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The money never leaves the church
Members pay to your own paybill, till or bank account. MyChurch records the payment and sends the receipt; it never holds your church's money.
Giving that goes straight to your church, with a receipt for every shilling
Members give on your church's own M-Pesa paybill or till, or from the app. MyChurch confirms each payment with Safaricom, puts it in the right account, and thanks the giver by SMS in your church's name.
The Monday count should not take all of Monday
Many treasurers still print the M-Pesa statement, match each line to a name by hand and copy it into the giving book. Members ask what they gave this year and nobody can say for sure. MyChurch does the matching the moment the money arrives, so the treasurer checks the work instead of doing it.
What changes for your church
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Nothing is counted until Safaricom confirms it
Before a payment is added to any total, MyChurch asks Safaricom to confirm the M-Pesa code and the amount. A fake message or a failed payment is never counted.
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The account number does the sorting
Members type TITHE, OFFERING, BUILDING or any account you create. Each gift lands in the right place, and anything that matches nothing waits on a review list for the office. Nothing is lost.
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Every giver is thanked by name
An SMS under your church's name with the amount, the M-Pesa code and their running total. For a pledge, it also says how much is left.
Everything you get
Included on the Basic plan from KES 5,800 a month with VAT, except where it says Premium. Compare the plans.
GRACEFLW
Text message · 09:14
Dear Mary, we have received KES 2,000 for TITHE, M-Pesa ref SKL4H7XQ2P. Your giving this year: KES 18,500. Thank you and God bless.
- Collection accounts for tithe, offering, building fund or anything else, each with its own account number and an optional goal
- Giving from the app with an M-Pesa prompt on the member's phone, to one account or several at once
- Giving on behalf of someone else, and a family's giving seen together
- Pledges with reminders, fundraisers with their own FR- account numbers, and contribution programmes
- Bank collections through Equity, KCB, Co-operative Bank and NCBA where your church banks with them
- Member statements in the app and by email
- Giving reports by account, by member and by period, and collection reconciliation
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
About m-pesa giving
Does the money our members give pass through MyChurch?
No. Members give to your church's own paybill, till or bank account. MyChurch records each payment, confirms it with Safaricom and sends the receipt. The money itself stays in the church's account.
Can we keep the paybill we already have?
Yes. MyChurch works with your church's existing M-Pesa paybill or till. We connect it during set-up, and members keep paying to the same number they know.
What happens when a member types the wrong account number?
The payment is still recorded, and it goes to a review list in the portal so the office can place it in the right account. It is never dropped.
Are the SMS receipts included in the subscription?
SMS is bought separately through Mobile Sasa, our messaging service, so you pay only for the messages you send. Receipts, reminders and notices all use the same SMS balance.
More ways MyChurch helps
- Pledges and fundraisingPledges, building funds and harambees, with gentle reminders and progress everyone can see.Learn more
- Finance and accountabilityAccounts, expenses and approvals your council and congregation can trust.Learn more
- Church SMSAnnouncements and reminders to the whole church or one group, under your church's own name.Learn more
Let us show you around
Tell us about your church and we will walk you through MyChurch with your own situation in mind: your members, your paybill, your Sundays. Moving from spreadsheets or another system? We help you bring your members across.