Every church needs a digital front door — and for many, that first impression happens online long before anyone walks through the building. The Church Co is a complete digital platform purpose-built to help churches create professional websites, branded mobile apps, and online tools without needing design or coding experience.^1
Founded in 2015 by Paul Cox, a software engineer based in Sydney, Australia, the platform was born from a simple question: "What do churches need online?" The answer became a system that includes drag-and-drop website building, a sermon and podcast library, event management that auto-removes past events, online giving, digital prayer requests, small group directories, members portals, and church online livestreaming with live chat.^2 Deep integrations with Planning Center, PushPay, and ChurchSuite mean churches can connect their existing church management software without managing things in two places.^1
What makes The Church Co stand out is that every subscription includes a free website build — their team designs and builds it for you. For churches that want to go further, the Ultimate plan adds a custom branded mobile app, a dedicated creative team to manage content and strategy, plus newer features like AI sermon transcription, AI image tagging, Smart TV digital signage, and content personalization.^1 Churches looking for growth can also add Google Ads management or local SEO services.^3
Trusted by over 5,000 churches worldwide — including well-known congregations like Hillsong and The Belonging Co — the platform has earned a reputation for responsive customer support and church-friendly pricing.^1
Why Churches Love It"Good price for what you get. Responsive customer service. Reliable platform."^5
Notable- Ranked among the best church website builders for 2026 by The Lead Pastor, highlighted for sermon media management^6
- Featured on ChurchTechToday as a top church website builder with stellar example sites^7
- Founder Paul Cox views the company as ministry: "We consider this our ministry. This is what is in our hands... we want to use that to help others reach people"^2
- Paul Cox featured on The Jump Moment podcast sharing his journey from software engineer to church tech leader^8
- Listed on Christian Tech Jobs as a faith-driven workplace^9
- Integrates with Planning Center (events, registrations, groups, forms, giving, sermons), PushPay, and ChurchSuite^1
