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Ministry Brands’ 2025 State of Church Giving Report has been released. Key findings of the report show: Recurring giving accounts for 42% of digital donations and 57% of digital transactions, even though nearly half of churches don’t currently offer the option.

Ministry Brands, a software company serving more than 90,000 churches and nonprofits, is doubling down on artificial intelligence to enhance operations and increase donations.

Joy is at the heart of Christian generosity. When we give freely, whether through almsgiving, tithing, or offering our time, we participate in something far greater than ourselves: a life rooted in faith, hope, and love.

"This year's State of Church Giving Report paints a clear picture of several key themes we can expect to continue over the next year, especially how churches are rapidly adopting digital giving," says Robert Blair, Executive Vice President of Payments for Ministry Brands. "The rise of automatic, recurring donations, now constituting a notable 43% of all transactions and 34% of giving dollars, signifies a shift toward predictable and sustainable income streams for our faith communities."

Flex Content will empower church leaders to elevate their digital presence with custom pages, streamlined event promotion, simplified resource access, and stronger congregation connections. This will allow stakeholders to easily strengthen networks and more seamlessly foster meaningful relationships within a church's digital community.

“It’s an honor to be entrusted with the leadership of Ministry Brands – a company that shares my values and holds a remarkable position in supporting churches and mission-driven organizations,” said Bacon.

The Seven Steps guide leverages online donor conversion data to reveal key insights and strategies that remove friction and make the giving process as streamlined as possible.

The addition of DonorShield will bolster the reliability of Ministry Brand's payment processing systems, offering critical safeguards against unforeseen disruptions caused by intermittent third-party outages.

Ministry Brands, the leading software and services company for faith-based and purpose-driven organizations, hosted its 24th annual DonorDirect client conference in Dallas last week.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software and services for faith-based, non-profit and other purpose-driven organizations, announced today two major additions to its Ministry Brands Amplify™ solution.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software and services for faith-based, non-profit and other purpose-driven organizations, announced today the hiring of Brandon Sharrett as its new Chief Revenue Officer.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software and services for faith-based, non-profit and other purpose-driven organizations, today announced the relaunch of ShareFaith Media, a ready-to-use library of digital church content.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of SaaS operational management systems, payments platforms, digital engagement tools and background screening solutions for faith-based, non-profit and for-profit organizations, is pleased to welcome Christian Greyenbuhl as Chief Financial Officer.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software, services and information platforms for churches, ministries and those they serve, announced its acquisition of the WeShare and WeGather assets from LPi.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software, services and information platforms for churches, ministries and those they serve, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Bacon as Chief Operations Officer and Holly McGiboney as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of church management software solutions, recently released data showing mainline Protestant and Evangelical churches are utilizing background checks at an increasing rate.

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of software solutions for churches, announced today the launch of a new mobile application, MinistryOne™.

In April 2016, a team of 12 team members from across the company joined together to visit the Central American country of El Salvador.

In May of 2015, Elexio participated for the second year in Go Beyond, a week-long missionary initiative here in Lancaster County, PA.