Online Giving for Catholic Churches
Digital giving and donation management for Catholic churches powered by SecureGive.
Whether you’re overseeing a large diocese or a small parish, SecureGive helps you cultivate generous stewardship while saving valuable time for your staff. Created by ministry-minded experts, SecureGive supports both your mission and your people with clarity and care.
For Your Parishioners
SecureGive makes it simple for every member of your community to participate in a way that fits their daily life.
Online Giving
Allow parishioners to give anytime from any device.
Giving Kiosks
Provide convenient in-person giving using tap-to-pay.
Text to Give
Let parishioners give in seconds with no outside links.
Check Scanning
Quickly scan and deposit checks without manual data entry.
Non-Cash Gifts
Accept donations of stock and cryptocurrency but receive US dollars.
Helpful Features That Support Parish Life
Multi-Fund Giving
Enable parishioners to give to multiple funds in one transaction. Perfect for second collections and seasonal appeals.
Multi-Language Support
Offer giving in English, Spanish, or Portuguese to serve your entire parish family.
Virtual Terminal
Process gifts by phone or in person with a secure, admin-facing tool built for flexibility and ease.
Campaign Tools
Easily manage building projects, capital campaigns, or diocesan appeals with clear pledge tracking.
Recurring Giving Defaults
Encourage faithful stewardship by making recurring giving the default option, while allowing full donor flexibility.
Giving Kiosks
Make giving at church a frictionless experience.
Simplified In-Person Giving
Parishioners can tap a card or phone to give to one or multiple collections, and receive a receipt instantly. It all takes less than a minute.
Mobility & Flexibility
Place a kiosk in your narthex, parish hall, or at an event. The design is lightweight and easy to relocate.
Value That Can Pay for Itself
Many parishes see a boost in giving almost immediately. With increased in-person generosity and ease of use, your kiosk can pay for itself within the first month.
For Your Team
Your staff and finance council manage many responsibilities. SecureGive gives you tools to lighten the administrative load.
Auto Card Updater
Keep recurring donations active by automatically updating expired or reissued cards.
DonorIQ
Gain visibility into giving patterns so you know when to thank, encourage, or reconnect with parishioners.
Weekly Giving Summaries
Receive a snapshot of key giving data in your inbox every Monday. No login required.
Every Rate, Published Up Front
Most parishes don’t discover their true processing costs until they compare statements side by side. SecureGive publishes every rate up front, so your leadership can see exactly what a gift costs to process and where the rest goes.
Online Card
Debit Cards
1.75% + 30¢
Credit Cards
2.5% + 30¢
In-Person Card
Debit Cards
1.5% + 30¢
Credit Cards
2% + 30¢
Pin Debit
1% + 30¢
ACH/eCheck
Per Transaction
$1.50
No percentage. A $10,000 gift and a $50 gift cost the same to process.
2% or Less
Effective rate for most parishes
Effective rate = total fees ÷ total processed
That means more of every offertory gift, second collection, and special appeal reaches the fund it was given to.
Ready to see how much your Parish can save using SecureGive? Schedule demo and our team will provide a free rate review.
Easy to Start. Easy to Use.
SecureGive doesn’t disrupt your current systems or giving flow. Our team walks with you from day one.
- Quick setup
- Recurring tithers move with you
- Support to load existing data
- Dedicated client success manager
“We experienced more than double increase in electronic/online giving and this was as a result of SecureGive providing the uninterrupted service and improved interface.”
– Christ Church
Support From People Who Understand Ministry
When you need help, you’ll talk to real people, not bots or outsourced call centers.
- Same-day support by phone or email
- U.S.-based team with ministry experience
- Help for both staff and donors
- Sunday and after-hours emergency support available
See How SecureGive Can Work in Your Parish or Diocese
Schedule a 15-minute walkthrough to see know SecureGive supports the ministry of parishes and diocese like yours. No pressure. Just a helpful look at what’s possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
SecureGive supports all major payment methods, including credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, stock, crypto, and digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. These options are fully integrated for a seamless and secure giving experience.
Our average effective rate is around 2 percent, which includes credit, debit, ACH, and other giving types. Because we serve churches and not investors, our goal is to keep costs low so more of each gift goes directly to ministry. This makes SecureGive one of the most cost effective digital giving platforms for Catholic churches.
Not at all. SecureGive is built for parish staff and volunteers, not IT teams. If you can send an email or log into your ChMS, you’ll be comfortable using SecureGive. And our support team is always here to walk with you.
Yes. SecureGive is a great fit for dioceses with multiple parishes. You can manage all giving from one platform, assign different bank accounts per location, and give each parish staff member the access they need to only view giving information for their congregation. It’s one system with full visibility and control. This makes SecureGive the best fit for diocesan giving.
Yes. For dioceses or parishes with special accounting needs, SecureGive allows you to assign locations or campuses to different bank deposit destinations.
Switching is easier than you think. Our team will guide you through it step by step. We’ll help import your donor data, transition recurring gifts, and train your team so there’s no disruption to your giving.
Yes. You can set permissions by role or parish. Only those who need access to giving records will see them, giving your parish full control over privacy and accountability. Whether you are a diocese needing to manage giving across several parishes or a single church that needs to separate accounting for your parish and school, SecureGive offers the platform that can handle all giving for Catholic churches.
Absolutely. SecureGive uses top-tier encryption and is certified Level 1 PCI-compliant. All data is protected with enterprise-level security and monitored around the clock.
Deposits are made daily from SecureGive. When you receive the funds can be somewhat dependent upon how long it takes your receiving bank to credit your account. For card transactions, our merchant processor releases funds for deposit the day after the transaction is made. They are typically credited by your receiving bank on day 2. ACH/eCheck transactions may take 3 to 5 business days to clear and deposit.
SecureGive can automatically generate and send donor giving statements, saving hours of manual work and ensuring accurate records for your parishioners.
Yes. One of the unique features of SecureGive is that donors can give to multiple funds in a single transaction. By consolidating gifts to more than one fund into a single transaction, giving is streamlined and your parishioners are more likely to support multiple funds. They can even create recurring gifts to multiple funds in a single transaction for simplified, ongoing generosity.