Free Church Management Software
Built for the World
ChurchCMS gives your church a website, mobile app, member directory, online giving, and more - completely free, open source, and self-hosted on your own server.
No subscription. No vendor lock-in.
One complete church management platform. Every tool built in.
No add-ons. No paywalls. No subscriptions. Every feature of this free open source church management software is built in - from member directory to mobile app to live broadcasting.
Companion Mobile App
Your church in members’ pockets. Profile, events, sermons, prayer requests,
messaging, and online giving — all in a branded Android church management app at no cost.
Members Directory
A complete church membership management system with searchable, exportable member profiles. Track family units, subscription status, contact details, attendance history, and baptism records – all in your free church admin software.
Online Giving
Receive tithes and offerings securely from anywhere in the world. Track donor
history, generate giving statements, and manage fundraising campaigns.
Church Website
A dedicated church website builder and church CMS – easy to manage with no technical knowledge. Publish sermons, events, bulletins, and announcements directly from your church admin dashboard.
Live Broadcast
Take your Sunday service online with built-in church live streaming and video room technology. Reach your congregation worldwide – a feature most platforms charge extra for, included free in ChurchCMS.
Notifications
Push and SMS notifications for events, service reminders, birthdays, and anniversaries. Daily scripture quotes delivered automatically to members.
Events & Groups
Manage Bible studies, choirs, committees, and ministry teams. Sync events to the mobile app and send automatic reminders to attendees.
Prayer & Community
Members submit prayer requests directly through the app. The Knock for Help feature lets members reach church leadership privately and instantly.
Attendance
Every member gets a printed photo ID card with a unique QR code. Staff scan it at the door to mark attendance instantly — no registers, no manual entry.
Your church shouldn't pay $200/month for software.
ChurchCMS is the only free, open source church management software that combines a full church admin backend, dedicated church website, companion mobile app, and printed member ID cards — all in one church management platform, at no cost.
- Small churches that can't afford paid tools
- Growing churches switching from Planning Center, Breeze, or ChurchTrac - looking for a free open source alternative
- Mobile-first churches in Nigeria, Kenya, Philippines, and Brazil
- UK and US churches tired of expensive monthly subscriptions
- Any church that wants a self-hosted church management system - own it, not rent it
We were paying over $150 a month for church software. ChurchCMS gave us everything we needed — member management, a mobile app, online giving, and even printed ID cards for our members — completely free.
With ChurchCMS, you own the software. Host it on your own server - your data never touches a third-party cloud unless you want it to. Unlike paid platforms, your church management system never shuts down because a vendor ran out of funding.
- No vendor lock-in - your self-hosted church software, forever
- Your data stays on your server - full GDPR and data ownership
- Free upgrades, forever - MIT licence, modify as needed
- Trusted by churches in 14+ countries as their free ChMS
Build on ChurchCMS. Grow your freelance business.
ChurchCMS is the world's most complete free open source church management platform - and every install is a business opportunity for you.
ChurchCMS is built on a modern, well-documented stack. Thousands of churches
worldwide need developers to install, customize, and extend it.
This is your opportunity.
Church Website Development
Design and build custom church websites on top of the ChurchCMS platform. Every install needs a homepage, and churches pay well for a professional look.
Custom Plugin Development
Build plugins for sermon podcasting, event ticketing, multilingual support, or local payment gateways like M-Pesa and Flutterwave. Sell or license them to the community.
Installation & Setup Services
Help churches deploy on shared hosting, VPS, or cloud. Most churches need a trusted developer to handle the technical side — that's a paid opportunity for you.
White Label Solutions
Offer ChurchCMS under your own agency brand. Package it with design, support, and training as a complete church digital solution — and charge accordingly.
The software is free. We charge for our time.
ChurchCMS will always be free and open source. If you want us to set it up, host it, or build something custom — we are here to help.
- Full source code on GitHub
- All features included
- Android mobile app included
- No usage limits
- Community support
- Hosted on Amazon AWS
- Daily automatic backups
- Free software upgrades
- Custom domain setup
- SSL certificate included
- Email & ticket support
- Installation on your server
- Basic configuration
- Data migration help
- Training session included
- 3 months email support
- Custom church website design
- Plugin & feature development
- Mobile app white labelling
- Local payment gateways
- Multilingual setup
- Ongoing retainer available
Find What Your
Church Needs Most
ChurchCMS covers every operational need a church has — from organising your congregation to collecting tithes online. Explore by what matters to you right now.
Church Organization Software
Manage events, groups, members, content, pastoral care, and giving — all 13 modules in one organised platform. Replace 8 separate tools with one.
Church Database Software
A searchable, connected member database — with tags, family trees, activity groups, giving records, and attendance — all organised and exportable as CSV.
Online Giving for Churches
Accept tithes and offerings online with 0% platform fee. M-Pesa, Flutterwave, GCash, PIX, Stripe and more — giving in any currency, from any country.
Church Volunteer Scheduling
Build rosters, assign roles, and send automatic reminders to every ministry team — Worship, Ushers, Youth, Tech — without a single WhatsApp message.
Church Community Builder
Keep your congregation connected all week — not just Sundays. Activity groups, prayer requests, Knock for Help, push notifications, and daily scripture in one app.
Free Church Directory Software
A searchable, photo-rich member directory with QR photo ID cards, family units, and role-based privacy controls. Free — no monthly fee, unlimited members.
Ready to give your church the tools it deserves?
Join churches in 14+ countries using free, open source church management software to manage, grow, and connect their communities - at zero cost, forever.