Software profile
Energize
A UK online service from Urban Saints for church children’s and youth leaders to plan sessions and use resources.
30-second answer
What to know before you open the full record
- What it is
- A UK online service from Urban Saints for church children’s and youth leaders to plan sessions and use resources.
- Contexts worth testing
- Church children’s and youth groups, Volunteer-led ministry teams, Churches that need adaptable session plans and leader resources
- Published starting price
- £21 / month
- Relevant UK checks
- UK-specific evidence · UK registered
- Shortlist when
- Churches seeking adaptable children’s and youth meeting plans
- Check first
- Run the 30-day trial with representative leaders and confirm current pricing, permissions, adapted-content ownership and data-processing terms before purchase
- 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
Energize is a web-based resource and planning service, rather than a child check-in, attendance or safeguarding case-management system. It is relevant where a UK church needs digitally managed children’s and youth session resources, but it should be evaluated separately from systems that store child records or coordinate safe collection.
Decision framing
Shortlist when, then check first
- Shortlist when
- Preparing consistent, adaptable children’s and youth sessions for leaders
- Test in a real workflow
- A UK charity-owned web service combining session resources, an editor and leader support
- Settle before buying
- Run the 30-day trial with representative leaders and confirm current pricing, permissions, adapted-content ownership and data-processing terms before purchase
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.
- GBP pricing
- Supplier sourcePublished GBP starting priceSource: Energize subscription page · checked 25 July 2026
Best suited to
- Churches seeking adaptable children’s and youth meeting plans
- Teams that want shared leader access and a digital session editor
- Volunteer leaders needing resources and training support
Evidence-backed strengths
- Identified active UK charity operator
- Specific church children’s and youth workflow
- Published subscription and trial information
- Session editor and shared-user capability are documented
- Clear distinction from child-record management systems
Limitations and questions
- It is a resource and session-planning service, not a child check-in or safeguarding case-management platform
- Published prices are subject to supplier change
- The public notice does not establish all procurement details for adapted content or user-data handling
- Supplier says RaiseUpFaith commercially operates the service, so obtain current contracting and controller/processor roles in writing
What the supplier publishes
- Web-based session resources for ages 3 to 15+
- Bible-based games, activities, discussions and videos
- Meeting-plan editor
- View, edit and save session plans
- Sharing and unlimited organisation users on subscriptions
- Plan viewer for computer or tablet
- Leader training articles and support resources
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
Energize publishes subscriptions from £21 per month; its current pricing page lists a £25 per month or £300 per year rate for larger organisations. The supplier says prices can change, so confirm the applicable organisation band and payment terms before purchase.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price | From £21 per month | Supplier-published starting subscription price. |
| Larger organisations | £25 per month or £300 per year | For organisations with turnover above £300,000 in each of the last three published accounts. |
Free trial: Yes
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
- Energize’s privacy notice identifies Urban Saints as the website owner and data controller, and says the service is commercially operated by RaiseUpFaith. It lists third parties used for financial processing, call-centre operations, content and subscription management. Confirm the current data-processing terms, retention, hosting locations and roles for any church or child-related data before rollout.
- Import and export
- Supplier describes viewing, editing, saving and sharing session plans, Confirm downloading, printing, exporting and ownership arrangements for adapted materials before purchase
- Support
- Urban Saints publishes a support contact route, Subscription includes access to supplier-described support and advice, Confirm support hours, response targets and safeguarding escalation process before purchase
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.
- Energize home and pricing
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Published subscription bands, Resource scope, Organisation-user access - Energize subscription page
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Starting price, Larger-organisation price, Subscription features - Energize trial and product workflow
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: 30-day trial, Session editor, Resource access - Urban Saints: Energize resources
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Church and group context, Web-based resource description - Energize privacy notice
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Operator identity, UK company number, Commercial operator and privacy details
