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Every member, gift and ministry in one system.

The member register and families, giving by M-Pesa with instant receipts, services and attendance, fellowships, volunteers, children's check-in, pastoral care and the accounts of every branch in one system. Pastors see their people, treasurers see the money, and members get a receipt for every shilling they give.

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Dashboard Search RWRuth WambuiChurch administrator
CHURCH OFFICE Welcome back, Ruth Grace Harvest Fellowship, Kilimani. Tuesday 6 October 2026. Add member Record giving Send SMS
Attendance, Sun 4 Oct4,360in person, plus 1,240 online
Giving, October so farKES 2,846,3001,912 gifts, all receipted
First-timers to follow up239 not yet called
Building fundKES 41,260,00059% of KES 70,000,000
Giving today
ReceiptGiverFundStatus
GH-R-284417 Wanjiru Kamau Tithe receipted
GH-R-284418 Otieno Ochieng Building fund receipted
GH-R-284421 0722 *** 318 BUIDLING to match
Recent activity
Tithe of KES 12,000 received and receiptedWanjiru Kamau, M-Pesa, 2 min ago
First-timer called and visit bookedKamau family, Thika, by Pastor Esther Njeri
Hospital visit loggedPastoral care, Kilimani, 09:15
Rota for Sunday 11 Oct sent to 186 volunteersBy SMS and WhatsApp, 08:30
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Attendance, Sun 4 Oct 4,360 in person, plus 1,240 online
Your church runs on WhatsApp. Excel. Receipt books.
  • Giving matched by handPaybill gifts arrive with a name or a fund typed differently every time, and the treasurer sorts them out from the statement.
  • First-timers slip awayVisitor cards sit in a tray after Sunday, and by the time someone calls, the visitor has stopped coming.
  • Statements take a monthMembers ask for a record of their giving, and someone builds each one by hand from receipt books.
  • Branches report lateAttendance, offerings and spending come in from each branch in a different spreadsheet, weeks after the month ends.

Your church deserves better.

The system

Members, giving and ministry. One login.

A church management system for congregations with one branch or many, ministries, faith-based schools and charities. Sixteen modules share one database, so a gift on the paybill reaches the right fund, the member's statement and the branch accounts at once. Click around the dashboard below to open each module.

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A working copy of Pinch for Churches & Ministries. Nothing you do here is saved.

  1. Open a module
  2. Open a record
  3. Press Add member, save
  4. Go full screen
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GHGrace Harvest FellowshipChurch, 6 branches, Nairobi
Dashboard RWRuth WambuiChurch administrator
CHURCH OFFICE Welcome back, Ruth Grace Harvest Fellowship, Kilimani. Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Attendance, Sun 4 Oct4,360in person, plus 1,240 online ▲ 2.2%
Giving, October so farKES 2,846,3001,912 gifts, all receipted ▲ 2.3%
First-timers to follow up239 not yet called ▲ 2.6%
Building fundKES 41,260,00059% of KES 70,000,000 ▼ 3.3%
Attendance, Sun 4 Oct, last 12 weeks4,360 This periodLast period
20 Jul3 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep
By status
  • receipted2
  • to match1
At a glance
Giving today
ReceiptGiverFundStatus
GH-R-284417 Wanjiru Kamau Tithe receipted
GH-R-284418 Otieno Ochieng Building fund receipted
GH-R-284421 0722 *** 318 BUIDLING to match
Recent activity
Tithe of KES 12,000 received and receiptedWanjiru Kamau, M-Pesa, 2 min ago
First-timer called and visit bookedKamau family, Thika, by Pastor Esther Njeri
Hospital visit loggedPastoral care, Kilimani, 09:15
Rota for Sunday 11 Oct sent to 186 volunteersBy SMS and WhatsApp, 08:30

Dashboard

Sunday's attendance, this month's giving, first-timers waiting for a call and the building fund on one screen: the first thing the church office sees each morning.

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Custom built, not off the shelf. Every system we build is made to fit the client's needs: the modules, screens, wording and reports follow how your organisation works. The business, names and figures in this demo are examples.

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  • Live in 21 working days, then hosted and supported by us
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Giving & M-Pesa

A receipt for every gift.

Tithes, offerings and fund gifts by M-Pesa paybill, card or cash, each one matched to the giver and receipted at once.

  • Paybill with fund accounts
  • Instant SMS receipts
  • Matched to the member
Giving Search RWRuth WambuiChurch administrator
GivingGifts this week, all funds and branches. Seen by the treasury team only.
Unmatched Cash count Record gift
Received, October so farKES 2,846,300since 1 Oct
Gifts1,91294% by M-Pesa
Receipted100%
To match6KES 31,500
Search receipt, giver or phone All funds All branches Date
ReceiptGiverFundAmountStatus
GH-R-284417 Wanjiru Kamau Tithe KES 12,000 receipted
GH-R-284418 Otieno Ochieng Building fund KES 50,000 pledge payment
GH-R-284419 Faith Wairimu Offering KES 1,000 receipted
GH-R-284420 Samuel Kiprotich Missions KES 5,000 receipted
GH-R-284421 0722 *** 318 BUIDLING KES 7,500 to match
Giving by week, KES
7 Sep 14 Sep 21 Sep 28 Sep 5 Oct, so far
Received, October so far KES 2,846,300 Gifts: 1,912
First-timers

Every visitor called this week.

Every visitor welcomed, called within the week and helped into a fellowship, with nobody left in the card tray.

  • Visitor cards on a phone
  • Welcome message the same day
  • Follow-up assigned by area
First-timers Search RWRuth WambuiChurch administrator
First-timersVisitors from the last 4 Sundays, all branches.
Cards to type Welcome SMS Add visitor
First-timers, Sun 4 Oct4129 in person, 12 online
Still to call9
Joined a fellowship38%within 90 days
Average time to call1.6 days
Search name or phone All branches All status First visit
VisitorBranchFirst visitAssigned toStatus
Brian Otieno Kilimani Sun 4 Oct Grace Muthoni to call
Cynthia Njeri Karen Sun 4 Oct John Mutua called
Kamau family Thika Sun 27 Sep Esther Njeri visit booked
Abdi Hassan Mombasa Sun 20 Sep Daniel Baya in a fellowship
Mercy Chebet Nakuru Sun 4 Oct Samuel Kiprono new
First-timers per Sunday
30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct
First-timerslive
Brian Otieno Kilimani to call
Cynthia Njeri Karen called
Kamau family Thika visit booked
Children's ministry

Every child home safe.

Safe check-in and pick-up with a code for every child, class lists for teachers and allergy alerts at the door.

  • Check-in at the door
  • Secure pick-up codes
  • Allergy and care alerts
Children's check-in Search RWRuth WambuiChurch administrator
Children's check-inSunday 4 October, Kilimani second service.
Rooms Page a parent Check in
Checked in2306 rooms
Picked up with code230 of 230
Allergy alerts14
Teachers on duty24all vetted
Search child or parent All rooms All status
ChildRoomParent or guardianCodeStatus
Imani Kamau, 9 Juniors Wanjiru Kamau K7Q4 picked up
Neema Kamau, 5 Beginners Wanjiru Kamau K7Q4 picked up
Tumaini Ochieng, 3 Toddlers Otieno Ochieng P2M8 allergy, peanuts
Zawadi Mwangi, 7 Primary Joseph Mwangi R5T1 picked up
Baraka Kiprop, 1 Nursery Mary Kiprop D9W3 parent paged
Children's check-inlive
Imani Kamau, 9 Juniors picked up
Neema Kamau, 5 Beginners picked up
Tumaini Ochieng, 3 Toddlers allergy, peanuts
A member's journey

From first visit to serving.

One record follows each person from the visitor card to membership, a fellowship and a place to serve, so pastors and leaders work from the same story.

  1. 01

    Visit

    A visitor fills a card from a QR code on the seat, and a welcome SMS goes out that afternoon.

  2. 02

    Follow up

    A volunteer near their home calls within the week and invites them to a fellowship.

  3. 03

    Belong

    They join a home fellowship, where the leader marks them present and knows their needs.

  4. 04

    Grow

    New believers and membership classes, baptism and membership, each step dated on the record.

  5. 05

    Give

    Gifts by M-Pesa paybill or the app, receipted at once and on their statement at year end.

  6. 06

    Serve

    They join a team, accept their turns from WhatsApp and are cared for when life gets hard.

Member app

Church life in every member's pocket.

Members give, watch, register for events and accept their serving turns from their phone. Fellowship leaders mark attendance where they meet, and pastors see their people and branch numbers wherever they are.

For members, leaders & volunteers and pastors & board.

Built for Kenya

Wired into how members give here.

M-Pesa paybill

Gifts matched to the member and fund by account name, and receipted by SMS within seconds.

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CMPinch for Churches & Ministries
Known by name. Every member, household and visitor in one register, cared for by the right person.
Given with trust. Every gift receipted at once, and every shilling accounted for by branch and fund.
Built for Kenya. M-Pesa paybill, SMS, WhatsApp, English and Kiswahili from day one.
Everything inside

241 features. 27 areas, one system.

Every feature in Pinch for Churches & Ministries, grouped by area. Pick an area, or search for the thing you need.

Members & families

One register for every branch: each member, their household, their fellowship and their journey in the church.

  • One record per memberName, phone, branch, fellowship, ministries, baptism and membership dates in one place, with a photo if they agree.
  • Households and familiesMembers linked into households, so a family shows together with its children, spouses and dependants.
  • Membership journeyVisitor, new believer, membership class, baptised, full member: each step dated and recorded by whoever saw it.
  • Branch and zoneEach member belongs to a branch and a zone or estate, so pastors and elders see the people they look after.
  • Ministries and giftsChoir, ushering, media, children, youth and the other ministries each member serves in, with the skills they offer.
  • MilestonesBirthdays, wedding anniversaries, baby dedications and salvation dates, with a list each week for the pastors.
  • Transfers between branchesA member who moves from Nakuru to Kilimani transfers with their history, giving and fellowship.
  • Duplicate checkNew records checked against phone numbers and names, so one person never ends up with two cards.
  • Member self-updateMembers update their own phone, estate and household from a link, and the office approves the change.
  • Custom fieldsYour own fields, such as home church, county or profession, added without a developer.
  • Membership cardsPrinted or digital member cards with a number and QR code, used at check-in and events.
Growth

And the media to reach more people.

Website DevelopmentA church website with the live stream, sermons, events and giving built in. VideographyService filming, live stream set-up and short clips that carry the message further. Mobile AppsA member app in the stores with your name, for giving, sermons and serving.
Rollout

Live in 21 working days.

A fixed plan you can hold us to: what happens on which working day, from the first walk-through to the day your team goes live.

01Sit with the office
Days 1 to 3
Days 1 to 3

We follow a Sunday from the door to the offering count and agree which modules go first.

02Build in sprints
Days 4 to 15
Days 4 to 15

Working screens to test every few days, with your real branches, funds and fellowships.

03Move your data
Days 16 to 18
Days 16 to 18

Member register, households, fellowships and this year's giving imported and checked with you.

04Train and go live
Days 19 to 21
Days 19 to 21

Office, treasurers, pastors and leaders trained, with the paybill switched over on a quiet weekday.

Questions

Before you ask.

What is Pinch for Churches & Ministries?

A church management system built by Pinch Africa for churches, ministries, faith-based schools and charities in Kenya: members and families, giving by M-Pesa, attendance, fellowships, volunteers, children's check-in, pastoral care, sermons, projects and branch accounts in one system.

How long does it take to go live?

21 working days, from the first meeting to go-live. Days 1 to 3 we map how your church works, days 4 to 15 we build and you test, days 16 to 18 we move your data, and days 19 to 21 we train your team and switch on.

Can members give by M-Pesa and get a receipt?

Yes. Members give to your paybill with an account name for each fund, such as TITHE or BUILDING. Each gift is matched to the member by phone number and receipted by SMS within seconds, and it appears on their giving statement.

We have several branches. Can each one see only its own?

Yes. Each branch has its own members, services, accounts and reports, and branch staff see only their branch. The main church sees every branch side by side and the totals for the whole church.

How do you protect member data?

Access is set by role, so giving is seen only by the treasury team, pastoral notes only by the pastor caring, and children's records only by the children's team. Consent is recorded, every change is logged, and the system is built to support your duties under the Data Protection Act 2019.

Our register is in Excel and on paper cards. Can you move it?

Yes. We import your spreadsheets, clean out duplicates with your office, and can type in paper cards as part of the setup. Members can then check and update their own details from a link.

Can it stream our services?

Your services stream through your YouTube or Facebook channel, and the system shows them on a watch page on your website and in the member app, with sermon notes, giving details and a connect card for first-time viewers.

What does it cost?

It depends on the modules, the number of branches and members, and the number of staff users. After a free scoping call you get a fixed-scope proposal in writing, so you know the price before we start.

Let's map your church.

A free scoping call, then a fixed-scope proposal in writing.

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