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George Dawoud
Introducing the Export Hub: All Your Data Exports in One Place
ChurchCRM 7.1.0 introduces the Export Hub — a central page for all data exports, including member CSV, ChMeetings migration, and database backup.
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Tips, guides, and news from the ChurchCRM community — covering church management, security, open-source stewardship, and best practices for every congregation.
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George Dawoud
Your ChurchCRM, Your Way: Dark Mode, Accent Colors, and API Tokens
ChurchCRM 7.1.2 introduced a redesigned user settings page with per-user dark mode, accent colors, avatar uploads, and personal API token management.
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George Dawoud
Kiosk Check-In Now Works for Every Group — Not Just Sunday School
ChurchCRM 7.3.0 expands the kiosk check-in system to work with any group type — Bible studies, youth groups, committees, volunteer teams, and more.
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George Dawoud
ChurchCRM's Plugin Ecosystem: Extend Your Church Software Without Breaking It
ChurchCRM 7.x introduces a plugin system that lets your church connect to MailChimp, OpenLP, Vonage SMS, and more — without modifying the core application.
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George Dawoud
Six New Locales in ChurchCRM 7.x — Now Speaking Malayalam, Filipino, and Four Flavors of Spanish
ChurchCRM 7.x brought Malayalam, Filipino (Tagalog), and four regional Spanish variants to the family. Here is why that matters and who made it happen.
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George Dawoud
From Google Sheets to One Place: A Missouri Church's Story
A growing church in Missouri outgrew their Google Docs and Sheets workflow. Here is how they landed on ChurchCRM and what changed for their team.
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George Dawoud
A Fresh Look for ChurchCRM: How Our Interface Has Grown With You
ChurchCRM version 7.1.0 brings a clean, modern interface built for church admins and staff on tablets and desktops. Here's how far we've come.
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George Dawoud
Easter Fills the Pews. But Who Was There?
Easter Sunday is the most attended day of the year. But do you know who walked through your doors—and whether anyone followed up? Here's how ChurchCRM helps churches turn first-time visitors into lifelong members.
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George Dawoud
Why Small Churches are Moving to Open Source in 2026
Most ChMS platforms charge you more as your congregation grows. Here is why self-hosting ChurchCRM is the professional-grade alternative to subscription creep.
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George Dawoud
The Benefits of 2FA for Church Management Software in 2026
Why Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) matters for churches and how to use ChurchCRM's TOTP-based 2FA to keep volunteer accounts and parishioner data safe.
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George Dawoud
Moving the Conversation: Why ChurchCRM is Migrating to Discord
We moved our community from Gitter to Discord to give contributors and volunteers a more organized, media-friendly home for support and discussion.
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George Dawoud
Keeping Your Congregation Safe: Why ChurchCRM 7.0.0 Updates Matter
How the 7.0.x releases hardened security and privacy in ChurchCRM, plus practical upgrade steps to keep your congregation's data safe.
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George Dawoud
A Decade of Digital Ministry: The Past, Present, and Future of ChurchCRM
Celebrating ten years of ChurchCRM — a volunteer-led, open-source platform focused on data privacy and the new V7.0 plugin system.
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George Dawoud
From a Simple Question: The Story of How ChurchCRM Started
ChurchCRM didn't start with a product vision or a startup pitch. It started with a question no one in our church could answer: how many people do we actually have?