Software profile
ChurchBuilder
UK web-based church management software that can connect to an existing website or provide a combined website and administration system.
30-second answer
What to know before you open the full record
- What it is
- UK web-based church management software that can connect to an existing website or provide a combined website and administration system.
- Contexts worth testing
- Churches wanting one platform for a people database, groups, rotas and a website, Church groups needing shared administration with restricted access by church or group
- Relevant UK checks
- UK-specific evidence · UK registered
- Shortlist when
- Churches combining a website with people, groups, rotas and resource booking
- Check first
- Ask for current tier pricing and data terms, then trial actual permissions, rota and website-editor workflows
- Evidence date
- Sources checked 25 July 2026
This is an evidence-led starting point, not a ranking or hands-on verdict. Supplier sources establish what they publish; your church should test material workflows and resolve the questions below.
Five-minute assessment
Assess the likely fit and trade-offs
Directory assessment
ChurchBuilder is a long-established UK option for churches that want their website and administration system to work together. It can also connect its management tools to an existing site. Decide whether your church needs that combined model and has someone to own access, training and content—not simply a replacement directory.
Decision framing
Shortlist when, then check first
- Shortlist when
- Churches seeking linked website and administration tools
- Test in a real workflow
- Website, people, planning and resource booking are designed as one configurable product
- Settle before buying
- Ask for current tier pricing and data terms, then trial actual permissions, rota and website-editor workflows
Decision evidence
Published details for a shortlist
These details are traced to the source shown. Supplier material establishes what the supplier publishes; it is not hands-on testing.
- Multi-site support
- Supplier sourceSupplier describes an Extend configuration for groups of churches with restricted information access.Source: Recorded evidence · checked 25 July 2026
- UK purchasing availability
- Supplier sourceSupplier publishes a UK registered-business number and a Maidenhead registered address.Source: Recorded evidence · checked 25 July 2026
- Role-based permissions
- Supplier sourceSupplier describes permissions and access restrictions in its people and multi-church material.Source: Recorded evidence · checked 25 July 2026
Best suited to
- Churches combining a website with people, groups, rotas and resource booking
- Multi-church groups needing shared administration with restricted access
- Teams that prefer a staged Essential, Engage or Extend approach
Evidence-backed strengths
- Public material describes broad operational coverage across people, planning, communication and websites
- Supports either an attached management system or a combined website
- A UK registered business and UK support surface are visible
Limitations and questions
- Ask the supplier about Current subscription prices, data-processing terms, hosting, exports, accessibility and migration support
- A combined website and administration platform still needs named ownership for content, permissions and training
- The church should validate web accessibility, data exit and security requirements in its own implementation
What the supplier publishes
- People database and printable directory
- Groups and attendance
- Rotas and service planning
- Calendar and events
- Resource booking
- Mailing lists
- Media library
- Prayer diary
- Website option
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
ChurchBuilder publishes Essential, Engage and Extend product tiers but the current public material reviewed here does not state their subscription prices. It states that recommended website templates typically have a one-off cost of around £50–£100.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Contact supplier | People database and groups |
| Engage | Contact supplier | Adds calendars, rotas, activities and media |
| Extend | Contact supplier | Fuller church-management scope; training may be relevant |
Full due diligence
Evidence, operations and source record
Use this full record to test practical details, retain source links and take specific gaps to the supplier.
Published operations and support details
- Data protection information
- Ask the supplier for current supplier data-processing terms, hosting location, sub-processors or retention arrangements. The church should obtain these before storing personal data.
- Integrations
- Supplier states the management system can attach to an existing website or replace it
- Support
- Public support site, Supplier contact telephone number
Sources reviewed
Sources support only the fields named beneath each link. Supplier material is not independent testing; external review material is included as a limited signal rather than a verdict.
- ChurchBuilder overview
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Core features, Website and management-system scope, UK church focus - ChurchBuilder product tiers
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Essential, Engage and Extend scope, Website approach, Permissions - ChurchBuilder multi-church information
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Multi-church scope, UK registration, Website template pricing context - Companies House: ChurchBuilder
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: UK-registered organisation
