If your church is juggling separate tools for bulletins, giving, email, events, volunteers, and your website — and paying for each one — ChurchRaise (formerly eChurch) was built to solve that exact problem. It's a free, all-in-one church management platform that brings everything into a single connected system.^1
Originally launched as a digital church bulletin tool over 20 years ago by Faith Systems LLC, ChurchRaise has grown into a full-featured platform with 70+ tools and 9 AI-powered specialist assistants. Today it includes digital bulletins with analytics and multilingual support, online giving (with Stripe, Square, or Vanco), peer-to-peer fundraising, email and SMS communication, an AI website builder, small group management with attendance tracking, event registration with check-in, volunteer scheduling, sermon highlight clips, engagement scoring, pastoral care alerts, an online store, and automated giving statements — all at no cost.^2 The free tier is funded by optional donor tips, which churches can turn off at any time. AI features like image generation, sermon transcription, and the specialist assistants use Ministry Credits, with 1,000 free credits included per account.^3
What makes ChurchRaise stand out is its commitment to eliminating platform fees entirely. Most church software charges monthly subscriptions plus per-transaction fees that can add up to thousands annually. ChurchRaise lets churches choose their own payment processor and keep those dollars in ministry.^2 The nine AI assistants are worth noting — each is a specialist trained for church work: a general assistant, comms team, giving specialist, design team, finance assistant, marketing director, SEO specialist, sermon studio, and service planner. They handle everything from drafting bulletins and designing social graphics to analyzing giving trends and planning worship sets.^1
The platform is designed for simplicity — pastors, volunteers, and administrators can get up and running quickly with no technical background required. Integrations include Zapier (7,000+ apps), QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Outlook, MinistrySafe, and more.^4
Notable- Developed by Faith Systems LLC, with 20+ years of experience delivering faith software solutions^1
- Claims to serve over 50,000 churches^1
- 9 AI specialist assistants included free with every account^1
- Sermon-to-content pipeline: turn one sermon into clips, social posts, devotionals, discussion guides, and quote cards^2
- Engagement scoring with configurable weights for attendance, giving, volunteering, and group participation^5
- Supports multilingual bulletins and forms (Spanish, French, German, and more)^5
- Connect ChMS integration marked "coming soon" for syncing with Planning Center, Breeze, and others^5
