How We Migrate Your Giving Data

If you’ve ever considered switching church management software, you know the feeling: excitement at the thought of better tools followed by a bout of heartburn.

“What if we lose giving history?”

“What if something breaks?”

“What if our donors get confused?”

You’re not alone. In fact, fear of giving loss is the number one reason churches stay with antiquated software applications or systems they’ve outgrown. At ChurchSoftware.com, we’ve made it our mission to remove that fear entirely. Here’s the truth: you can move your giving data safely, completely, and without disruption to your ministry.

Why Churches Fear the Switch

For most ministries, giving data isn’t just numbers, it’s history. It’s stories of generosity, faithfulness, and sacrifice. It represents members’ trust and the church’s responsibility to steward it well. So it’s natural to be cautious.

Churches hesitate to migrate because they worry about:

• Interrupted giving during the transition

• Losing donor records or contribution history

• Errors in member profiles or recurring gifts

• Complex processes that overwhelm small staff teams

These are legitimate concerns, but they’re not permanent barriers. They’re the exact problems we solve every day.

Step-by-Step: How It Works

Our data migration team has helped churches move from every major platform on the market, including Planning Center, tithel.ly, Breeze, PushPay, Realm, and more. Transparency builds trust. Here’s the process we follow for every church migration:

Step 1: Export

You export your giving records, donor list, and member information from your current system (we’ll guide you on how to do this, and it’s usually just a few clicks).

Step 2: Secure Upload

You’ll upload those files through a secure portal that encrypts your data both in transit and at rest. This ensures no one can intercept or view sensitive information.

Step 3: Review and Mapping

Our team cleans and aligns your data with our format, correcting duplicates, matching donors to contributions, and standardizing fund names.

Step 4: Import and Verification

We import your data into a test environment first, then verify everything. You can log in and double-check before it’s finalized.

Step 5: Go Live and Celebrate

Once you’re satisfied, we make your data live in your ChurchSoftware.com account and your new platform is ready to go.

Security You Can Trust

We take data security as seriously as you take stewardship.

All transfers are encrypted and password-protected, and access is limited to authorized team members directly involved in your migration. Your data never leaves secure servers, and we never share or sell information, ever.

Additionally, all transactions and donations moving forward are handled through trusted, PCI-compliant payment gateways, giving you confidence that your donors’ information remains safe.

No Disruption to Giving

One of the most common myths about switching software is that online giving has to pause during migration. That’s simply not true.

We’ll help you:

• Set up new giving links or forms that match your existing setup

• Redirect your old donation page to your new one

• Preserve recurring gifts with minimal (or no) input from donors

  
  

The goal is a frictionless transition. Donors shouldn’t even notice the change, with the exception that giving forms may look cleaner and work better than your current setup.

Don’t Let Fear Keep You Stuck

Switching doesn’t have to be scary. It’s an opportunity to align your tools with your mission. To steward your data wisely and invest your dollars in ministry, not software.

At ChurchSoftware.com, we’re here to walk with you through the process every step of the way.

Your data is safe. Your giving is secure. And your church can move forward, without fear.