Ekklesia360

What Ekklesia360 is

Ekklesia360 is a content management system for churches and ministries, serving organizations from church plants to worldwide ministries. It combines website administration with sermon publishing, blogs, events and RSVP, media, social media management, ministry layouts, and multisite capabilities. Organizations can add online giving, SEO support, and integrations; the platform advertises more than 25 integrations and offers FTP and API connections, as well as integration work by its team. Administrators can schedule publishing, restore previous versions, set navigation, assign publishing roles, and use optional document approval. E360 Giving accepts donations through websites, mobile, text-to-give, and kiosks, including recurring gifts and payments that do not require donor login. The provider says giving is PCI Level 1 compliant. Websites run on dedicated servers in a scalable cloud architecture, with automatic updates, secure caching, and disaster recovery backups; customers may instead use their own servers or hosting provider. Website plans include phone and email support. The Basic plan costs $70 a month, while Plus is $95 a month and Advanced is $190 a month. Monk Development began in 2006 and developed the web-based CMS; Ekklesia360's homepage says it is trusted by over 8,500 churches.

Who it suits

Ekklesia360 suits churches and ministry organizations that need a website CMS with sermon, event, media, and giving capabilities. Its multisite support, integration options, and own-hosting option may also suit organizations managing more than one site or specific infrastructure needs.

Limits

Basic includes 20 pages, 75 articles, 1,500 newsletters per month, 10GB / 1TB, and one custom form. Pro requires SendGrid above 15K newsletters per month.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.ekklesia360.com/.
2. Choose a paid website plan, starting with Basic at $70 a month.
3. Use the free trial to evaluate the service.
4. Choose web access, API access, or self-hosted deployment to fit your setup.
5. Contact support by phone or email for website plan assistance.

Verdict

Choose Ekklesia360 if your church or ministry needs website administration alongside sermons, events, multisite support, or online giving. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or require more capacity than the Basic plan provides without moving to a higher tier.