Designed Exclusively for Churches
We understand the challenges churches face when it comes to money management. That’s why we’ve designed software that helps both experienced accountants and volunteers with basic bookkeeping skills manage church finances with confidence and ease.
Quick & Easy Setup
From setting up your chart of accounts to entering your first transaction, it only takes minutes to get started. Plus, step-by-step guides will direct you along the way.
Organized for Better Bookkeeping
Easily track your church’s financial condition with at-a-glance charts and graphs. Church360° Ledger is designed to give you all the information you need in easy-to-read formats.
Flexible Organization
Customize your chart of accounts to fit the unique needs of your church. Create as many accounts as you need and organize them into categories to easily view balances.
Unlimited Users & Permissions
The options are endless when it comes to adding users and setting the appropriate permissions. This way, the right information is accessible to the right people without any additional cost to you.
Easy & Error-Proof Transactions
Transactions prepopulate based on your chart of accounts and the software prevents you from making bad transactions. You do not have to worry about the credits and debits—Church360° Ledger does that for you.
Full List of Features
Overall
- Completely web-based
- Easy access to data from anywhere
- Accessible on Mac and PC
- No downloads necessary
- Free updates and software support
- Helpful step-by-step guides
- Quick and easy setup
- Page-sensitive online help system
- Secure hosting
- Nightly backups
Chart of Accounts
- Quickly customize chart of accounts
- Add an unlimited number of categories
- Flexible account numbering system
- Custom account naming
- At-a-glance view of accounts and categories
- Easily restrict funds in asset accounts
Transactions
- Quickly enter payments, checks, deposits, transfers, and journal entries
- Accounts made available based on transaction type
- Credits and debits automatically determined for each transaction
- Multiple check layout options
- Integration with Paychex for simple payroll processing
Payees
- Easily maintain payee database
- Quick view of transaction histories
- Keep notes on each payee
- Deactivate unused payees
Reports & Charts
- Easy access to all reports
- Income statement, balance sheet, and general ledger
- Customize preexisting reports
- Quick export to spreadsheet
- Easy-to-read charts and graphs
Budgets
Fund Accounting
- Designed for churches, not businesses
- Follows double-entry best practices
- Automatically determines credits and debits
- Use journal entries or predefined transactions
- Editing transactions auto-creates journal entries
Books
- Create an unlimited number of books
- Share payees and users across all books
- Assign a unique fiscal year and chart of accounts to each book
- Start fiscal years in any month
- Create short fiscal years when necessary
Users & Permissions
- Manage user permissions easily
- Add a new user in seconds
- Add unlimited users and set countless permissions groups
- Multiple levels of accessibility available
- Limit account access by user
Security
- Utilizes same security practices as online banking
- Multi-level firewall protection
- Data located in secure off-site data centers
- Nightly backups are performed and retained for a month
- Permission groups limit user accessibility
- Monitor all user activity with event log
CTS Benefits
- Shepherd’s Staff Finance database import feature
- Integrates with Church360º Members
- Easy access to domestic software support
- Convenient in-app feedback tool
- Discounts available for current CTS customers