Assemblea

Assemblea is church management software built for evangelical and Protestant congregations that need member administration, giving, events, attendance and finances in one system. It is best suited to churches that also want a member-facing portal and structured migration from another church database. Its main trade-off is the sharp ceiling on the free tier and the additional transaction cost on online giving.

Overview

Assemblea combines operational records with congregation-facing services. Member profiles can connect families, church history and roles, while participant assignments, volunteer scheduling and a service calendar support ongoing ministry coordination. The product is designed around evangelical and Protestant church workflows rather than general-purpose association management.

Giving is handled through direct deposits to the church's Stripe account. Assemblea adds a 1% platform fee, on top of Stripe's standard processing fees, so churches should include transaction costs in their budgeting. Events cover attendance check-in, named guests and child check-in with printed security codes. A public calendar and iCal feed make event information easier to share beyond logged-in users.

Migration is a notable practical strength. Guided import presets cover exports from Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchSuite and ChMeetings, with a generic CSV option for other sources. That is more useful for an existing church database than starting with manual entry.

Key features

Member portal

A password-free magic link lets members update profiles, view giving, manage recurring gifts, confirm volunteer shifts, join groups and browse events. This shifts routine updates and confirmations away from administrators, although churches should still decide how they distribute and protect magic-link access.

Privacy and administration

Data is hosted in the European Union, encrypted and described as GDPR compliant. Field-level encryption protects sensitive notes and prayer requests, while granular permissions and a tamper-evident audit trail provide stronger controls for confidential pastoral information. Built-in tools let churches export, restrict or erase an individual's data, and church data remains exportable.

Support and language

In-app human chat and guides are available in Italian, English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese on every plan. Paid plans receive priority responses. The interface is responsive on phones and tablets, with no installation required.

Pricing

Assemblea uses a freemium model. Free costs nothing and allows 50 members, 2 users, up to 50 finance and giving entries per year, inventory, meetings and voting, and 100 MB of storage. It is a workable evaluation tier or fit for a very small congregation, but the annual finance quota, two-user limit and small storage allocation will constrain regular administration. Premium support is included.

Starter costs $19 a month and raises capacity to 250 members and 10 users, removes the stated annual finance and giving entry cap, and increases storage to 1 GB. It is the sensible step for a growing church that needs shared administration without unlimited capacity.

Pro costs $49 a month with unlimited members, unlimited users and 10 GB of storage, alongside finances and giving, inventory, meetings and voting. It fits larger congregations or teams that would otherwise be forced to manage seats and records carefully. Both paid plans include premium support. Every plan still incurs Assemblea's 1% giving platform fee plus Stripe processing when donations are taken online.

Platforms

Assemblea is a web application. Its responsive design supports phone and tablet use without an installation, which suits volunteers and members accessing the portal away from a desktop.

Who it's for

Choose it for an evangelical or Protestant congregation consolidating member records, donations, event attendance, volunteer coordination and finances. It is particularly compelling for churches moving from Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchSuite or ChMeetings because of the guided import presets. Small churches can start free, but should move to Starter once member, user or finance-entry limits become operational obstacles. Congregations needing unlimited members and users should budget for Pro.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Church-specific member, giving, event and finance functions reduce the need to stitch together separate systems.
• Magic-link member access supports profile maintenance, recurring gifts, volunteer confirmations, groups and event browsing without passwords.
• Child check-in security codes, named guests, attendance tracking and an iCal calendar address concrete event-management needs.
• Import presets for four named church platforms and generic CSV migration can shorten a database move.
• EU hosting, field-level encryption, permissions, audit trails and built-in data rights tools provide a strong governance foundation.
• Six interface languages and responsive web access broaden participation across multilingual congregations.

Cons

• The Free plan's 50-member, two-user and 50-entries-per-year ceilings make it unsuitable for many active churches.
• Storage is limited to 100 MB on Free and 1 GB on Starter, so document-heavy operations may reach capacity sooner.
• Online giving carries a 1% Assemblea fee in addition to Stripe processing charges.
• The product is web-only, with no published native desktop or mobile app.

Alternatives

For worship-focused planning, compare the Worship Planning Software list. For volunteer rostering, see Church Volunteer Management Software.

• c-SPOT is free and open source across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web and self-hosted deployments, with no hosted plan or usage limits stated; choose it when deployment flexibility matters more than Assemblea's integrated church administration.
• OnStage offers a free tier for up to five members, 200 MB storage and five events per month, plus reminders, chat, annotations and PDF song import; choose it for small event and song workflows.
• WorshipTools Presenter provides 500 MB cloud storage, 10 users and unlimited services and songs on its Free plan; choose it for presentation-led worship rather than member records and giving.
• AssemblyFlow is free for congregations of 50 or fewer members with one operator and a main worship assembly; choose it for a very small assembly with narrow operational needs.
• Planning Center offers free Calendar, People and Services options; choose it when a modular church-management suite is preferable.
• Ministry Planner provides one free tool per church account, including scheduling for one team and up to 1,000 volunteers or one active event for up to 1,000 people; choose it for a single focused planning function.
• ServeFlow: Worship Planner is free on iPhone and iPad in English; choose it for a narrowly scoped Apple-device worship planner.
• WorshipMetrics has a free, non-expiring plan with unlimited users, practical cloud and clip limits, one signage screen and streaming-related features; choose it when signage and media metrics are the priority.

Verdict

Assemblea is a strong choice for a church that wants one web-based system for people, money, events and volunteer participation, especially when importing from a supported church platform matters. The principal reasons to look elsewhere are the Free plan's tight quotas, the 1% giving surcharge and the lack of a native app. Starter is the practical entry point for a growing congregation; Pro is justified when unlimited users and members outweigh the monthly cost.