ChurchPro-Why Buy

WHY BUY?

There are hundreds of reasons!

ChurchPro Is Easy To Use.

Our Staff Is Friendly.

Our technical support is among the cheapest in the industry.

The company behind the software makes the difference.

We have been supplying software to churches for over 18 years. We think it is important to make an informed decision when purchasing church management software. Asking the right questions will most assuredly get you the most features for the money. Take a look at the list below and you will see why ChurchPro will give you more features than any other software system for ONE LOW PRICE Guaranteed! You get all the modules for ONE LOW PRICE.

You will not need everthing in ChurchPro, but when you grow, the features you need will be there in ChurchPro. You will NOT have to switch to another software company to get the features you need. Our tech staff will have you entering people and contributions in 10 minutes or less. We will make it simple with your 90 day of unlimited technical support. Our friendly staff awaits your call.

Beware of software reviews and surveys that tell only half the truth. We have provided an extensive list below because we want you to know about the great features in our software. There are reviews/sites on the internet that supposedly for free will help you make an informed decision and yet lead you back to our competitors because they spend the money advertising with them.

Note: ChurchPro is An-All-In-One System. You do NOT need to export your data or buy other software to make the financials work. If you wish, you can export to Excel.

Note: Some systems limit you on the number of calls or the amount of time for technical support. You are not limited on tech support calls either by time or the number of calls when you have free or paid tech support. Our tech support is some of the lowest priced in the business. Check the competition.

Note: You get free installs on the primary users home computer and Pastor's laptop computers.

Note: You may enter unlimited records in the database for the same low price.

*Questions To Ask When Purchasing Church Software* 2013 Features included	CP	Other
Company Questions
Have you been doing business with churches for over 18 years?	Yes
Do you provide references upon request?	Yes
Does your company give free installs on a home computer for primary user and pastor's laptop computer?	Yes
Do you have a no hassle 30 day return policy?	Yes
Do you give 90 days of free unlimitfed support with purchase?	Yes
Is your staff friendly and patient?	Yes
Is your tech support expensive? No. Compare before you buy!	No

General Question
Does your software run in Windows XP,Vista, 7 & 8?	Yes
Is ChurchPro an All-In-One software solution?	Yes
Do I have to export data to another program to make the finances work?	No
Do I have to buy other programs to make my finances work with ChurchPro?	No
Will ChurchPro run in the cloud (ChurchPro Online Only & Dropbox)	Yes
Will it run on my iPad or IPad2? My Android tablet? Only with ChurchPro Online.	Yes
Will ChurchPro work with Dropbox (A program in the cloud)?	Yes
Do you allow unlimited records for one low price?	Yes
Can you cut, copy and paste photo's into people's record?	Yes
Can I work from home and access my data at the church? Yes, with optional GoToMyPC or ChurchPro Online. We have partnered with two companies to bring you this great feature.	Yes
Will ChurchPro work with Phone Tree? We have partnered with them to bring you this great product.	Yes
Will your software work with a Mac if windows operating system and Parallels are installed on the MAC?	Yes
Can I publish any report to .rtf?	Yes
Do you have over 800 professionally ready to run reports all categorized for easy access?	Yes
Do you have over 300 form windows for entering information?	Yes
Can a video tutorial be run from within the program?	Yes
Can I print to a .pdf file? Yes using 3rd party software.	Yes
Can I publish a report to a web page via MS Word or WordPerfect?	Yes
Can I email a report? CP queries the database for a group, opens Outlook or Windows Mail and places this list of people in your mail program. You may attach the report in your 32 bit email program.	Yes
Can I check people in using barcodes?	Yes

Contribution Questions
Can we scan checks into the ChurchPro contribution module? Yes with optional scanner.	Yes
Does your software have online donations? We have partnered with Blue Fire Donations. They will handle everything from start to finish including your webpage and merchant account. It is that easy.	Yes
Does your software have Easy Calc and Print Deposit Information?	Yes
Does your software have Rapid Offering Recorder for spreadsheet like data entry? Will it allow you to split the entry?	Yes
Is it as fast or faster than check scanning?	Almost
Does year-end giving receipt meet IRS requirement?	Yes
Do you have quick find to locate a giver?	Yes
Can a mail merge giving letter be sent each month, quarter, year?	Yes
Does your software do pledges and deduct it automatically from pledge amount?	Yes
Can you post gifts to income accounts and funds? Some companies only post to funds?	Yes
Do you support the envelope system? Can numbers be reassigned?	Yes
Can I track non-deductable contributions?	Yes
Can I track tithes separate from offerings?	Yes
Can I track whether a gift is a genaral fund, designated, or non-cash donation?	Yes
Can I track non-cash gifts (Gifts in kind)?	Yes
Can gifts in kind satisfy pledges?	Yes
Can I split a gift using a split module?	Yes
Can I password giving or any/all data?	Yes
Can I duplicate and delete split entries for donations?	Yes
Can designate a donation to a particular bank account?	Yes
Can I attach a note to a donation?	Yes

Payroll Questions
Does your software have Rapid Payroll modules? ChurchPro quickly duplicates last/another payroll period. It even allows you to make changes before printing.	Yes
Does payroll post to checking with the click of two buttons? Does it post the split federal and other deductions automatically into the checking account?	Yes
Does your payroll module track background checks?	Yes
Does your payroll auto calculate Fed Tax, Med Tax, FICA?	Yes
Does your payroll handle 1099 employees as well as 1099 vendors?	Yes
Does your software calculate and print 941, W-2, W-3 forms?	Yes
Does your payroll check show YTD information?	Yes
Can I track sick, personal and vacation days? Can you print a calendar with a vacation schedule? Accrue these days?	Yes
Can I scan a barcode to clock-in?	Yes
Can I track employee discipline, hiring, temination etc.	Yes
Do you provide updated federal tax tables and forms as an option each year?	Yes
Can I enter default amounts to deduct from payroll?	Yes
Can I enter overrides to payroll deductions?	Yes
Can I do clergy housing in payroll? Clergy reimbursements?	Yes
Can I do before and after tax deductions?	Yes
Can I administer a cafeteria plan in payroll?	Yes
Even though you do not have tax tables for all states, can you duplicate previous entries once you have enter state information?	Yes
Does your payroll have a time clock?	Yes

Other Accounting Question
Do you have a check register for entering checks?	Yes
Do you have a check writer screen also that translates money to words?	Yes
Do you have a Balance Sheet and Trial Balance?	Yes
Can I run a treasurer's report and profit & loss statement?	Yes
Can I handle fixed assets in ChurchPro and long term liabilities?	Yes
Does your program do fund accounting? Has it been proven in the work place for over 17 years.	Yes
Can I do fund and bank account transfers automatically in CP?	Yes
Does your program pull transactions automatically thus eliminating the need for a general ledger? ChurchPro is smart enough not to make you reenter checking transactions in a general ledger?	Yes
Can I do leger transfers? Handle petty cash?	Yes
Can I track CD's and money markets in ChurchPro?	Yes
Can I track electronic fund tranfers?	Yes
Can I void a check automatically? Even split ones?	Yes
Can I split checks and deposits?	Yes
Can I setup and print out a church budget?	Yes
Can I use account names instead of or with numbers?	Yes
Will your software handle multiple checking, savings accounts and CD's?	Yes


Training/Technical Support Questions
Do you give a liberal 90 days free tech support?	Yes
How often can I call tech support? Note: Unlimited calls with FREE or paid support?	Unlimited
Am I limited to a certain number of minutes? Calls?	No
Do you provide over the internet fee based training? Note: We will even setup your books with a paid training session.	Yes
Do you provide paper tutorials to walk us through the program?	Yes
Do you have on-site training?	Yes
When I call tech support do I get a real person? Note: You get a real person unless we are helping other clients	Yes
Do you have a written manual?	Yes
Can you do remote tech support sessions and fix most of my problem while I watch?	Yes

Networking/Operating System/Data Backup Questions
Can you network your software on up to 99 computers?	Yes
Can two people view data in ChurchPro at the same time?	Yes
Can one person work in the checking acccount while another works in contributions?	Yes
Does it run under 98,Me,NT,2000/2003 server, XP, and Vista, Win7?	Yes
Do you offer secure online backups as an option? Our Databank!	Yes
Will you install the backup software? Online Databank software is $39.	Yes
Can two people add data at the same time to different modules? Note: Two people cannot add data at the same time to the same module because record is lock to protect data integrity.	Yes
Do you provide a table repair utility?	Yes
Will your software run under Vista? New Windows 7? Note: ChurchPro is running all across the country under Vista. There are a couple of things we need to do to accommodate the security in Vista.	Yes
Do you get the runtime error when the program closes in Vista.	No
Do you have backup support for Flash, USB, External Hard Drives built into your software?	Yes

Security Features
User Logins & unique user passwords?	Yes
Password protection at the table level.	Yes
Password protection for individual users.	Yes
Full & Restricted user rights	Yes
Assign user levels such as read only or full rights	Yes

Other Features
	Yes
Does your software print full color photo directories?	Yes
Do you have a Qwik Trakker that puts weekly tasks at your finger tips?	Yes
Can I print birthday & anniversary lists?	Yes
Do you have a small/large groups tracker?	Yes
Does your software have dynamic reporting using codes?	Yes
Can your software track hobbies? Does it have a personal profile module?	Yes
Can margins may be adjusted for some reports?	Yes
Do you have a library module? Inventory, Bookstore module?	Yes
Does your software link to an internet map program?	Yes

Ministry Features/Self Check-In
Is ChurchPro Touch Screen compatible?	Yes
Does your software have secure child check-in.	Yes
Is self check-in possible?	Yes
Can I use barcodes to check-in people in?	Yes
Does your software support the bus ministry?	Yes
Does your software track Sunday School and Church Attendance?	Yes
Does your software track my youth ministry?	Yes
Does your software track my music ministry?	Yes
Can I track Christian service/talents?	Yes
Do you have a visitation/outreach module?	Yes
Can I track small and large groups including cell groups?	Yes

Building/Fixtures/
Do you have a maintenance tracker?	Yes
Can we track roof repairs, fire extinguisher and anything else?	Yes
Does your software have a Purchase Tracker, with pertinent information about the purchased item. Serial #, when, and where purchased?	Yes
Does your software have Fix Me tracker for items needing attention?	Yes
Can we schedule the use of buildings, rooms?	Yes

Events Scheduling
Can I make a church calendar?	Yes
Can I import events from the events module into the calendar?	Yes
Does it have an appointment scheduler?	Yes
Does it have a to-do list?	Yes
Can you track the whereabouts of employees?	Yes
Can you post messages globally to all staff members?	Yes
Does your software link with an online internet calendar?	Yes
Can I do an order of service?	Yes
Do you have a meeting tracker?	Yes
Do you have counseling module?	Yes
Do you have a business meeting/minutes module?	Yes
Can you track events for any group?	Yes
Can I do church bulletins?	Yes

Mailing/Mail merge/eMail
Can you send a SMS text message and SMS messages to a group?	Yes
Can you print mailing labels?	Yes
Can I print mailing labels for any group?	Yes
Does you software do postnet barcodes?	Yes
Does your software allow for creation of new mail merge letters?	Yes
Do you have standard letters like visitors, sick, hospital, new member letters built into the program? Can they be edited?	Yes
Do you support seasonal labels?	Yes
Do you have letters & labels to absentees?	Yes
Can I email a message to absentees? The email program must be installed on your computer. Ex. Outlook, Windows Mail etc.	Yes
Can I send dynamic letters and print dynamic labels querying several codes?	Yes
Can I scan a signature file so that I do not have to sign letters? Note: This may only be done on user-defined letters only.	Yes
Can I print a thank-you letter at the end of the year to contributors?	Yes
Can I send absentee letters?	Yes
Can I CASS certify my mailing list as an option? We certify mailing list using an online internet service? The certified file is sent back to you with bad addresses deleted or changed and form is printed for mailing discount.	Yes
Can I send a editable letter to the hospital?	Yes