from Michele Hilton, Assistant to the Bishop for Administration
Contact Michele with questions or for help with administration software in your congregation (micheleh@fbsynod.org)
Thanks to all who participated in the Software Survey a few weeks ago….we had over 50% participation! How does this information help us? We now have contact info for the congregations who responded with specifics. So, for example, say your church were considering online giving–we can share with you a contact so you can learn how others are using the program, what all is involved etc.
Here’s a recap of what we learned
0-100 Members
19 churches with membership of 1-100 responded. 11 of the 19 are using Quickbooks for the finance piece.
For Church administration (membership, attendance, Baptisms, Funerals etc), 5 of the 19 use Shepherd’s Staff.
Other Systems:
Flock Base (1)
Power Church (1)
Church Windows (1)
Servant Keeper (2)
ACS (1)
ICON (1)
ChurchTrac (1)
No Integrated System (5)
101-250 Members
36 churches with membership of 101-250 responded. 9 of the 36 are using Quickbooks for the finance piece.
For Church administration (membership, attendance, Baptisms, Funerals etc), 16 of the 36 use Church Windows
Other Systems:
Breeze (2)
Power Church (2)
Shepherd’s Staff (4)
Servant Keeper (3)
ACS (2)
ICON (3)
ChurchTrac (3)
No Integrated System (0)
Church 360 (1)
251-400 Members
14 churches with membership of 251-400 responded. 3 of the 14 are using Quickbooks for the finance piece.
For Church administration (membership, attendance, Baptisms, Funerals etc), 3 of the 14 use Shepherd’s Staff – 4 use Church windows
Other Systems:
ACS (1)
Breeze (1)
Church 360 (1)
ChurchTrac (1)
Power Church (1)
Servant Keeper (1)
ICON (1)
401-750 members
19 churches with membership of 401-750 responded. 6 of the 19 are using Quickbooks for the finance piece.
For Church administration (membership, attendance, Baptisms, Funerals etc), 6 of the 19 use Shepherd’s Staff – 5 use Church windows
Other Systems:
ACS (3)
Revelations (1)
Servant Keeper (1)
ICON (1)
Elexio (2)
More than 750 Members
4 churches with membership of more than 750 responded. 2 of the 4 are using Quickbooks for the finance piece.
For Church administration (membership, attendance, Baptisms, Funerals etc), 1 of the 4 uses Church windows
Other Systems:
ACS (2)
Servant Keeper (1)
Of Note:
17 churches use VANCO for electronic giving and 3 use Tithe.ly
