Every church secretary knows the pain: member info scattered across spreadsheets, sticky notes, and someone's memory. Breeze ChMS was built to fix that. Founded by pastor Jon VerLee, Breeze set out to be the simplest church management software imaginable — and for more than 11,000 churches, it delivered.^1
In August 2021, Tithely acquired Breeze, merging two pastor-founded companies into a unified platform.^2 Now, Breeze has officially become Tithely Church Management — same simple interface, integrated with Tithely's giving, custom church apps, websites, and worship tools under the Simply Serve™ mission.^3 The platform handles people management with custom fields and tags, online and text giving, event scheduling with check-in and name tags, email and text messaging, attendance tracking, volunteer coordination, service planning with SongSelect® integration, forms, background checks, and detailed reporting.^1
The transition to the unified Tithely 3.0 platform is well underway — all new customers start on 3.0, and over 4,000 existing churches have already been migrated in carefully managed phases, with data integrity as the top priority.^6 Existing Breeze customers keep their accounts, data, and pricing unchanged during the transition.^3 The web-based platform works on any device, and companion mobile apps on iOS and Android let staff and members access directories, give, and manage on the go.^7
2026 has been a year of visible momentum: Groups — one of the most-requested features — launched in Breeze ChMS in July 2026, turning the tags a church already has into real groups with members, leaders, and join paths, at no extra cost and with no per-group or per-member fees; more than 200 churches activated it in the first week.^11 The same roadmap shipped multifund giving (splitting one gift across funds in a click), expanded Tithely Tap beyond giving into event and group sign-ups, and page-speed and stability improvements across the platform.^11
What set Breeze apart from the start was radical simplicity — free data import, free phone and email support, and an interface that even non-technical volunteers could navigate.^1 Now part of a platform trusted by over 50,000 churches across 50 countries, from Hillsong to the Salvation Army.^4
Why Churches Love It"Breeze has been a great asset to our church and congregation. Especially from an administrative standpoint, it has been the most adaptable and easiest church database I have ever used." — Chris K., Crossroads United Methodist Church^9
"We switched from a major, web-based ChMS to Breeze and our decision is confirmed every day. I had trouble getting any staff to use our previous ChMS but almost all staff are using Breeze." — Ed R., Church Admin^9
"I've used Breeze CHMS with two different jobs now and find it very user friendly. Even for non tech folks. Congregants of all ages and tech abilities give great feedback." — App Store Review^7
Notable- Founded by pastor Jon VerLee; acquired by Tithely (co-founded by pastors Dean Sweetman and Frank Barry) in August 2021^2
- Officially rebranded as Tithely Church Management in 2026; integrated into the Simply Serve™ platform launched August 2025^3
- Tithely 3.0 unifies giving and church management into one login, one dashboard; over 4,000 churches migrated to date, all new customers start on 3.0^6
- Groups launched in Breeze ChMS July 2026 — built from existing tags, included at no extra cost (no per-group or per-member fees); 200+ churches activated in the first week after a 34-church pilot^11
- 2026 roadmap under CPTO Todd Trappe (a Breeze user at his own church before joining): multifund giving, Tithely Tap for engagement with analytics, faster pages, improved finance tools, and unified data/reporting next^11
- TithelyAI — an AI-powered assistant for natural-language church data queries — in limited pilot with a handful of customers; no public launch timeline announced^10
- MinistrySafe background check and abuse prevention training integration available^5
- Web platform consistently praised for simplicity across major review sites (4.7 stars on TrustPilot and Capterra); free data import and free phone + email support included^1
- Integrates natively with QuickBooks and SongSelect; API available for custom integrations^5
Platforms: iOS, Android, Web Pricing: Subscription — flat monthly rate with no contracts; All Access bundle available with giving, sites, apps, and worship tools
