Running a modern church means juggling member data, online giving, volunteer schedules, live streams, and a website — and most platforms charge thousands for the privilege. B1 Church gives you all of it for free.^1
B1 is a complete church management platform that bundles a customizable member app, a drag-and-drop website builder with pre-built templates, digital giving, contactless check-in, attendance tracking, a member directory, small group management, sermon library, worship service planning with a song library, AI-powered search in the admin dashboard, and direct messaging between members — all from one dashboard. It supports multi-campus churches and includes role-based permissions so staff and volunteers see only what they need.^1 In summer 2026 the site was redesigned around a new comparison hub showing how B1 stacks up against Planning Center, Pushpay, Tithe.ly, and Breeze — all at $0.^9
The native B1 Mobile app for iOS and Android has been deprecated and is no longer being developed. Its features are now delivered through the B1.church progressive web app, which members install from their church's site and add to their phone's home screen, with no App Store download. ChurchApps tells administrators to point members to their church's site instead of the App Store and Google Play listings.^12 Check-in on the platform is self-service, with name tags and matching parent pickup codes.^1
B1 is built by ChurchApps (Live Church Solutions), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 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" — ChurchApps serves over 15,000 churches across the globe and keeps every line of code open source on GitHub.^2 B1 is part of a family of free ministry tools that includes Lessons.Church (curriculum), FreeShow (worship presentations), and FreePlay (classroom content).^2 Formerly known as CHUMS, the platform unified its branding under b1.church in 2025.
Why Churches Love It"This is a church saver. As a small Church with a limited budget, this software is GOD SENT and a blessing. It is user-friendly and easy to set up. Donation reports are easy to draft." — Theresa Fraser, Mission of Hope Worship Center, Orlando, FL^14
"I heartily recommend ChurchApps. It is a ministry in the truest and best sense of the word." — Ken Idleman, A.B. M.Div. D.D.^1
Notable- Summer 2026: QR Guest Registration — guests scan a QR code or tap a texted link and add themselves to the church database from their phone's browser, no app required; pairs with Workflows so every new visitor can automatically get a welcome email and land on a follow-up board^2
- Summer 2026: built-in Blog tool — publish updates, devotionals, and event recaps to the church website from B1 Admin with categories, drafts, and scheduling; posts appear automatically at yourchurch.b1.church/blog^2
- Summer 2026: Workflows — visual follow-up boards (visitors, first-time givers, new members) where steps can trigger automatically, from welcome email to "Connected"^2
- Summer 2026: Rooms & Resources — bookable rooms and shared equipment with approval groups, a color-coded live Availability calendar, and a consolidated Approvals page^2
- Fall 2026: a new member app home screen, event pages with photos, household pre-fill on event registration, and storing website files in a church's own Dropbox^13
- July 2026 shipped Website Templates, Pledge Campaigns, and Event Bookings; later work adds rehearsal-audio uploads on song arrangements, an Anniversaries report, confidential notes, and bring-your-own cloud storage (Google Drive and Dropbox)^3
- Admins can connect Anthropic's Claude or ChatGPT to their B1 data through a built-in MCP server with scoped, church-level API keys; Claude can only see that church's data, and access is revocable in B1 Admin^11
- 100% open source — all code on GitHub (B1Admin: 1,869 commits, 165 stars; B1App: 1,719 commits, 29 stars)^3
- Free forever: no fees, no premium tiers, no credit card; B1 adds nothing on top of standard Stripe/PayPal/KingdomFunding processing^1
- Supports 30 languages^1
- Available on the web as a progressive web app members install from their church's site; self-hosting option for churches that want full control; data encrypted in transit^12
