Church Compass

What Church Compass is

Church Compass combines a church member app with a web admin portal for day-to-day operations, congregant communication, donations, and discipleship content. Members can respond to events, watch live streams or archived sermons, and keep timestamped notes alongside sermon videos. They can also join small groups, send private messages, submit prayer requests publicly or anonymously, and check in by QR code or manually. Administrators can monitor attendance and organize volunteer roles and shifts.

Giving runs through Stripe-powered checkout, with options for designated funds and recurring gifts; churches can instead link to their own giving page. In-app donations carry a 0.25% Church Compass platform fee per donation, plus Stripe processing fees. Worship Compass provides a song library, set lists, rehearsal scheduling, collaborative songwriting, and SongSelect integration for CCLI-licensed music. SongSelect can import lyrics, chord charts, and copyright information.

Plans start at $19/mo for Basic, which supports up to 500 members. Standard is $29/mo for up to 1,000 members, Growth is $49/mo for up to 1,500, and Unlimited is $69/mo for 1,500+ members. A 30-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Church registration and payment-related actions take place on the website, and each church has one lead admin for billing and subscriptions.

Who it suits

Church Compass suits churches looking for one app and web portal to manage member communication, events, attendance, giving, groups, and worship planning. Its membership-based plans cover smaller through larger churches, while each church’s billing and subscription is managed by one lead admin.

Limits

The trial lasts 30 days. Basic is limited to 500 members; the other plans support up to 1,000, up to 1,500, or 1,500+ members. In-app giving also incurs a 0.25% platform fee per donation, with Stripe processing fees charged separately.

Getting started

1. Open the Church Compass website.
2. Complete church registration on the website.
3. Choose a plan, starting at $19/mo for Basic, or use the 30-day trial.
4. Assign one lead admin to manage billing and subscriptions.
5. Members can use the service on Android, iOS, or the web.

Verdict

Choose Church Compass if your church wants member communication, attendance, giving, and worship tools in one system. The $19/mo Basic plan covers up to 500 members, with larger plans available as membership grows. Churches that need a free plan or want more than one billing administrator should look elsewhere.