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Strengthen the impact of your ministry with one integrated suite that helps you encourage giving, nurture community and share your message.
Church plant program
Your mission is our mission.
Make Pushpay part of your launch team. Qualified pre-launch church plants receive a 12-month no-cost grant for the full Pushpay platform: Giving with Everygift®, ChMS, and a branded mobile app.
Our position
Why we invest first
There's a tension most church planters feel that technology vendors don't usually acknowledge: you want to start with excellence because the calling is permanent, but starting cheap feels like the responsible thing to do.
Pushpay's position is that the tension is a false choice. Church planting is Great Commission work, not entrepreneurship. We invest before you can because that's what a real partner does. The best time to build your foundation is before your first Sunday, so you're ready when it counts.
What's included
What the grant includes
This isn't a trial or a starter tier. It's the same full platform established churches run at scale, and the foundation you'll still be building on when your church is ten times its launch size.
Giving with Everygift™
Three-second digital giving via mobile, text, QR code, and in-app. Recurring gift protection and failed payment recovery built in. When a card expires, the system handles it automatically.
ChMS (people tool)
One profile per person from the moment they give or walk through the door. Automated follow-up workflows, kids check-in, and Pushpay Insights to surface who's disengaging before they actually leave.
Branded mobile app
Sermons, groups, events, and giving in one place with your name on it. No developer required.
Church plant resources
A Recurring Giving Playbook, setup guides, and training built for pre-launch churches.
Cohort community
Peer relationships and shared learning with other church plants in exactly the same phase.
Dedicated support
From application through launch and beyond.
Eligibility
Who this is for
The grant is open to pre-launch church plants affiliated with a recognized church planting network or organization, currently 6 to 18 months from their public launch date.
From the field
From sent to thriving
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We didn't want temporary tools for a permanent mission. Having these systems in place means we can focus on shepherding people, not troubleshooting tech.
The process
How it works
1
Apply
Submit your application and confirm eligibility through your sending network or organization.
2
Onboard before launch
Your Pushpay team walks you through setup during the pre-launch phase so everything is tested and ready before your first Sunday.
3
Launch with confidence
Your core team knows the system. Your donors can give in seconds. Your people data is organized from day one.
4
Grow without migrating
The platform scales from your first 50 people to 10,000-plus without switching systems or retraining staff.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Pre-launch church plants 6 to 18 months from launch, affiliated with a recognized church planting network or organization. The application confirms eligibility.
Yes. Not a restricted version or trial. The same Giving, ChMS, and app that established multi-site churches run.
You move to standard pricing with 12 months of real giving data, a built people database, and a congregation that already knows the tools. Your dedicated Pushpay contact works with you on a plan that reflects your church's actual growth.
Pushpay has a migration process for this, including tools to move your recurring givers over without disruption.
The grant may not be the right fit yet, but we work with independent church plants on pricing that makes sense for their stage. Talk to us about your situation.