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Church Windows
What Church Windows is
Church Windows provides church management modules for membership, scheduling, donations, accounting, and payroll. Membership manages family records and member involvement, while Scheduler tracks calendars, locations, equipment, and event duties. Donations keeps track of pledges and giving. Accounting uses fund accounting and supports reporting, exporting, and direct imports from Donations and Payroll. Payroll generates checks, reports, and tax forms, updates federal and state tax tables and forms, and supports electronic filing through Aatrix. The Web and Desktop versions have identical features: Web access uses a secure remote desktop connection, while Desktop is installed locally. Desktop requires a 64-bit Windows computer. Web pricing includes one shareable seat for one user at a time; each additional concurrent seat costs $50 per month. Plans are listed from $19 a month for one Desktop module with Standard support, on a 12-month contract. A free working trial is available. The downloadable trial is Windows-compatible; Mac or Web trial access requires calling the company. Subscriptions include updates and support, with resources, webinars, phone and email support, and training or onboarding depending on support tier. Computer Helper Publishing says it serves churches of all sizes and denominations and that more than 12,000 churches have used its products and services.
Who it suits
Church Windows suits churches that want membership, scheduling, giving, accounting, or payroll tools as modules. Its Web edition fits users seeking remote access, while its locally installed Desktop edition requires a 64-bit Windows computer.
What it does well
- Modules cover membership, scheduling, donations, accounting, and payroll.
- Web and Desktop editions offer identical features.
- Accounting imports directly from Donations and Payroll.
- Payroll supports electronic filing through Aatrix.
- Free working trial is available.
What to know first
- No free plan is offered.
- Desktop requires a 64-bit Windows computer.
- Web pricing includes only one concurrent user.
- A 12-month contract applies to listed plans.
Limits
Listed plans carry a 12-month contract. The lowest listed plan is one Desktop module with Standard support; Web pricing includes one shareable seat for one user at a time, and each additional concurrent seat costs $50 per month.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 module · Elite · Web | Monthly subscription; 12-month contract · 1 module · Web · Elite support | $109 a month |
| 1 module · Standard · Desktop | Monthly subscription; 12-month contract · 1 module · Desktop · Standard support | $19 a month |
| 1 module Standard Desktop yearly | 12 months · Membership, Donations, Accounting or Payroll · Standard support | $205 a year |
| 1 module · Deluxe · Desktop | Monthly subscription; 12-month contract · 1 module · Desktop · Deluxe support | $29 a month |
| 1 module Deluxe Desktop yearly | 12 months · One module · Deluxe support | $313 a year |
| 2 modules · Standard · Desktop | Monthly subscription; 12-month contract · 2 modules · Desktop · Standard support | $39 a month |
| 2 modules Standard Desktop yearly | 12 months · Two modules · Standard support | $421 a year |
| 3 modules · Standard · Desktop | Monthly subscription; 12-month contract · 3 modules · Desktop · Standard support | $49 a month |
The first 8 of 20 plans, as churchwindows.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Visit https://churchwindows.com/.
- Choose a Desktop or Web edition and the required module and support tier.
- For a downloadable trial, use a Windows-compatible computer; call the company for Mac or Web trial access.
- Install the Desktop software locally, or access Web through a secure remote desktop connection.
Verdict
Churches seeking modular administration tools should consider Church Windows, particularly if they need fund accounting or payroll alongside membership and scheduling. The starting listed plan is $19 a month on a 12-month contract; Web customers needing multiple concurrent users pay $50 per extra seat each month.
Questions
What does Church Windows cost?
Listed plans start at $19 a month for one Desktop module with Standard support, on a 12-month contract. Other listed plans range by module count, edition, and support tier.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. A free working trial is available; the downloadable version is Windows-compatible, and Mac or Web trial access requires calling the company.
Which platforms does Church Windows support?
The product has Web and Desktop versions with the same features. Desktop requires a 64-bit Windows computer; the Web version is accessed through a secure remote desktop connection.
What modules are available?
The modules cover membership, scheduling, donations, accounting, and payroll. Listed plans include one, two, or three modules.
How many people can use the Web version at once?
The listed Web price covers one shareable seat, with one user accessing the software at a time. Each additional concurrent seat costs $50 per month.
What integrations or partner services are listed?
The company lists Vanco contribution imports, Notebird pastoral care, Aatrix e-filing, Constant Contact email and surveys, and KidCheck child safety among its partners.
Facts from Church Windows's own pages
- Accounting feature
- Accounting provides fund accounting, budgets, bank reconciliation, checks, reports and exports, with an optional accounts-receivable add-on. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- The official pages reviewed do not document a public API or SDK. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Audience and reach
- Computer Helper Publishing says it serves churches of all sizes and denominations and that more than 12,000 churches have used its products and services. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Computer Helper Publishing as privately held with 11–50 employees and founded in 1987. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Data after cancellation
- The maker says Web customers discontinuing service can have their data made accessible for historical purposes. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data and privacy
- Desktop email settings are stored in a password-protected local database, while Web subscriptions follow the privacy policies of Kloud9, Summit Hosting or RDI. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Desktop is installed locally on Windows, while Web uses a hosted secure remote desktop connection accessible from Apple or Windows computers. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Desktop limit
- Desktop requires a 64-bit Windows computer, and the maker says current and future versions operate only on 64-bit machines. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Documentation includes searchable context-sensitive help, module help files, a Resource Center, webinars, workbooks and a free Getting Started course. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Donations feature
- Donations records pledges and gifts, produces reports and emailed statements, and imports electronic-giving data. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Formats
- The Web and Desktop versions have identical features and functionality, while Web uses remote access and Desktop is installed locally. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1987 · churchwindows.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Giving and accounting
- Donations tracks pledges and giving, and Accounting uses fund accounting with reporting, exporting, and direct imports from Donations and Payroll. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Gmail integration
- Church Windows version 26.24.1 and later supports Gmail OAuth 2.0 or Gmail app passwords for sending email. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The company lists Vanco contribution imports, Notebird pastoral care, Aatrix e-filing, Constant Contact email and surveys, and KidCheck child safety among its partners. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Legal maker
- The legal company named in the terms is Computer Helper Publishing, Inc., located at 450 Beecher Road, Gahanna, Ohio. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The EULA grants a non-exclusive limited proprietary licence and prohibits modification, copying, sublicensing and redistribution except for backup. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: cloud and platform
- Reviewers criticize the Windows-focused desktop experience and describe the hosted option as a virtualized version rather than a modern native cloud application. · capterra.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: reporting
- Reviewers report complex or inflexible reporting and occasional glitches in reports. · capterra.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: support incidents
- One reviewer reported unanswered tickets and difficulty reaching support after a December 2022 update. · capterra.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: updates
- G2 reviewers mention update problems, reconnecting links after upgrades and staff needing to relearn changed workflows. · g2.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: usability
- Reviewers report a dated, click-heavy and unintuitive interface with a steep learning curve. · capterra.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Maker scale
- Computer Helper Publishing says it has served more than 12,000 churches since 1987. · churchwindows.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Membership and scheduling
- Membership manages family records and member involvement, and Scheduler tracks church calendars, locations, equipment, and event duties. · churchwindows.com, 8 Oct 2026
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