For many churches, the gap between a generous heart and a completed gift is wider than it should be — a fumbled login, a forgotten checkbook, a clunky web form. Pushpay exists to close that gap, giving churches a complete digital engagement platform that makes giving, connection, and community management seamless.^1
Founded in 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand, by Chris Heaslip, Pushpay started as a mobile giving app and has grown into a full church technology suite trusted by more than 14,000 churches — including 7 of the 10 largest U.S. churches and 84 of Outreach Magazine's top 100. The platform spans digital giving (with QuickGive via Apple Pay and Google Pay, text-to-give, stock and crypto donations through Engiven, tap-to-give through VisitorTap, and the proprietary Everygift® technology that secures $235 million in at-risk donations annually), a church management system with AI-powered people search and process queues, custom branded mobile apps with group messaging and volunteer scheduling, engagement analytics with 99.99% uptime, and Resi livestreaming for broadcast-grade reliability.^1^8
In 2019 Pushpay merged with Church Community Builder to unify giving and church management. In 2021 they acquired Resi Media for livestreaming. In 2023 they were acquired by BGH Capital and Sixth Street. In December 2025 they launched AI capabilities across their entire suite — including AI for Giving Data (ask your data questions in plain language), AI for People Search, and Genny, a 24/7 church software assistant. In March 2026 they launched Pushpay Goes, a 12-month technology grant providing the full platform at no cost for pre-launch church planters. In April 2026 they acquired Nurture.io, a pastoral care and engagement platform founded by former Gateway Church executive pastor Luke Denton, designed to help churches surface real-time engagement signals and intervene before people disengage.^3^10 On June 8, 2026, Pushpay introduced a single point of entry to Nurture from the Pushpay dashboard — the first integration milestone following the acquisition, with native SSO and in-ChMS Process Queues on the roadmap.^16 That same month, Pushpay announced the Staq Transformation, a ground-up rebuild of ChurchStaq and ParishStaq led by Chief Product Officer Gruia Pitigoi-Aron — beginning with a redesigned Groups experience rolling out in July 2026, with Process Queues and Single Staq Giving (unifying ChMS and Giving data) planned next.^12
Why Churches Love It"Before Pushpay, we were less than $100,000 a year. After the first year with Pushpay, giving jumped to $120,000, then up to $200,000, then $360,000, and this last year, giving was over $500,000 received through Pushpay. The system does a lot of the work." — Chris Kozlowski, St. Isidore Church^1
"We have everything from our livestream to giving to small group signups to prayer concerns being shared with our app. It has become our single most important resource for communicating our mission & ministry to our people!" — Jim White, First United Methodist Church of Palmdale^1
"There is so much potential for amazing data mining and being able to really catch people falling through the cracks before they fall all the way out." — David Miller, Asbury United Methodist Church^1
Notable- CEO Kenny Wyatt is actively involved in his local church and global missions; he describes Pushpay's work as equipping ministries to grow and inspire, referencing John 10:14: "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me"^4
- Published the 2026 State of Church Technology report with Barna Group, surveying 1,300+ church leaders on digital ministry trends^5
- Staq Transformation underway — the most ambitious platform overhaul in Pushpay's history, rebuilding ChurchStaq and ParishStaq with Groups, Process Queues, and Single Staq Giving^17
- Elevation Church implemented Nurture across all locations in four weeks; 41% of proactively contacted at-risk attendees returned, compared with 14.9% who came back on their own^16
- Acquired Nurture.io (April 2026), adding intelligent pastoral care and engagement signals across 17+ industry integrations^9
- Launched Pushpay Goes grant for church planters — full platform access at no cost for 12 months during pre-launch phase^11
- Free AI Policy Generator for churches — 64% of churches believe an AI policy is important but only 5% have one^14
- Strategic partnerships with VisitorTap (tap-to-give), Engiven (stock and crypto giving), Resi (livestreaming), Gusto (church payroll), MortarStone (giving analytics), and StudioC (app personalization)^1
- Pushpay University offers courses, certifications, and live training for church teams^1
- Bronze Stevie® Award winner for Customer Service Department of the Year 2025^13
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