Once Stripe is approved, your bank account is connected, your church is on a paid plan and you have clicked Enable giving, your church can receive online donations, but nobody gives until they know the link exists.
Your giving link
Your dedicated give page lives at:
https://{yourslug}.easychurchapp.com/give
Or, if you've set up a custom domain, https://{yourdomain}/give.
You can also use the short link https://{yourslug}.easychurchapp.com/g, which redirects to the same page and is easier to remember when announcing from the pulpit.
Getting the word out
Most churches use a mix of channels, not just one.
- Announce it on Sunday: "We've added online giving. Go to gracechurch.org/give." Say it for three Sundays in a row; people need to hear something more than once for it to stick.
- Add
Give online: gracechurch.org/giveto your email signature. - Put a QR code in the bulletin. Generate one at qr-code-generator.com pointing at
/give. Older members often find a QR code easier than typing a URL from the pulpit. - Send a one-time email to your full mailing list: two sentences and the link.
- If your church has a Facebook page, pin a post with the link.
What members see
On your give page, members choose a one-time or recurring gift, pick a fund (General, Missions, Building, whatever you've configured), and pay by card or bank transfer (ACH). A recurring gift can be weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly, or annually, and the member can change or cancel it anytime. A recurring gift requires signing in; a one-time gift does not. Every gift generates an emailed receipt in your church's name, and annual statements are available in January.
Configure your funds first
Before sharing the link broadly, open Giving settings and decide what funds you want donors to give to. Most churches have at least:
- General Fund (default, untargeted gifts)
- Missions
- Building (if you have a current building project)
You can add more or fewer. Members will see this list as a dropdown when they give.
Tracking who gave what
Every donation shows up on the Giving page, with reports and a CSV export. Year-end statements generate automatically from the same data.