Small group software for churches
Small groups that don’t quietly fall apart. A group directory people can actually browse, rosters that stay current, attendance leaders take in seconds, and prayer requests kept with the group that carries them.
What does Groups do?
- Group discovery on a map, with a privacy radius so a leader’s address is never published
- Capacity and waitlists that promote the next person the moment a seat opens
- Attendance taken by leaders, with a missing-attendance list so gaps get chased
- Prayer requests logged from the leader’s phone and kept with the group that carries them
- Weekly guides leaders write once, sent by email and shown in the app
Want the long version? Read the full tour of Groups.
Groups at a glance
| What it is | Groups: Groups people can find, group attendance, and prayer. |
|---|---|
| Price | $99/year (save $201 on paying monthly) or $25/month, or included in Churchory One |
| Free trial | 45 days, no credit card |
| What’s included | Every group, every leader, every member. One flat price. |
| Runs on | Core (free), in the Churchory web app and Churchory Mobile (iOS and Android) |
| Contract | None. Cancel any month. |
How does Groups work, step by step?
- Set up your groups
- Let people find them
- Handle joining and capacity
- Run the week
- Notice drift
What the AI prepares with Groups
Add Care, and when someone misses three meetings in a row, the leader finds a check-in note already drafted, waiting for them to send.
Drafts only. Nothing sends until a person does. How AI drafts work in Churchory
Which products work well with Groups?
Groups runs on Core, which is free forever. Products you add share the same directory, so you never enter your people twice, or get all of them with Churchory One.
Free forever: your people, roles and apps.
Add Chat and every group gets its own channel.
Add Care for meal trains when someone in a group has a hard week, and a drafted check-in when someone misses three meetings in a row.
Add Events for the retreats and socials your groups run, with RSVPs and sign-up sheets.
Questions about Groups
Is there a separate youth ministry product?
No. Youth and college ministries run as groups in Groups, with their own leaders, rosters, attendance and chat. Age-group ministries and their rosters also live in Core's people directory, so every church can organise people by life stage whatever products it owns.
Does each product work on its own?
Yes. Every product runs on Core by itself except Retreat Builder, which needs Events because every retreat is an event. Products light up extra features when you own them together: Groups plus Chat gives each group its own channel, Sunday plus Care puts first-time guests on the follow-up list, and Events plus Newsletters pulls upcoming events into a newsletter.
Can we import our old attendance records?
Yes. The free migration brings up to two years of attendance history, and the history import in Settings → Data & Import has presets for Planning Center, Breeze and a generic spreadsheet if you'd rather do it yourself.
How does Churchory track attendance?
Attendance is captured in the room, not reconstructed on Monday: Sunday check-in and headcounts come with Sunday, group attendance with Groups, and kids check-ins with Kids. Staff see week-over-week history and a list of the groups that forgot to take attendance.