Online Church Bookkeeping Software for Church Treasurers

ChurchBooks3 Online is church bookkeeping software for treasurers and volunteer bookkeepers who need straightforward tools for donations, funds and financial records. Work from a web browser with nothing to install, with integrated church management tools for your congregation.

Church Bookkeeping Tools for Treasurers

Record donations and organize designated and undesignated funds on every plan. Silver and above add full ledger accounting, a chart of accounts, check printing and budgets. Keep daily bookkeeping organized and prepare financial records for your church board.

Use fund tracking to organize money by its intended purpose. ChurchBooks3 supports your church's bookkeeping workflow; follow your church's financial policies when maintaining its books.

Church Donation Tracking and Contribution Statements

ChurchBooks3 makes church donation tracking straightforward. Record tithes, regular offerings, special campaigns, and designated gifts. Assign each donation to a donor and a fund category. At year-end, generate individual donor giving statements and family envelope reports for tax purposes — formatted with your church letterhead, ready to email or print.

Every plan includes an online giving page and QR code powered by Givelify. Gold and Platinum add Givelify CSV import and reconciliation to help keep online donations aligned with your church records.

Church Budgets and Financial Reports

Silver and above include budget management and ledger tools. Track actuals against budget and prepare reports for your finance committee. Gold and Platinum add financial management and payroll tools.

Generate donor statements and standard reports with custom church letterhead. Additional reports and exports are available according to your plan.

Integrated Church Management Tools

All plans include membership, attendance, event tracking, and an online giving page with a QR code powered by Givelify. Silver adds ledger and budget tools; Gold adds payroll, daycare classes, and Givelify donation import and reconciliation. Available tools vary by plan:

• Membership management — member profiles, groups, offices, envelope numbers, CSV import and export, and birthday and anniversary tracking.
• Attendance tracking — record Sunday headcounts by department, view trend charts, and export attendance history.
• Event management — create and publish church events, track RSVPs, and manage classes, VBS, and special programs.
• Employee and payroll records (Gold and Platinum) — manage staff profiles, payroll entries, and year-to-date payroll summaries with printable reports.
• Meeting minutes (Silver and above) — record board and committee decisions with searchable topic archives.
• Email merge and mail labels — communicate with members in bulk directly from your member database.
• Daycare and grades (Gold and Platinum) — manage daycare class enrollment, student attendance, and grade records.

Secure Browser-Based Church Bookkeeping

ChurchBooks3 is a multi-tenant SaaS platform — your church's data is completely isolated from every other organization. Role-based access control lets you assign admin, staff, and read-only roles so each team member sees only what they need. Two-factor authentication and encrypted backups keep your financial records protected.

Church administrators can export a full backup of all church data at any time — members, donations, ledger transactions, budgets, events, and meeting records — in a downloadable ZIP archive. Your data belongs to you.

Church Bookkeeping Plans and Free 30-Day Trial

Bronze is $9.99/month, Silver $19.99/month, Gold $29.99/month and Platinum $39.99/month. New accounts start with a free 30-day trial of Gold features — no credit card required. Annual plans cost the equivalent of ten monthly payments.

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Church Bookkeeping Questions

What is church bookkeeping software?

Church bookkeeping software helps treasurers record donations, organize funds, track transactions, prepare budgets and produce financial reports. ChurchBooks3 Online brings these tools together in a web browser, with features available according to your plan.

Do I need accounting experience to do church bookkeeping?

ChurchBooks3 Online is designed for church treasurers and volunteer bookkeepers who want straightforward donation entry and reporting. You can start with a free 30-day trial and use the support resources to learn the tools. Follow your church's financial policies when maintaining its books.

Does ChurchBooks3 Online handle fund accounting?

Yes. Donation fund tracking is included in every plan. Silver and above add full ledger accounting and budgets, with fund tracking to help keep designated and undesignated money organized.

Can I produce year-end contribution statements?

Yes. ChurchBooks3 Online generates individual donor giving statements and family envelope reports with your church's letterhead, ready to print or email.

Is my church's data secure?

ChurchBooks3 Online separates each church's data and provides role-based access, two-factor authentication and encrypted backups. Church administrators can also export a backup of their church's records.

How is ChurchBooks3 Online different from ChurchBooks3 Desktop?

ChurchBooks3 Online runs in a web browser with nothing to install and provides secure cloud access to your church's records. ChurchBooks3 Desktop is Windows software that keeps data locally. Choose the version that fits how your church works.