What Concordia Technology Solutions does

Concordia Technology Solutions (CTS) is the technology division of Concordia Publishing House, the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), and it provides software products for church administration and operations. Its primary offering is the Church360° Suite, a cloud-based church management platform comprising Members (membership and directory management), Ledger (church fund accounting), and Unite (website and communications), supplemented by Shepherd's Staff, a long-standing PC-based church management product, and integrated eGiving services delivered through a payments partnership with Vanco Payments.

The underlying technology stack centers on a multi-tenant SaaS architecture for the Church360° modules with a legacy Windows-client codebase for Shepherd's Staff, and a third-party payment rail (Vanco) that processes donations and pays CTS a transaction-based fee. Customer acquisition is hybrid: a captive denominational channel through Concordia Publishing House and Synod communications, augmented by a product-led motion featuring free trials, plus an inbound content-marketing engine (blog, eBooks, webinars).

CTS monetizes primarily through annual subscription licensing for Church360° Suite modules, with pricing not publicly disclosed, and through transaction fees generated on eGiving volume processed via Vanco. It serves primarily LCMS congregations and, increasingly, other Protestant and non-Lutheran churches, positioning as a denominational-trust-rooted alternative to general-purpose CRMs and accounting tools for small-to-mid-sized religious organizations.

Name

Concordia Technology Solutions

Legal name

Concordia Technology Solutions

Website

https://concordiatechnology.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Concordia Technology Solutions is the SaaS division of Concordia Publishing House, providing the Church360° Suite (Members, Ledger, Unite), Shepherd's Staff, and eGiving software primarily to LCMS congregations and other Protestant churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Management Software

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Advancement Services & Donor Operations (CRM, Gift Processing, Stewardship) (EDALAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Church management software
• Online giving platform
• Membership database software
• Church accounting software
• Church website builder

Headquarters

HQ city

Duluth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software Licenses: Annual or multi-year subscription fees for Church360° Suite and individual products (Members, Ledger, Unite) and Shepherd's Staff PC-based software. Pricing varies by church size and feature requirements.
2. eGiving Transaction Processing: Revenue share or transaction fees from Vanco Payments eGiving integration for processing online donations and recurring giving.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Concordia Technology Solutions develops and sells subscription-based church management software under the Church360° Suite brand, including web-based modules for membership (Church360° Members), accounting (Church360° Ledger), and website building (Church360° Unite), plus the PC-installed Shepherd's Staff product. The offering is rounded out by eGiving, an online donation platform integrated with Vanco Payments, primarily serving Lutheran and other U.S. congregations.

Product overview

Concordia Technology Solutions offers a dual-delivery church management portfolio spanning web-based and PC-based software. At its core is the Church360° Suite, a unified platform combining three web-based modules — Church360° Members (people and membership management), Church360° Ledger (church accounting), and Church360° Unite (church website builder) — alongside the PC-based Shepherd’s Staff for locally-installed management. The product line is complemented by eGiving, an online and mobile giving solution built on Vanco Payments that syncs natively with Church360° Members and Ledger.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Church360° Suite: A comprehensive church 360° management platform that manages people information, website, and finances.
• Church360° Members
• Church360° Ledger
• Church360° Unite
• Shepherd's Staff
• eGiving

Products and services

• Church360° Suite Unified web-based church management platform combining people information, website, and financial tools into one integrated system for U.S. churches.
• Church360° Members Web-based church management module that tracks biographical information, attendance, offerings, contributions, communication, volunteer coordination, visitor follow-up, group management, and member engagement for church administrators and staff.
• Church360° Ledger Web-based church accounting software offering simple transaction paths, straightforward reporting, a secure audit trail with event logging, and custom user permissions and roles for budget planning and financial management for church treasurers.
• Church360° Unite Church website builder software with a WYSIWYG editor and multiple customizable mobile-responsive themes, enabling churches to build and manage their own websites without programming knowledge.
• Shepherd's Staff PC-based desktop-installed church management software that tracks membership, attendance, contributions, finance, and events for churches that prefer locally-installed software over web-based platforms.
• eGiving Online giving platform powered by Vanco Payments that supports bank transfers, credit card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, QR code giving, and text-to-give, integrating natively with Church360° Members and Ledger for donor tracking and financial reconciliation.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vanco PaymentscoreTechnology or IntegrationVanco Payments is the preferred eGiving solution partner for Concordia Technology Solutions. The partnership provides integrated online giving capabilities including bank transfers, credit card processing, Apple Pay, Google Pay, QR code giving, and text-to-give. Vanco handles payment processing while CTS software integrates seamlessly for donor tracking and financial reconciliation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConcordiaTechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/concordia-technology-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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