What Simplify Church does

Simplify Church is a US-based outsourced financial services provider exclusively serving small-to-medium size churches and church plants. Founded in 2006 by former pastor Josh Henry, the company offers three core recurring services — church bookkeeping and accounting, church payroll processing, and the SimplifyGive online giving platform — augmented by the Church Budget Blueprint digital course. Operations are supported by a proprietary web-based portal (my.simplifychurch.com), described as a Progressive Web App with mobile-responsive design, that consolidates transaction entry, bank reconciliation, budget tracking, payee and contributor management, file storage, and financial reporting. The platform is built around a church-specific chart of accounts handling designated funds, restricted accounts, and 501(c)(3) compliance requirements, while SimplifyGive achieves PCI Level 1 compliance and structures transactions to distinguish donations from commercial sales (avoiding 1099-K donor issues).

Name

Simplify Church

Legal name

ACS Technologies

Website

https://simplifychurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Simplify Church provides outsourced bookkeeping, payroll, and online giving services to small and mid-size US churches, combining dedicated church finance account managers with a proprietary PWA portal tailored to 501(c)(3) fund accounting needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

O Fallon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Church Bookkeeping Services: Done-for-you outsourced church bookkeeping and accounting services. Churches receive dedicated account managers who handle transactions, monthly reconciliation, financial reporting, and ongoing communication. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Church Payroll Management: Full-service payroll processing including employee payments, tax calculations, and payroll tax filing for church employees.
3. SimplifyGive Online Giving: Transaction-fee based model where churches pay for the convenience of online giving, text-to-give, and recurring donation processing. The platform differentiates church donations from commercial transactions to avoid donor tax reporting issues.
4. Church Budget Blueprint Course: Self-paced digital course teaching pastors and church leaders how to build vision-centered church budgets. Sold as one-time purchases with tiered pricing ($197-$497) and lifetime access to materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Simplify Church provides outsourced church bookkeeping and accounting, full-service payroll processing, and an online giving platform tailored to small and mid-size churches and church planters. A dedicated team of church finance experts manages transactions, monthly reconciliations, payroll tax filings, and donor contribution reporting through a proprietary web portal, allowing pastors to focus on ministry instead of back-office administration.

Product overview

Simplify Church operates as a church financial management company offering a suite of integrated services for small and growing churches. The core offering consists of three main services: Simplify Church Bookkeeping (outsourced accounting and transaction management), Simplify Payroll (employee payment and tax compliance), and Simplify Give (online giving platform). These are complemented by the Church Budget Blueprint digital course and supported by the SimplifyChurch Portal—a proprietary web-based platform that centralizes transaction management, budgeting, contributor tracking, and financial reporting. All services are designed to work together, enabling pastors to focus on ministry while the company handles financial operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Simplify Give: Online giving and contribution management solution for churches
• Church Budget Blueprint

Products and services

• Simplify Church Bookkeeping Done-for-you outsourced church bookkeeping and accounting service that manages transactions, reconciles accounts, and delivers monthly financial reports so churches can track their finances without a volunteer or in-house bookkeeper. Targeted at small-to-medium-size churches and church planters seeking professional 501(c)(3)-aware financial management.
• Simplify Payroll Full-service payroll processing for church employees, including payment processing, payroll tax calculations, and payroll tax filing compliance. Targeted at churches that want to outsource staff payroll and related tax obligations to a specialist familiar with church operations.
• SimplifyGive Online Giving Church-specific online giving and contribution management platform with text-to-give, recurring donation capabilities, fund designation, PCI Level 1 compliance, and church-specific reporting. Designed to distinguish charitable donations from sales so donors are not issued 1099-K forms. Targeted at churches seeking to modernize giving and improve donor convenience.
• Church Budget Blueprint Self-paced digital course that teaches pastors and church leaders how to build vision-centered church budgets aligned with mission and growth objectives. Offered in three tiers (Self-Paced at $197, Self-Paced #1 Course at $297, and Done-With-You Group Coaching at $497), each with lifetime access and varying levels of bonuses, coaching calls, and accountability community access.
• Bookkeeping Basics for Busy Pastors Free three-part video mini course that teaches pastors what they need to know about church finances to better communicate with their team, provide oversight, and steward resources wisely. Used as a top-of-funnel lead magnet to introduce pastors to Simplify Church's paid services.
• SimplifyChurch Portal Proprietary web-based portal at my.simplifychurch.com, delivered as a Progressive Web App, that lets existing church clients submit transactions, manage budgets, track payees and contributors, store files, and generate financial reports such as income/expense reports, giving summaries, and church metrics dashboards. Sold as part of the Simplify Church Bookkeeping service rather than as a standalone self-serve software subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in time spent on financial management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Planning Center: Planning Center is a suite of church management tools (People, Giving, Services, Check-Ins, etc.) widely adopted by small and growing churches. Comparable as a comprehensive church-operations platform that increasingly absorbs financial workflows competitive with Simplify Church's portfolio.
• Aplos: Aplos specializes in cloud-based accounting and donor management software specifically built for churches and nonprofits. Closest direct competitor to Simplify Church's bookkeeping and fund-accounting offering, including fund/designated-account tracking.
• Breeze ChMS: Breeze is a church management system used by small-to-mid-size churches for people, giving, and communication management. Direct peer serving the same under-350-attendance church segment with overlapping giving and basic finance modules.
• Pushpay: Pushpay provides online giving, church engagement, and donor management software to churches and faith-based organizations. It is a direct peer given overlapping customer base (small-to-mid-size US churches) and competing modules around giving, contributions, and church finance workflows.
• Tithe.ly: Tithe.ly offers online giving, text-to-give, and church engagement/mobile apps for churches. Comparable to Simplify Church's SimplifyGive product line in serving the same pastor/church customer with donation infrastructure and adjacent finance tooling.
• Subsplash: Subsplash is a church engagement platform with giving, mobile apps, and media delivery targeting mid-size and growing churches. Comparable in addressing giving and digital operations for the same church customer that Simplify Church serves with finance and bookkeeping.
• ChurchTrac: ChurchTrac is an affordable church management software for small churches covering membership, giving, accounting, and check-in. Direct competitor at the entry-level end of Simplify Church's pricing tiers with bundled finance/accounting features.
• Donorbox: Donorbox provides online donation and fundraising software used heavily by nonprofits and faith-based organizations. Comparable as a donation-processing and donor-management alternative to SimplifyGive, with overlapping church and religious-organization customers.
• Icon Systems (ChurchWindows): Icon Systems offers ChurchWindows, a church management and accounting software suite for small-to-medium churches. Direct peer providing church-specific bookkeeping, contributions, and payroll modules overlapping with Simplify Church's offerings.

Others

• ACS Technologies: ACS Technologies is the parent company of Simplify Church and a long-standing provider of church management software (Realm, ACS, PDS). Included as an OTHERS peer because it owns the operating entity and provides shared infrastructure, brand, and cross-sell opportunities that shape Simplify Church's competitive context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/simplifychurch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIEiNV9bH-nT7xysC5khX1g/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/simplifychurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simplifychurch-com

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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