Trusted by over 1,100 Episcopal institutions.
Running a diocese is a complicated responsibility. It involves many moving parts and relies upon getting good information from its parishes. That's why many dioceses are increasingly interested in data standardization initiatives and data sharing projects.
Customized specifically for Episcopal congregations and diocesan offices.
ACS
Built upon the #1 best-selling church management and accounting software ever.
ACS Technologies offers a complete solution to Episcopal dioceses. We gathered input from parish administrators, treasurers, diocesan staff, and others, and used what we learned to develop customized versions of ACS specifically for Episcopal congregations and the diocesan administration. It includes a broad range of features to solve the unique challenges from the local parish to the diocesan office. Plus with multiple ways to connect to your information, ACS gives you the ability to track people’s involvement and manage your churches finances from virtually anywhere using a connected computer or mobile device.
- Standardize how your parishes record information and how it gets shared with you
- Take advantage of special purchases incentives for groups of congregations
- Get the tools you need for special diocesan mailings
The City
Create private, online communities for your churches.
The City helps individuals connect and form meaningful relationships with other people in your churches. The City uses innovative social networking technology to keep a Church in touch throughout the week. It's a fantastic way to share life together and respond to needs within the local community. Best of all, it’s online and available whenever you are.
- Enable all communities and individuals within your church to communicate freely, anytime and anywhere
- Empower grassroots ministry, share life together, and respond to needs within the local community
- Connect families, communicate directly with targeted groups, recruit the right volunteers, and encourage generosity through online giving
Highlights of what you can do with ACS:
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Keep detailed information about members, visitors, and friends
- Easily maintain up-to-date and accurate data to create critical reports that help you identify trends and opportunities
- Track key dates and relationships
- Pre-populated with descriptions unique to Episcopalians, such as date baptized and date confirmed
- Membership statuses appropriate for Episcopal churches
- Output labels for letters and mailing lists
- Use email for rapid, pinpoint message delivery
- Identify and work with committees and groups
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Know exactly where you stand with contributions and finances
- Manage all types of contributions and donations
- Choose multi-year and annual pledge options
- Handle accounting for multiple funds
- Create history reports for current or past years
- Produce and distribute necessary tax documents
- Allocate funds to particular needs or accounts
- Generate your necessary financial reports
- Manage invoices and payments
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Make your advanced tasks simple
- Automated Register of Church Services (Complements written service register book)
- Provides data you can analyze for trends
- Suggested chart of accounts for Episcopal churches
- Automatically calculates all information needed for the parochial report
- Annual report saved for future reference
- Creates audit reports to highlight data issues throughout the year
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Take advantage of online access
- Initiate online giving and event registration
- Let members manage their own information online
- Use tools for small group management
- Manage multiple event calendars online