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July 14, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM 7.4.1: بيانات كنيستك تبقى في كنيستك ChurchCRM 7.4.1 متاح الآن باللغة العربية. برنامج مجاني ومفتوح المصدر لإدارة الكنيسة — بياناتك تبقى على خوادمك أنت.
July 13, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM 7.4.1: Для церквей, которые дорожат своими данными ChurchCRM 7.4.1 теперь доступен на русском языке. Бесплатное, открытое, самостоятельно размещаемое программное обеспечение для управления церковью — ваши данные остаются у вас.
July 12, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM 7.4.1：华人教会的数据，永远属于您的教会 ChurchCRM 7.4.1 正式支持 49 种语言，包括中文。免费、开源、自主托管——让华人教会的数据永远掌握在自己手中。
July 11, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM Runs on PHP 8.4. ChurchInfo Doesn't. If your ChurchInfo installation broke after a PHP upgrade, here's why — and how to migrate to ChurchCRM, the actively maintained successor with PHP 8.4 support.
July 11, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM 7.4.1 : Bienvenue, Église francophone mondiale ChurchCRM 7.4.1 est disponible en français — pour l'Afrique francophone, la France, la Belgique et le Québec. Gratuit, open source, auto-hébergé.
July 10, 2026 · George Dawoud Da Megaigreja à Comunidade de Fé: O Mesmo Software, Custo Zero ChurchCRM 7.4.1 em português: software gratuito e de código aberto para igrejas de todos os tamanhos, com soberania de dados e custo zero.
July 9, 2026 · George Dawoud Toda Iglesia Merece Buenas Herramientas: ChurchCRM 7.4.1 y el Auge de la Iglesia Latinoamericana ChurchCRM 7.4.1 llega con más de 55 idiomas, permisos simplificados y privacidad GDPR — herramientas gratuitas para las iglesias evangélicas y pentecostales de América Latina.
July 8, 2026 · George Dawoud Kirchendaten in Ihrer Hand: ChurchCRM 7.4.1 und DSGVO-konforme Kirchenverwaltung ChurchCRM 7.4.1 ist die freie, quelloffene Kirchenverwaltungssoftware für DSGVO-konforme Gemeinden in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz — selbst gehostet, transparent und vollständig auditierbar.
July 7, 2026 · George Dawoud ChurchCRM 7.4.1: Dobrodošli — Vaš jezik. Vaši podaci. Vaša crkva. ChurchCRM 7.4.1 donosi hrvatski jezik (hr_HR). Besplatni open-source softver za upravljanje župom — bez naknada, bez lock-ina, vaši podaci ostaju na vašem poslužitelju.
April 27, 2026 · 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.
April 25, 2026 · 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.
April 22, 2026 · 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.
April 20, 2026 · 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.
April 18, 2026 · 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.
April 12, 2026 · 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.
April 5, 2026 · 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.
April 4, 2026 · 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.
March 20, 2026 · 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.
March 17, 2026 · 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.
March 10, 2026 · 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.
February 25, 2026 · 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.
February 10, 2026 · 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.
January 15, 2026 · 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?