Simple digital giving for small churches
Members and visitors give from their phone in about 30 seconds, during the service or any time. Gifts go straight to your church's bank account. No monthly fee, no contract, no app to download.
The demo uses a fictional church and fictional numbers. No real donations can be made.
- 1ScanA QR code in the bulletin, on a pew card or on the screen. No app or account needed.
- 2ChooseAn amount and a fund, once or weekly or monthly.
- 3GiveWith Apple Pay, Google Pay, a card or a bank account. A receipt arrives by email.
Built for the person who counts the offering
Everything a volunteer treasurer needs, and nothing they have to learn.
Set up in about 10 minutes
Add your church details, funds and bank account. We're glad to walk through it with you on the phone.
Every gift, by fund and date
Search and filter gifts, then export them to your bookkeeping software.
Deposits that match your bank
Each bank deposit lists the gifts inside it, so reconciling takes minutes.
Year-end statements in one click
A contribution statement for every donor, worded to meet IRS requirements, ready to email or print.
Straight to your church's bank account
Gifts are processed by Stripe, a widely used, regulated payment processor, and paid out to your church.
Pass the Plate never holds your church's money. We provide the giving page and the records. If you ever stop using Pass the Plate, your money and your Stripe account stay yours.
Digital givers give with everyone else
Giving is open any time. During the offering, your treasurer or pastor can turn on a live banner, so people giving by phone, in the pew or watching online, give in the same moment the plate goes around.
No monthly fee. No contract.
Each gift carries a small processing fee. Most of it is Stripe's standard rate; 0.5% is Pass the Plate's.
| Payment type | Fee per gift | On a $100 gift |
|---|---|---|
| Bank account | 0.8% (max $5) + 0.5% | $1.30 |
| Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay | 2.9% + 30¢ + 0.5% | $3.70 |
- Donors can tick "cover the fee" so your church receives the full gift.
- No setup fee and nothing to cancel.
- Export your records any time.
See it for yourself
Give a pretend gift as a member would, then switch to the treasurer's dashboard and watch it arrive.
DemoThe demo uses a fictional church, fictional donors and fictional numbers. No real donations can be given or received.
What church boards usually ask
Does this replace the offering plate?
No. It sits alongside it, for people who don't carry cash or checks, and for anyone giving from home or watching online.
Is it secure?
Card and bank details are handled entirely by Stripe and never touch Pass the Plate's systems. Each church's records are kept separate, and we never sell or share donor information.
What about members who don't use smartphones?
Nothing changes for them. Cash and checks work exactly as before.
What happens at the end of the year?
Pass the Plate prepares a contribution statement for each donor, ready to email or print.
What if we want to stop?
Stop any time. Export your records and close your account. There's no contract to cancel.
Is Pass the Plate available now?
We're inviting a small group of churches to pilot it first, with hands-on setup and a weekly check-in. If that sounds like your church, we'd love to hear from you.
Now inviting pilot churches
We're looking for 2 or 3 small churches to try Pass the Plate for about 3 months, with hands-on setup and a weekly check-in.
Or write to info@passtheplate.church