With our help, your church can steward every dollar with confidence and integrity.
We work with nonprofits — missionary organizations, advocacy groups, and faith-based nonprofits — to bring order, accuracy, and meaning to their finances. Your team is focused on impact. We make sure the numbers behind it are solid.
Our Services for Churches
See which service fits your congregation best!
Month-End Accounting
Your congregation trusts you with their giving — we help you honor that trust. Each month, we come in to organize your church's finances and give your leadership team clear, meaningful reports that reflect faithful stewardship.
Recording bank & credit card activity
Monthly account reconciliations
Monthly financial reporting
Support for tracking tithes, offerings, and designated funds
Starting at $500/month for smaller congregations
Starting at $650/month for churches with staff
Best for: Churches that want clean, pastor- and elder-ready financials each month without the burden of managing it in-house
Day-to-Day Accounting
We become a trusted extension of your church staff — handling the behind-the-scenes financial details so your team can stay focused on ministry. With weekly or bi-weekly support, you'll always have a clear picture of where your church stands.
Accounts payable management & bill pay
Accounts receivable oversight & recording tithes, offerings, and donations
Recording bank & credit card activity
Monthly account reconciliations
Monthly financial reporting
Starting at $1,500/month
Best for: Churches managing staff payroll, ministry budgets, benevolence funds, or multiple giving designations
One-Time Projects
Inherited a financial mess? Starting fresh? Ready to finally get your church's accounting system set up the right way? We love this kind of work. We'll roll up our sleeves, dig in, and hand things back to you clean and organized.
Catchup or cleanup accounting to get your books current
Setup of accounting policies and procedures tailored to church finances
Implementation of a new accounting system (QuickBooks, Xero, and more)
Custom Pricing
Best for: Churches recovering from staff transitions, preparing for an audit, or building financial infrastructure for the first time
What We've Done for Churches Like Yours
We serve churches ranging from smaller congregations to large, multi-staff ministries. Here's a snapshot of what we've helped with:
For a large, multi-department church (~$3M in annual giving):
Brought order to a chaotic corporate card system with 15+ employee cards and no expense reporting process
Implemented Ramp Corporate Card with spending alerts, receipt management, and per-cardholder accountability
Rebuilt the chart of accounts with refined categories and descriptions useful for ministry decision-making
Built event-level budget tracking for Easter, Christmas, youth camp, men's and women's events, and more — so each event shows prior year actuals, current year budget, and real-time spending
Streamlined the annual budgeting process so departments can submit, leadership can review, and the final draft is ready for board presentation
Automated financial report delivery so staff receive reports without manual effort
For a smaller, growing congregation (~$150K in annual giving):
Transitioned from QuickBooks Online to Xero
Built the church's first-ever budget from scratch
Moved all payroll and contractors to Gusto on an automated schedule
Rebuilt the chart of accounts so each ministry and department has a clear view of spending by category
Transitioned giving platform from Pushpay to Planning Center Giving for better per-donor tracking and accurate year-end tax statements
Set up a shared digital drive for receipts, deposit slips, and statements
Established a monthly meeting cadence so the pastor and leadership always know where the church stands
Here's what church leaders have said
"Marisa built and implemented systems from the ground up. She pioneered order and organization in areas that were neglected."
"She always offered time and space to walk through implementation and training whenever needed. She owns any mistakes and finds ways to prevent them."
"Our church's operations department is where it is today because of her hard work and ingenuity."
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes — churches are one of our favorite clients to serve. We work with congregations ranging from small and growing to large multi-staff ministries. We understand the nuances of church finances, from tracking tithes and designated gifts to navigating clergy compensation, benevolence funds, and ministry budgets.
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Absolutely. We'll make sure every designated gift — whether it's for a building fund, a mission trip, or a specific ministry — is recorded and reported accurately. Your congregation deserves to know their giving is going exactly where they intended.
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Clergy compensation has its own set of rules, and we're familiar with them. We'll make sure your pastor's compensation is set up correctly — including housing allowance designations — so you stay compliant without the guesswork. We've also corrected prior bookkeeper errors on pastor W-2s, so if something's been filed incorrectly, we can help untangle it.
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Yes, and this is one of our favorite things to do for churches. We've built first-ever budgets for churches that had none, and we've helped larger churches refine their department budget submission process so leadership has a clean, board-ready draft every year.
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Yes, and we do this often. We'll work with what you have, get things organized and documented, and make sure the transition is smooth — with gratitude for whoever has been carrying that load.
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Right here. Schedule a call with us and we'll walk you through everything. We'll look at where things stand, ask the right questions, and recommend a service that fits your church's size, staff, and budget.
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It happens, especially in smaller congregations where finances are managed by volunteers or part-time staff. Our One-Time Projects service is built for exactly this situation. We'll get you caught up and set up with a clean system going forward.
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Yes. Whether you're required to have an audit or simply want to present clean financials to your elders or denomination, we'll make sure your books are accurate, organized, and ready for review.
Ready to bring some peace and order to your church's finances? You don't have to figure it out alone.
Schedule a call and we'll find the right service to help your church lead with financial integrity.