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StraightText - Church Texting

A desktop app for Mac and Windows that lets churches send personalized bulk iMessages and SMS from their own phone number — no new number, no per-message fees, and replies land right in the pastor's Messages app.

Cowntdown

Cowntdown is an auto-resetting, embeddable countdown widget for church live streams. Set your weekly service schedule once and it counts down to each service automatically — no manual resets needed. Works on any website platform. Created by David Crowson (Churchly/Ministry Pass).

Pulpit AI

AI-powered sermon repurposing platform that helps pastors turn one sermon into 20+ content pieces — video clips, devotionals, group guides, newsletters, and more — now integrated directly into the Subsplash Dashboard, with an SEU academic partnership and a growing library of church AI policy resources, saving hours weekly while extending the reach of every message beyond Sunday.

Gloo Communications

Church text messaging platform with automated workflows, prayer inbox, broadcast messaging, and an Explorer program for community outreach — built by Gloo (Nasdaq: GLOO), a publicly traded faith-tech company serving over 450,000 churches. Acquired EMD (Workday partner) in April 2026 to expand enterprise capabilities.

Sunday Best

Custom church website design agency specializing in Webflow. Over a decade of experience serving churches like Menlo, The Austin Stone, Breakaway Ministries, and Rocky Creek with strategy-driven, SEO-optimized, mobile-responsive sites.

VisitorReach

VisitorReach is an AI-powered conversational outreach platform built by pastors that helps churches connect with local seekers through digital optimization, personalized ads, and 1:1 SMS conversations — turning online interest into in-person visitors and engaged church members.

ChurchSocial (formerly Discipls)

ChurchSocial is an AI-powered social media management platform built for churches, featuring sermon clip creation with speaker tracking, AI caption writing, Design Studio with monthly templates, and multi-platform scheduling with Planning Center, Pushpay, and Breeze integrations.

Church Motion Graphics

A ministry-focused design studio offering 14,000+ worship backgrounds, 30,000+ slide templates, social graphics, and creative tools like TempoMatch, Designer, Pro Builder, and Remix — used by over 20,000 churches in 90+ countries since 2010.

Sites by Ministry Designs

A church-specific website builder and management platform trusted by 67,000+ churches worldwide, featuring drag-and-drop design kits, built-in online giving and SEO, 80,000+ free church graphics, and optional fully managed website service.

Church Media Squad

Unlimited custom graphic design, video editing, branding, websites, and sermon-based social media management for churches — delivered by a remote team of 60+ ministry-minded creatives with a 14-day free trial. Three-time Inc. 5000 honoree with a growing partner ecosystem including Switcher Studio and the SALT Conference.

Igniter Media

Igniter Media is a pioneering church media platform offering 300,000+ curated creative assets — from sermon graphics and worship backgrounds to mini movies and stock music — trusted by 145,000+ churches since 2003. Now part of publicly traded Gloo (Nasdaq: GLOO), with Creator AI (AI-powered graphic design tool) included in every membership and a growing AI ecosystem through Gloo AI Studio.

Church Visuals by Ministry Designs

Free library of 80,000+ church media assets — sermon bundles, motion backgrounds, social graphics, countdown timers — with new content added weekly. No subscription or credit card required. From Ministry Designs, serving 67,000+ churches since 2012.

Sermon Send

Sermon Send transforms each sermon into a branded, shareable page with clips, devotionals, summaries, and reflections — all in one link, powered by AI through its Sermon Shots Suite integration.

Flow Forth

Flow Forth is a church email marketing platform built around Planning Center, offering drag-and-drop emails with real-time collaborative editing, automated sequences, Church Center announcements, trackable QR codes, and link-in-bio pages — with pricing based on send volume, not contacts. Founded by Thomas Harmond (formerly Hillsong Church) and shipping weekly updates since its May 2025 launch.

Ministry Pass

Ministry Pass is an all-in-one sermon resource library for pastors, offering 25,000+ resources including 2,000+ sermon series with graphics, videos, illustrations, talking points, and small group questions — plus Sermonary (with Sermonary Plus) for sermon writing, Churchly for church websites, editable Canva templates, a drag-and-drop Series Planner, and strategic preaching calendars to plan your year.

Church Canvas

Church Canvas is the first AI design tool built for church ministry — describe the graphic you need in plain language and get professional sermon slides, social posts, event banners, and more in seconds. Used by over 10,000 churches worldwide.

Cathopic

The world's largest Catholic stock media platform with 51,600+ royalty-free photos, videos, vectors, and artwork by 2,300+ Catholic creators worldwide, serving parishes, dioceses, and ministries across 159 countries.

ShareFaith

All-in-one church technology suite offering media graphics, kids ministry curriculum, website building, church management, online giving, and livestreaming — now part of Ministry Brands' Amplify+ ecosystem serving over 90,000 churches and nonprofits worldwide.

Social Bucket

A subscription service providing churches with monthly professionally designed social media graphics, pre-written copy, and video training to boost online engagement and save time on content creation.

FrontDoor

A done-for-you digital outreach platform that helps churches share Bible-based resources, build landing pages, and automate email follow-up to connect with community members before they ever visit.

HarvestSites

All-in-one church platform offering WordPress and simple website builders, social media management, people CRM, email/SMS communication, online giving, volunteer scheduling, and AI-powered design tools — trusted by 500+ churches and founded by a digital marketing veteran with a heart for serving small congregations.

Two Ten Creatives

A done-for-you church website design and management service built on Webflow by founder Evan Smith in Richmond, VA. Now also an official Tithely partner offering discounted all-in-one church management tools, plus premium Framer templates for churches on tighter budgets.

Lightstock

The largest faith-based stock media marketplace — 250K+ photos, 50K+ 4K video clips, and design elements (vectors, icons, textures, illustrations) curated for Christian creatives. Founded by twin brothers Jon and Josh Bailey (creators of the Dwell app), now part of publicly traded Gloo. Trusted by Christianity Today, LifeWay, The Gospel Coalition, GuideStone, Outreach, Relevant, and thousands of churches worldwide.

SundayU

An online training platform and resource hub for church communications leaders, offering 300+ video classes, certification courses, done-for-you design resources, and an annual planning system. Founded by Justin Dean in 2017 and acquired by Sylva, Inc. in 2021.

Text in Church

All-in-one church communication platform for texting, email, and phone calls — trusted by 38,000+ church leaders weekly. Automated workflows, Planning Center integration, Calling Plus phone system, and guest follow-up tools. Co-founded by Tyler Smith, author of Boomerang.

Clearstream

Clearstream is a bootstrapped church texting and email platform trusted by 9,000+ congregations, offering mass texting, automated workflows, unlimited email, NFC tap tags, and deep integrations with major church management systems.

Sermon Shots

AI-powered platform that repurposes sermons into clips, quote images, carousels, devotionals, discussion guides, blog posts, and social content in minutes — trusted by 8,000+ churches worldwide.

Tapos

AI-powered discipleship platform that transforms your church's sermons and teachings into searchable, interactive resources — study guides, devotionals, and Q&A — all drawn exclusively from your trusted theological sources. Free for churches forever with an Enterprise upgrade for advanced features.

Lome

Lome is an ad-free sign-up and community coordination platform — offering shared calendars, volunteer scheduling, meal trains, AI-powered form creation, and event RSVPs — built for churches, schools, and community groups by a faith-driven founder through the Praxis venture community.

eChurch ChurchRaise

A free, all-in-one church management platform with 70+ tools and 9 AI specialist assistants — covering digital bulletins, online giving, communications, website building, volunteer management, engagement scoring, and sermon-to-content pipelines, serving 50,000+ churches with over 20 years of experience.

Church.tech

An AI-powered platform that turns sermons into transcripts, clips, discussion guides, devotionals, and social content — built by a former church planter to help pastors spend less time with technology and more time with people. Official AI partner of Carey Nieuwhof, with a growing Ministry Tools library spanning preaching, outreach, children's ministry, and more.