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Church Windows
What it is
Church Windows is church management software with membership, scheduling, donations, accounting, and payroll modules. Membership stores family records and involvement, while Scheduler organizes calendars, locations, equipment, and event duties. Donations records pledges and giving. Accounting provides fund accounting, reporting, exporting, and direct imports from Donations and Payroll. Payroll generates checks, reports, and tax forms, updates federal and state tax tables, and supports electronic filing through Aatrix. Web and Desktop editions provide identical functionality: Web connects through a secure remote desktop service, while Desktop is installed locally. Web pricing includes one shareable seat for one simultaneous user; each additional concurrent seat costs $50 per month. Desktop requires a 64-bit Windows computer. Plans begin at $19 a month for one Desktop module with Standard support on a 12-month contract. A free working trial is available, with Windows downloads and phone-based access for Mac or Web.
For and against
For
- Membership and family involvement records
- Scheduling tracks locations and equipment
- Accounting imports Donations and Payroll data
- Payroll supports electronic filing through Aatrix
- Free working trial available
Against
- No free plan
- Desktop requires 64-bit Windows
- Web seat allows one simultaneous user
- Additional Web seats cost $50 per month
The verdict
Church Windows combines core church administration modules in Web and Desktop editions. Check platform, seat, contract, and module requirements before choosing a plan.
Who it suits
It suits churches needing membership, calendar, giving, accounting, and payroll management. Churches can choose local Windows installation or remotely accessed Web software.
Plans and prices
1 module Standard Desktop yearly
Membership, Donations, Accounting or Payroll · Standard support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
1 module Deluxe Desktop yearly
One module · Deluxe support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
2 modules Standard Desktop yearly
Two modules · Standard support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
2 modules Deluxe Desktop yearly
Two modules · Deluxe support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
3 modules Standard Desktop yearly
Three modules · Standard support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
3 modules Deluxe Desktop yearly
Three modules · Deluxe support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
1 module Elite Desktop yearly
One module · Elite support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
4 modules Standard Desktop yearly
Four modules · Standard support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
2 modules Elite Desktop yearly
Two modules · Elite support
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchwindows.com
On the record
- Accounting feature
- Accounting provides fund accounting, budgets, bank reconciliation, checks, reports and exports, with an optional accounts-receivable add-on.churchwindows.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- The official pages reviewed do not document a public API or SDK.churchwindows.com · read 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 · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Computer Helper Publishing as privately held with 11–50 employees and founded in 1987.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Data after cancellation
- The maker says Web customers discontinuing service can have their data made accessible for historical purposes.churchwindows.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 21 Oct 2026
- Donations feature
- Donations records pledges and gifts, produces reports and emailed statements, and imports electronic-giving data.churchwindows.com · read 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 · read 8 Oct 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: reporting
- Reviewers report complex or inflexible reporting and occasional glitches in reports.capterra.com · read 21 Oct 2026
