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Lessons.Church

ChurchApps

Non‑Profit

Lessons.church is a completely free, open‑source curriculum platform created by ChurchApps to equip churches and ministries of all sizes with high‑quality, Bible‑based teaching resources — without cost or paywalls. Built on the conviction that limited budgets should never limit discipleship, it hosts content from multiple trusted providers, covering preschool through adult studies, with over a thousand lessons available. The platform’s Open Lesson Format standardizes curriculum delivery across devices — from TVs and mobile apps to presentation software — so teachers can focus on ministry instead of media prep. Churches can schedule lessons, access videos and leader guides instantly, and keep all age groups aligned on the same biblical themes. By removing financial barriers, Lessons.church frees up church resources for other Kingdom work, modeling a sustainable, collaborative approach to faith‑tech that prioritizes accessibility, stewardship, and theological integrity.

U-Nite TV

Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc.

Non‑Profit

U-Nite TV is a free, ad-free Christian video platform created by Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) to help children engage with God’s Word in a safe and joyful way. It features animated Bible stories, music videos for Scripture memorization, missionary films, and Gospel-centered content designed for ages 4–11. Available on web, iOS, Android, and Apple TV, U-Nite TV is part of CEF’s global mission to reach every child with the Good News. As a ministry-backed initiative, it operates as a nonprofit and offers all content without paywalls or subscriptions.

B1 Church

ChurchApps

Non‑Profit

B1 Church is a completely free, ministry‑driven church management and engagement platform from ChurchApps. It combines a mobile app, website builder, online giving, check‑in, sermon library, Bible integration, small‑group tools, and community messaging — all without subscription fees, feature limits, or hidden costs. Designed by a ministry, for ministries, it aims to remove financial and technical barriers so churches of any size can connect, disciple, and serve more effectively. The platform’s open‑handed approach means churches can launch a professional website, manage events, track attendance, and share teaching content without vendor lock‑in or paywalls. By keeping the entire ecosystem free, B1 Church models a stewardship‑first philosophy that aligns with Kingdom impact over profit.

Dwell

Dwell App, LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Dwell is an audio Bible app offering narrated Scripture, curated playlists, and guided listening experiences. It features multiple Bible translations and voice options, designed to help users build consistent habits of hearing God’s Word. The app operates on a subscription model with a free trial, and full access requires payment.

Pray First

Church of the Highlands

Non‑Profit

Pray First is a dynamic Christian prayer app developed by Church of the Highlands, a mission-driven non-profit based in Birmingham, Alabama. The app offers guided prayer plans, worship music, and personalized prayer lists to help users grow in their prayer life. By leveraging modern technology to make prayer accessible and engaging, Pray First is a standout example of Tech for Jesus. Many apps hide similar features behind paywalls, but Pray First puts mission first, making these spiritual resources freely available to empower individuals and churches.

Echo Prayer

Echo Prayer, Inc.

Monetized/For‑Profit

Echo Prayer is a Christian prayer app that helps users keep track of their prayers, set reminders, and share prayer requests with others. The app offers a freemium model: basic features are available for free, while additional functionalities, such as creating groups and accessing advanced stats, require a subscription.

Called

Newman Ministry LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Called is developed by Newman Ministry LLC, a profit-modeled entity. This platform helps church and ministry leaders engage with their communities through group chats, event management, prayer support, and polls. It offers a free tier for small communities and paid plans for larger groups, with a focus on data privacy and safe interactions.

B1 Church

Discipleship Tech

Non‑Profit

B1 Church is a completely free, ministry‑driven church management and engagement platform from ChurchApps. It combines a mobile app, website builder, online giving, check‑in, sermon library, Bible integration, small‑group tools, and community messaging — all without subscription fees, feature limits, or hidden costs. Designed by a ministry, for ministries, it aims to remove financial and technical barriers so churches of any size can connect, disciple, and serve more effectively. The platform’s open‑handed approach means churches can launch a professional website, manage events, track attendance, and share teaching content without vendor lock‑in or paywalls. By keeping the entire ecosystem free, B1 Church models a stewardship‑first philosophy that aligns with Kingdom impact over profit.

WordGo

Bible Study Fellowship International

Non‑Profit

WordGo, developed by Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF), is a nonprofit app that uses technology for Jesus to make in-depth Bible study accessible to believers worldwide. The app provides daily Scripture readings, guided questions, and expert commentary, helping users engage with God’s Word both individually and in groups. With features like audio teachings, flexible learning options, and community engagement tools, WordGo equips Christians to grow in faith and apply Scripture in their daily lives—all through a free, digital platform.

Parent Cue App

Orange

Non‑Profit

Parent Cue App, developed by Orange, is a nonprofit tool designed to help parents raise children with faith and character. The app provides weekly cues tailored to each child's developmental phase, offering Bible story videos, memory verses, devotionals, and more. It partners with over 34,000 churches worldwide, allowing families to connect with local ministries and receive updates and resources. The app is free to download, with optional in-app subscriptions for additional content. By integrating church teachings with daily family life, Parent Cue empowers parents to make the most of everyday moments to nurture their children's spiritual growth.

Tether

With Tether Inc.

Monetized/For‑Profit

Tether is developed by With Tether Inc., a profit-modeled entity. It offers a discipleship platform for modern Christian churches and ministries, providing tools to run courses, cohorts, reading plans, and interactive spiritual practices. As a commercial platform, Tether provides powerful features like daily reminders, group functionality, and progress tracking—but access typically requires a paid subscription.

BLESS App: Bless Your Neighbor

The Flourishing Cooperative

Non‑Profit

The Bless App is a powerful tool designed to help Christians love their neighbors through prayer, care, and sharing their stories. Developed by The Flourishing Cooperative, a non-profit organization, the app empowers users to build meaningful relationships and spread the love of Jesus in practical ways. With daily prompts and a user-friendly interface, it's a great way to make a positive impact in your community.

Sola — Bible companion app

Samuel Jusaitis

Monetized/For‑Profit

Sola is a Bible companion app designed to help you engage deeply with Scripture through customizable reading plans, interactive maps, historical timelines, and integrated BibleProject videos. You can read solo or host plans with friends, exploring the Word together while seeing the geographical and historical context of each passage. The app is free to download, with optional in‑app purchases for “supporter features,” but its nonprofit status could not be verified.

Church.tech

Flourish, LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Church.tech, built by Flourish, LLC, offers AI‑powered tools to help church staff save time on sermon prep, discipleship strategy, communications, and content creation. It’s positioned as a ministry‑focused productivity suite, but operates as a commercial service with subscription plans. Note on vendor lock‑in & data portability: Because Church.tech is part of the broader Flourish ecosystem (including FlourishOS), churches adopting it should review terms for how sermon content, media, and generated assets are stored and exported. If workflows become deeply integrated with Flourish’s proprietary formats or automations, switching platforms later could require significant migration effort.

Bible Engagement Project

The General Council of the Assemblies of God

Non‑Profit

Bible Engagement Project is a nonprofit discipleship initiative providing free Bible‑anchored curriculum for preschool, kids, youth, and adults — ensuring every age group follows the same scope and sequence so the whole church learns together. The library includes a three‑year core curriculum, topical series, and family devotions that align with children’s lessons to equip parents for faith conversations at home. Available in English and Spanish, all resources can be accessed via mobile app or web, downloaded for offline use, and shared within groups. Funded by generous partners, the project removes cost barriers so churches of any size, budget, or location can intentionally disciple their people.

SolaSites

SolaSites

Monetized/For‑Profit

SolaSites offers subscription-based website solutions tailored for churches and ministries, with features like sermon streaming, online giving integration, and event calendars. While the platform emphasizes biblical values and is praised by leaders like Paul Washer and Jim Hamilton, it operates as a commercial entity. The service is designed to be intuitive and responsive, but access is gated behind paid plans, positioning it more as a vendor than a mission-driven resource.

Take Root

Rooted Software LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Take Root is a ministry-focused app from Rooted Software LLC, built to help churches, missionaries, and disciple-makers engage in intentional evangelism and discipleship. It offers secure, offline-capable tools to track people you’re ministering to, log conversations, set reminders, and follow up. Teams can share selected information, report on activities, and integrate with church systems. Inspired by Isaiah 27:6, its mission is to help believers “make disciples, cultivate, and track” relationships.

Communion

Communion LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Communion is a Christian social networking app designed to help believers connect, share prayer requests, and grow in faith together. It offers features like prayer feeds, group discussions, event coordination, and Scripture sharing, aiming to foster authentic community in a digital space. While its mission is ministry‑oriented, it operates as a for‑profit company.

Foster the City

Foster the City

Non‑Profit

Foster the City equips churches to support foster families through a purpose-built mobile app that streamlines care coordination, prayer requests, and team communication. Developed by a registered nonprofit, the app helps Advocates and Support Friends stay connected and respond quickly to needs—removing barriers and strengthening community. This is tech for Jesus in action: empowering the Church to say yes to more children and build lasting support systems rooted in love, prayer, and presence.

Pastor Notes App

Concierge Contacts Pty Ltd

Monetized/For‑Profit

Pastor Notes App is a commercial ministry tool designed to help pastors and church leaders organize sermons, share notes, and engage their congregations throughout the week. Features include sermon management, note sharing, high-quality sermon recording with timestamps, Auto-Verse completion, and tagging by preacher or theme. The app also integrates with Bible Notes App, allowing congregants to follow along in real time. While the mission emphasizes empowering churches and enhancing communication, the app is developed by Concierge Contacts Pty Ltd, a profit-modeled company, and does not operate as a nonprofit ministry initiative.

Involv Chat

Involv LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

Involv Chat is a commercial team messaging app designed for churches and ministry teams. It offers group messaging, event scheduling, task management, attendance tracking, and ministry gift surveys—all wrapped in a sleek, intuitive interface. The platform emphasizes clarity, unity, and engagement, with features like birthday spotlights, smart notifications, and volunteer scheduling to streamline church operations. While Involv markets itself as "a disruptive force for good in the church," it is developed by Involv LLC, a profit-modeled company—not a nonprofit ministry. Users should check for data locks and portability ease before signing up.

CaptionKit

Captions LLC (rebranded as Mirage)

Monetized/For‑Profit

Caption Kit is part of the Captions/Mirage suite, a commercial AI video-editing platform that helps creators add subtitles, translations, and automated captions to their content. Originally launched as “Captions” in 2021, the company has since expanded into broader AI video tools under the Mirage brand. While the app is polished and widely used, it operates as a venture-backed, profit-driven service rather than a nonprofit ministry initiative.

Nepali Christian Lyrics & Chords

Paurakh Sharma Humagain

Non‑Profit

Nepali Christian Lyrics & Chords is a free mobile app created by Paurakh Sharma Humagain that provides access to a large library of Nepali Christian worship songs with chords. It includes features like auto-scroll, chord transposition, video chord images, favorites, and offline playlist sharing. The app is widely used by Nepali-speaking churches and worship leaders as a practical tool for learning and leading songs. Unlike many commercial worship apps, this one is free to download and use, with no visible subscription model or paywall.

Hope Translator: live sermon translation

Monetized/For‑Profit

Experience live translations for sermons at church or messages on YouTube, available in multiple languages. Accessible through both our web platform and iOS app.

Church Canvas

Church Canvas

Monetized/For‑Profit

Church Canvas is an AI-powered design platform marketed to churches, offering instant graphics for sermons, events, and social media. While it positions itself as a ministry resource, it operates as a commercial service, providing subscription-based access to automated design tools rather than a nonprofit initiative.

MxU

MxU

Monetized/For‑Profit

MxU is a subscription-based training platform designed to equip church worship and tech teams with video courses, coaching, and volunteer management tools. While it markets itself as a ministry resource, it operates as a commercial service with tiered pricing plans, positioning itself more as a professional training company than a nonprofit.

ActsSocial

Trinity Proximity Inc. (d/b/a ActsSocial)

Monetized/For‑Profit

ActsSocial is a Christian social media platform launched in 2023 as a faith-based alternative to Big Tech. It emphasizes community, prayer, and local connection—offering ad-free feeds, church promotion, and Christian news without algorithms or tracking. While mission-driven and free for users, it is operated by Trinity Proximity Inc. as a commercial venture, making it a profit‑modeled entity rather than a nonprofit resource.

SermonAudio

SermonAudio, LLC

Monetized/For‑Profit

SermonAudio is one of the largest online libraries of sermons and Christian teaching, hosting over 2 million messages from thousands of churches worldwide. It offers live webcasts, podcasts, and mobile apps for iOS, Android, Roku, and more. Churches can upload sermons, stream services, and connect with a global audience, while listeners can search by speaker, topic, series, or Scripture reference. Though deeply mission-oriented and widely used by ministries, SermonAudio operates as a commercial LLC, making it a profit‑modeled entity rather than a nonprofit resource.

Kaleo AI

EID Systems Inc.

Monetized/For‑Profit

Kaleo AI is a real-time church translation and captioning platform that enables worship services to be instantly translated into 150+ languages. Custom-trained on theological terminology and biblical names, it ensures accuracy in a church context (e.g., recognizing “epistle” instead of “a pistol”). Congregants can follow along on their own devices via captions or audio, making services accessible for multilingual communities and the hearing impaired. Pricing is subscription-based (starting at $24/month), with unlimited users per church. While deeply mission-driven, Kaleo AI is operated by EID Systems Inc. as a commercial SaaS product.

Fext

Fext (by Pericarp / Gonenc Mete)

Monetized/For‑Profit

Fext is a mobile messaging app that lets users send individual text messages to multiple contacts at once—without creating a group chat. It’s designed for quick, personalized outreach, making it useful for small businesses, ministries, and community leaders who want to broadcast updates while keeping replies private. The app is operated as a commercial startup, not a nonprofit resource.

Develop.Me

DevelopMe

Monetized/For‑Profit

DevelopMe is a leadership content platform designed for the modern learner. It provides curated training resources, growth pathways, and development tools for individuals and teams, with a focus on leadership skills and workplace effectiveness. While it offers valuable content for professional and personal growth, it operates as a commercial product,

Crossgrid

Crossgrid, Inc.

Monetized/For‑Profit

Crossgrid is a commercial platform that connects users with Christian-owned service businesses. Customers can search for local providers such as plumbers, landscapers, or web designers, and business owners can create profiles to be discovered. The service is free for customers. Business owners pay a flat subscription fee of $17 per month for a "Pro" membership, which includes unlimited job opportunities, a public profile, networking groups, and access to a support community. Crossgrid currently operates in Long Island, NY, and parts of New York City for in-person services, while web-based services are available nationwide.