I am looking for opinions on various church management software/church management software. I would prefer a web-based system that would be "in the cloud," but could use an installable product. What I need is something that will:

• Allow for maintenance of information of members (birthdays, baptisms, addresses, etc.)
• maintain and print out reports for ministry interests/areas (nursery, building maintenance, ushering, etc)
• allow for tracking of attendance, preferably by family, NOT by individual (e.g. 4 of the 6 Smiths were in church last week, 6 of 6 this week, etc)
• integrate with MS products (Word, Excel) for mail merges
• provide the ability to produce an in-house picture directory

I don't need (or really want) any financial aspects - we already use Quickbooks Online.

Here are a few that have been mentioned to me:

Installable
PowerChurch Software-Church Management Software for Today's Growing Churches

Church Windows Software software computer management accounting membership administration database Pledging tracking finances Budgeting accounts receivable contribution management NACBA Catholic Methodist UMC UCC Christ Lutheran LCMS ELCA Presbyteria

Online
Church Software: Fellowship One Web-based Church Management Software by Fellowship Technologies (Home)

http://www.fivetalentsoftware.com/

Church Software, Web Based | Church Community Builder, CCB

Church Software: Church Growth Management Software - ConnectionPower.com

ARENA - The Power of Community - Homepage

Any information would be appreciated.

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Fred Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog

"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)

Pastor Greco,

Here is one our church is considering using. The biggest consideration would be having member information out there for hackers. The site itself looks simple, not simplistic, and straightforward for church software on the web.

http://www.churchofficeonline.com/Default.aspx

Blessings,

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Chris
Teaching Elder (PCUSA)
West Virginia
"Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation." (Habakkuk 3:17-18)