why we built connect my church software

Why We Built Connect My Church

If you’re leading a church today, you’ve likely felt it:

Too many tools. Too many tabs. Too much money for software that wasn’t built for ministry.

You’re trying to piece together giving platforms, email tools, text messaging, form builders, event signups, sermon archives, volunteer coordination, and guest follow-up — all from different providers, most of which were never designed with your church in mind.

And somehow, that stack of tools is costing you $500–$700+ per month (sometimes more once you add “one more add-on” that you “kind of need”).

Worse than the cost is the mental load.

You’re jumping between dashboards. You’re exporting spreadsheets. You’re asking volunteers to learn complicated systems. You’re stuck choosing between “cheap but clunky” and “powerful but expensive.” And you’re trying to make it all work while still doing the work that actually matters: shepherding people, building leaders, and advancing the mission.

We know. Because we lived it too.

A Minister’s Frustration — and a Developer’s Solution

As a church planter and ministry leader, I (Wes) spent years fighting the software beast while trying to focus on people. We didn’t need another platform that looked good in a demo but took weeks to configure. We didn’t need another system that required a staff member just to keep it organized.

We needed something that actually helped ministry happen.

Meanwhile, my close friend and tech partner Mark Henman was working inside some of the biggest software systems in the world — building infrastructure that could support millions of users with excellence. He understands what it takes to build platforms that are stable, secure, scalable, and reliable.

So we started having the kinds of conversations church leaders have all the time:

  • “Why does this have to be so complicated?”
  • “Why is pricing built to punish growth?”
  • “Why does every tool feel like it was built for sales teams, not shepherds?”
  • “Why can’t we have one simple place to run the core systems of ministry?”

Together, we saw the gap — and we couldn’t ignore it.

  • Churches deserve better tools.
  • Not enterprise CRMs awkwardly reskinned for ministries.
  • Not cobbled-together free tools with no support.
  • Not five subscriptions duct-taped into one workflow.
  • Not per-user pricing that punishes growth.
  • Real tools — built by people who love the church.

The Real Problem: Fragmentation

Most churches don’t realize how much time and energy they lose to fragmentation until they step back and look at the whole picture.

When your giving platform doesn’t talk to your contact list, follow-up suffers.
When your event registration tool doesn’t sync to your communications system, guests fall through cracks.
When your sermon archive is disconnected from your website and your social media workflow, your content gets underused.
When your systems don’t work together, you end up doing “ministry admin” all week — and then wondering why you feel behind.

And when you’re trying to grow, that fragmentation gets worse. Growth adds complexity. Complexity adds cost. Cost creates pressure. Pressure burns out leaders.

We don’t think it has to be that way.

Built for Ministry Today — Funding the Mission Tomorrow

Connect My Church isn’t just another church software platform. It’s a ministry-first toolset built to help your church do the basics really well — without drowning in systems.

Connect My Church helps your church:

  • Accept donations (without hidden fees and “surprise” pricing tiers)
  • Manage events and signups
  • Automate guest follow-up so people don’t get forgotten
  • Share sermons and organize content
  • Schedule social posts and communicate consistently
  • Track attendance and communication in a way that’s practical and usable

And we built it with a conviction: one flat monthly rate, unlimited users, no contracts.

Because churches shouldn’t have to do math every time they add a staff member, a volunteer leader, or a new campus. If your church is growing, your software should celebrate that — not tax it.

More Than Software: A Bigger Vision

Here’s the part we don’t want you to miss:

When your church uses Connect My Church to grow your local ministry, you’re also helping fund and build something bigger — tools designed for global Kingdom impact.

We’re building toward Global Kingdom Impact Tools, such as:

  • AI-powered Bible study assistants that help people engage Scripture clearly
  • Offline discipleship tools and devices for places with limited internet access
  • Theological content platforms for regions where biblical resources are restricted

In other words: Connect My Church is built for your church’s real needs now — and it’s also a way to push the mission forward beyond our own walls.

We’re Just Getting Started

The future of ministry tech is not just in the cloud — it’s in the field, in the hands of church leaders and seekers around the world.

We believe it’s time to build tools that reflect the weight of the mission we carry. If we’re putting God’s name on it, it should reflect our best work.

That’s why we built Connect My Church. And we’d love to show it to you.


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Book a call and we’ll show you what Connect My Church can replace for your church — and how much simpler your ministry systems can be.

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