eCatholic Online Giving & Pay is a quick and easy way for Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools, and ministries to accept online donations and payments - anytime, anywhere. Visitors can make one-time or recurring donations, as well as submit payments for events, registrations, tuition, and more - all without ever leaving the website.

Absolutely! eCatholic Pay integrates with your online forms on your eCatholic website, so you can accept payments for events, registrations, tuition, and more. And it's all one seamless experience for your visitors. Check out a few real-life examples for how to use eCatholic Pay to it's fullest potential!

eCatholic Pay Examples

We believe pricing should be simple, clear, and cost-effective. We've partnered with Fiserv to be able to provide you with exclusive low pricing for credit/debit card processing and bank account transfers (ACH). Here's a pricing breakdown:

• Bank Account Transfers (ACH) - 0% + 35¢
• All Cards - approximately 2.1% + 35¢

• For a $100 donation/payment via a bank account transfer (ACH), you'll pay eCatholic $1 and the transaction fees through Fiserv will be $0.35.
• For a $100 donation/payment via a credit/debit card, you'll pay eCatholic $1 and the transaction fees through Fiserv will be around $2.45.
  
  

Yes, eCatholic Online Giving and Pay is mobile-responsive, just like your eCatholic website. As a result, visitors can make donations or payments anytime, anywhere!

In order to accept online donations and payments, you need the following:

1. An easy way for visitors to provide their credit card or banking information.
2. A way to process transactions and transfer money from the visitor's account into your bank account.

eCatholic Online Giving & Payments provides number one.

For number two, you'll need a merchant account that handles the validation and processing of the transactions, as well as the storage of the transactional information. For eCatholic Payments, we've partnered with Fiserv to provide you with a merchant account with exclusive low pricing for credit card processing and bank account transfers (ACH).

No, in order to use eCatholic Online Giving or Pay, you'll need to set up a new merchant account through our partnership with Fiserv. Don't worry, it's quick and simple and part of the signup process for eCatholic Pay.

Yes, as the software provider that makes online donations and payments possible through your website, eCatholic is PCI Compliant.

Yes, Fiserv, the company that we've partnered with to handle the processing and storage of the transactions made through eCatholic Payments on your website, is LEVEL 1 PCI Certified (the highest possible level of PCI Compliance).

PCI stands for "Payment Card Industry" and PCI Compliance is a set of requirements designed to ensure that all organizations that process, store, or transmit credit card information do so under the tightest controls and security possible in order to reduce the potential for fraud. All organizations with a merchant account are required to be PCI Compliant. When you sign up for eCatholic Online Giving & Pay, you will sign up for a merchant account with CardConnect and you will therefore be required to maintain PCI Compliance.

To become and remain PCI Compliant, you must complete an online PCI Compliance questionnaire once a year stating that you are following all relevant PCI Compliance guidelines. We've created a tutorial to walk you through the survey:

PCI Questionnaire Tutorial

 Can donors update their payment information or other details themselves without having to contact me directly?

eCatholic Connect is an email and text messaging tool built to integrate seamlessly with your eCatholic website. It simplifies how you manage and communicate with your community by letting you segment members into unlimited groups and schedule targeted messages.

With Connect, you can easily send unlimited emails from your own domain, send text messages, and share files. It also features a built-in subscription management system, allowing members to easily opt-in, opt-out, or update their communication preferences without needing to log in.

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We believe there are three distinct things that set eCatholic Connect apart from other communication tools:

1. Connect is easy to use

• As you’ve come to expect from eCatholic’s products, Connect is remarkably easy to use. Whether it’s the initial setup or ongoing group management and communication, Connect is built by Catholics, for Catholics. Anyone can do it!
• Want to see more? Check out the full feature list of Connect here.

2. Connect is focused on Data Privacy, Security, and User Control

• From CAN-SPAM, to GDPR, to CCPA and more, there are a lot of laws and regulations governing communication and member data management. eCatholic Connect has been built so that you don’t have to worry about the laws; our tools and workflows are designed to ensure secure, private, and compliant communication and group management, so you can enjoy communication delivered to your members safely and without delay.

3. Emails are sent from your own domain

• It’s a hassle to ask people to add your communication tool's domain to their contact list in order for them to receive your emails. And frankly, we think there’s a better way. With eCatholic Connect, you can send emails directly from your domain. This improves your emails' deliverability and boosts your messages' legitimacy and authenticity.

Yes! Once your Connect account is set up, you can turn on the Connect integration in your site's admin settings. Once your connect account is linked to your website, you can:

• Add the Group Messages module to the content on any page of your website to display the most recent public messages sent to that group.
• Add the Join Group module to the content on any page of your website and allow members to join specific groups.
• Turn on a sign-up form in your website footer, allowing visitors to join your master contact list from the bottom of any page on your website.

There’s no limit to how many emails you can send in Connect. For texting, every Connect account includes 2,500 text messages per month sent from a shared phone number. 

You may also choose to send text messages from a private, dedicated phone number unique to your organization. If you choose to send from a private number, you will be responsible for the carrier setup and monthly usage fees.

Transferring member info into Connect is a simple two-step process. First, you’ll need to export your contact list in a .CSV file. Second, you simply upload the file into your Connect account, and you’re done!

Not sure how to export your member list? Check out these instructions for exporting a list of contacts from other popular communication tools below:

• How to export your member list from Flocknote
• How to export your member list from Mailchimp

Members can join or be added to your organization in one of three ways:

1. Through your eCatholic-powered website - Once your Connect account is linked to your website, you can turn on a sign-up form in your website footer, allowing visitors to join your master contact list from the bottom of any page on your website or add the Connect module to the content on any page on your website and allow members to join specific groups in your Connect organization.
2. Through a bulk upload - eCatholic Connect allows you to import members to your organization by uploading your contact lists in bulk. All you’ll need is a .CSV file of your contact lists, which you can export from other popular communication tools.
3. Through a manual invitation - You can invite members to join your organization one at a time by using the Add Member button in your Connect account. Manual invitations (inviting members one at a time) can be done from a desktop or a mobile device.

A ChMS is specialized, all-in-one software built to streamline your parish’s daily administration. Instead of using scattered spreadsheets or paper files, it gives your team a secure place to manage your parishioner database, track sacraments and donations, and organize ministries.

Best of all, eCatholic ChMS integrates seamlessly with an eCatholic Website and Online Giving & Payment tools, allowing your data to flow automatically and saving your staff hours of manual paperwork.

Yes! eCatholic ChMS was built to scale from the small country parish all the way up to an entire archdiocese. Contact us today for more information about a diocesan ChMS account and get a customized quote for your diocese/archdiocese.

No. eCatholic ChMS is designed specifically to meet the unique structural needs of Catholic parishes and dioceses.

eCatholic still loves supporting schools and ministries! Many choose our easy-to-use websites, online giving tools, and group messaging platform to connect with their community.

Yes, your data is secure. eCatholic ChMS uses industry-standard encryption to protect your information and strict role-based permissions so you control who sees what. Most importantly, your data belongs to you. eCatholic will never sell your parishioner information with outside parties.

There are multiple levels of permissions you can grant your staff members and volunteers, all with specific roles. Take a look at what roles are offered in the ChMS here.

There is no limit on how many people you can assign ChMS access to. We’ll never charge you based on the number of team members that have access to your account. Plus, our phenomenal customer support is free for all your users. Nobody will be left behind!

During the onboarding process, your designated specialist will work with you to ensure a clean migration, starting on your preferred date.

Once you’re ready to get started, data migration takes approximately two weeks. During that time, we’ll also work with you to make sure all of your data has been properly imported and is accurate before moving on to the next step.

Yes. You can import a .CSV file of your contributions into your ChMS database.

Additionally, every Engage Plan features integrated Online Giving and Payment tools. Because donations flow automatically from these tools into your ChMS, you can easily track gifts, manage donor profiles, and streamline financial reporting. So if you're thinking about switching to eCatholic ChMS, choosing eCatholic for your giving tools as well can save you time, money, and administrative headache.

Contact our team to learn more about how eCatholic’s ChMS and Online Giving & Pay tools work together for your benefit. 

Yes! You can create and track as many funds as you would like in your eCatholic ChMS. Things like Capital Campaigns, Annual Appeals, restoration funds, ticket sales, and much more are all commonly tracked through eCatholic ChMS.

Streaming with eCatholic LIVE is easy, and we can help! Our streaming experts have helped set up eCatholic LIVE customers all over the world. No matter what equipment you are using, we will help you every step of the way.

eCatholic LIVE technical support is included with every eCatholic LIVE account. If you have an issue you can call or email our support team and one of our experts will be happy to help.


If you experience an issue after normal working hours (Monday - Friday, 8am–5pm Central), log in to your eCatholic LIVE portal. In your Side Panel, locate the Support section and select Support Request.

Within minutes of each live broadcast, your archive is automatically posted for on-demand viewing directly on your custom eCatholic LIVE players.

Yes! With eCatholic LIVE's video players, your content is accessible on all desktop, mobile & OTT devices, including Apple, Android, PC, Mac, Chromecast, Roku, and more.

Absolutely! With eCatholic LIVE's industry-leading Facebook LIVE and YouTube integrations, you can schedule events to syndicate to the desired Facebook page or profile...automatically!

Yes! You can schedule recurring events that happens on a weekly basis, like your weekend Masses. When setting up your stream, simply set the event to repeat weekly, and eCatholic LIVE will take care of the rest.

Yes, you can use your phone or tablet to stream with eCatholic LIVE. However, for the best possible setup, user, and streaming experience, we recommend investing in the appropriate camera and encoder hardware. We realize this might cost more upfront in time and resources, but the long-term benefits and superb streaming capabilities (including the ability to automate live streams while you're not there) are worth the investment. 

Our team is happy to recommend some top-of-the-line streaming equipment, available for purchase as you get started with eCatholic LIVE. You can reach out to our team to learn more. 

If you still wish to stream from a mobile device, you can use the Larix Broadcaster app to turn your phone or tablet into a mobile broadcast studio.