Direct to your Stripe account
Gifts are charges on the church's connected Stripe account, and Sanctuary doesn't hold donated funds.
Online and recurring church giving
Church giving software that keeps your church in control
An online giving system that pays gifts into your church's own Stripe account, gives donors a simple mobile experience, and keeps funds, donor records, reports and annual statements connected.
What’s included
Built around the work churches do every week
Online and recurring gifts
Build church-branded giving pages and let donors choose one-time or recurring schedules.
Funds and bookkeeping
Track designations, pledges, actual processing fees, cash, checks and imported history.
Statements and reporting
Prepare annual contribution statements and reports by fund, campus and month.
How the money moves
Gifts go straight to your church’s own Stripe account and from there to your bank. Sanctuary never holds the money and takes no cut of a gift; Stripe charges its own processing fees. Because every gift belongs to a person in your directory, giving history, households and statements stay accurate without a spreadsheet in the middle.
Every way people give
Givers can use a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay where their device supports it, or a US bank transfer (ACH), which costs much less than a card. They can give once or set up a weekly or monthly gift, and choose to cover the processing fee — the amount shown is the exact fee for the way they are paying.
Text giving lets people give by texting an amount to your church’s number. First-time givers finish setup once, and after that a text is enough.
The bookkeeping side
Record cash and checks in batches alongside online gifts, run funds that close on a date — a Christmas offering or a camp fund — and send year-end contribution statements to every giver. Giving history from your previous system can be imported.
Frequently asked questions
Does Sanctuary take a percentage of donations?
No. Sanctuary takes no cut of a gift and never holds the money. Gifts are paid into your church’s own Stripe account; Stripe charges its standard processing fees.
Can givers cover the processing fee?
Yes. Givers can choose to add the processing fee to their gift, and the amount shown is the exact fee for their payment method rather than an estimate.
Which payment methods can people use?
Debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay on supported devices, and US bank transfers (ACH), for one-time or recurring gifts.
Does Sanctuary support text-to-give?
Yes. Your church rents a texting number, people text an amount to give, and each gift is attached to the right person in your directory.
Can we send year-end giving statements?
Yes. Sanctuary Give prepares annual contribution statements for each giver from the gifts recorded against them, including cash and checks entered in batches.
Do givers need an account?
No. Anyone can give on your church’s giving page with a card or wallet. Regular givers can sign in to manage their recurring gifts.