Finding quality, Bible-centered curriculum for every age group in your church shouldn't depend on the size of your budget. Lessons.Church is a completely free, open-source platform providing video-based lessons, downloadable materials, and leader guides for preschoolers through adults, all at zero cost and with no login required to browse the full library.^1
The platform hosts content from five main program providers: Ark Kids Junior (preschool), Ark Kids Elementary, For Ministry Resources youth series, Ozark Christian College's NextLevel Online adult courses, and Following Jesus Together small group discipleship studies, plus additional elementary curriculum from partner organizations like High Voltage, Faith Kidz, and West Ridge.^1 In total, the library includes 1,175 lessons across 199 studies from 12 providers.^1 Churches can set up classrooms, schedule lessons, customize content, and present directly using built-in presenter mode or the companion FreePlay TV app for Apple TV, Fire Stick, and Google TV.^2 For churches evaluating paid alternatives, Lessons.Church publishes transparent comparison pages against major curriculum providers including Answers in Genesis, Orange, RightNow Media, Grow Curriculum, and Group Publishing.^8
Lessons.Church is built by ChurchApps (Live Church Solutions), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded with one conviction: the Church shouldn't have to outsource its tools to for-profit companies. Rooted in Matthew 10:8, "Freely you have received, freely give,"^12 ChurchApps now serves over 15,000 churches^11 and keeps every line of code open source on GitHub under an MIT license.^6 Lessons.Church is part of a family of free ministry tools that includes B1 Church (church management), FreeShow (worship presentations), and FreePlay (classroom content display, now with its own dedicated app and freeplay.church domain).^4
Why Churches Love It"Lessons.church provides fun, biblical lessons with materials designed for different age groups, which allows families to discuss the same lesson all together." — Sarah DeLitta, One Church, NH^1
"We love how Lessons.Church has provided a multitude of resources at our fingertips. It makes scheduling super easy!" — Chelsea Boldt, Venture Christian Church, TX^1
Notable- Summer 2026: Ozark Christian College added three brand-new adult studies to NextLevel Online — Strategies for Discipleship (Dr. Aaron Wheeler, 9 sessions), Strategies for Evangelism (Dr. Aaron Wheeler, 9 sessions), and The Book of Zephaniah (Dr. Jason Poznich, 5 sessions) — each with teaching videos, discussion questions, and downloadable handouts^5
- ChurchApps crossed 15,000 churches served globally in spring 2026 (up from 14,764+), with churches saving an average of $1,500/year and receiving about $5,000 in service value at no cost^11
- 100% open source: LessonsApi actively maintained with 335 commits, with new commits as recently as October 25, 2026; an August 2026 cycle shipped multi-tenant security hardening — SSRF blocking on external provider fetches and per-church scoping of downloads and zip jobs^6
- The ChurchApps Podcast by Micheal and Kari Byrd releases new episodes monthly; the latest found is episode #25, "Room to Grow," covering B1 file storage in a church's own Dropbox, a new member app home, and event pages with photos; available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube^10
- B1.Church received a full redesign in summer 2026 and added QR Guest Registration, a built-in blog, follow-up Workflows, and Rooms & Resources booking — deepening how the ChurchApps family works together^5
- Companion FreePlay TV app available on Google Play and Amazon App Store for classroom display^7
- Integrates with B1 Church app for volunteer and parent access, FreeShow for on-screen presentation, and FreePlay for classroom TV display^2
