United Kingdom
Free Church Management Software in the UK —
Own Your Platform. Serve Your Congregation.
ChurchCMS is the complete, open source ministry platform for British churches — member management, online giving, mobile app, live streaming, and a church website. All included. Always free.
Every Feature a British Church Needs — No Paywalls. No Upgrades. No Limits.
ChurchCMS delivers a complete ministry platform for UK congregations. Every feature is included at £0 — no add-ons, no tiers, no hidden costs.
Member Directory
Store, search, and export complete member profiles — names, families, addresses, attendance history, baptism dates, and pastoral notes — all in one place.
Online Giving & Donations
Members give from the app or your church website. Contributions are automatically recorded — keeping your treasurer's records clean and your Charity Commission reporting accurate.
Branded Mobile App
A fully branded Android app for your congregation — sermons, events, prayer requests, online giving, and push notifications. Included free. No developer needed.
Live Streaming
Stream Sunday worship, midweek teaching, and special services online — built directly into ChurchCMS with no third-party streaming subscription required.
QR Code Attendance
Printed photo ID cards with unique QR codes for every member. Scan at the door — attendance logged instantly. Perfect for multiple services and midweek groups.
Church Website
Publish sermons, events, news, and bulletins from your admin panel. A complete public-facing website — included free, no separate WordPress subscription needed.
Push Notifications & SMS
Send reminders, birthday messages, scripture quotes, and urgent alerts directly to your congregation's phones.
Prayer Request System
Members submit prayer requests through the app. The Knock for Help feature allows private, instant contact with church leadership.
Events & Group Management
Manage home groups, choir rehearsals, committees, and ministry teams. Events auto-sync to the app with automatic reminders.
Why British Churches Are Switching to Free Open Source Church Software
Platforms like ChurchSuite, Elvanto, and Planning Center charge British churches £30 to over £150 per month. For a congregation of 300, that is more than £1,500 per year — before adding the cost of a separate website, a live streaming tool, or a notification service.
ChurchCMS is the genuine open source church management system for UK congregations that removes this recurring expense permanently. Under the MIT open source licence, your church downloads the software once, installs it on standard shared hosting, and uses every feature — indefinitely — without paying a licensing fee.
Open Source Church Management System for UK Congregations — Data That Belongs to Your Church
When your church relies on a commercial subscription platform, your member data lives on a vendor's server. That vendor can change its pricing, be acquired by a larger company, or shut down — and your congregation's records go with it.
As a genuine open source church management system for UK congregations, ChurchCMS stores all data on a server your church controls. Every member record, every giving transaction, every attendance log — all of it lives on infrastructure you own. For UK churches operating under GDPR obligations and Charity Commission guidelines, this is the responsible and defensible approach.
Free Church Management Software in the UK Compared to Paid Platforms
| Feature | ChurchCMS | ChurchSuite | Elvanto | Planning Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Cost | £0 — Free | £30–£120+ | £40+ | £14–£300+ |
| Member Directory | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile App | ✓ Included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ Extra |
| Live Streaming | ✓ Included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ Extra |
| Church Website | ✓ Included | ✗ Extra | ✗ | ✗ |
| QR Attendance | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Extra |
| Online Giving | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Extra |
| Open Source | ✓ MIT Licence | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| GDPR Data Control | ✓ Self-hosted | ✗ Vendor | ✗ Vendor | ✗ Vendor |
✓ = Included · ✗ = Not available or costs extra · Pricing based on publicly available information
Designed for Every Type of Church in the United Kingdom
Anglican Parishes
Manage your parish roll, track attendance across multiple services, and publish your weekly bulletin online — all from one admin panel.
Baptist & Independent Churches
Take full control of your church's data, digital presence, and community engagement with a platform your congregation truly owns.
Pentecostal & Charismatic Congregations
Live streaming, mobile notifications, prayer request management, and a branded church app — exactly what your digitally active congregation expects.
Catholic Parishes
Manage sacramental records, family groupings, ministry rotas, and congregation communication from a single, organised platform.
Small Village Chapels
Even the smallest church deserves proper tools. ChurchCMS is as capable for 40 members as it is for 4,000 — with no size-based pricing.
Three Ways to Start With Free Church Administration Software for British Churches
Self-Install
Free — AlwaysDownload the source code from GitHub and deploy on UK-compatible shared hosting. A developer in your congregation can go live in a few hours. Ongoing cost: just hosting (~£5–£8/month).
Professional Setup
approx. £79 One-TimeThe ChurchCMS team installs everything on your chosen hosting. Includes data migration, admin training, and 3 months of post-setup support. No recurring licence fee.
Fully Managed Hosting
approx. £23/MonthChurchCMS manages everything — hosting, backups, updates, and security. You log in and lead your church. Still a fraction of any UK subscription platform.
Common Questions About Free Church Management Software in the UK
Everything British churches need to know before switching to ChurchCMS — from GDPR compliance to Gift Aid, ChurchSuite comparisons to mobile apps.
Yes. The software licence is £0 — permanently. Under the MIT open source licence, UK churches download and use every feature without any licensing payment, ever. Optional paid services cover setup and hosting for churches that need them.
Because ChurchCMS is self-hosted, your congregation's data never leaves your own server. You control where data is stored, who accesses it, and how it is retained — giving your church the foundation for sound GDPR compliance.
ChurchCMS covers the core functionality UK churches rely on ChurchSuite for — member management, giving, events, communication, and attendance — plus adds live streaming, a church website, and a mobile app that ChurchSuite does not include by default.
ChurchCMS tracks all giving transactions with complete records. Built-in HMRC Gift Aid claim submissions are on the development roadmap. The current system provides the complete giving data your Gift Aid administrator needs for submissions.
Yes. The Android mobile app connects your UK congregation to your church's sermons, events, giving, prayer requests, and push notifications — at no additional cost.
Absolutely. The professional setup option and fully managed hosting path are designed exactly for churches without technical staff. The ChurchCMS team handles installation and maintenance — your administrator simply logs in and runs the church.
For British Churches
The Smartest Choice of Free Church Management Software in the UK Is Right Here
Your church's budget belongs to your mission — not to a software vendor. ChurchCMS gives British congregations of every size a complete, professional, and permanently free ministry platform.