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Our Ministry Partners are great advocates for our products and we have an exciting new way to express our appreciation!

ACST is offering a win/win opportunity for you and any church you refer to Realm, the #1 rated church software. If the referred church purchases, you will receive an Amazon Gift card!

Here's How It Works

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect, you’ll receive $50 Amazon Gift Card!

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect and Realm Accounting, you’ll receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

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If you refer a new church/parish and they sign up for Realm Connect, Realm Accounting, and eGiving, you’ll receive a $150 Amazon Gift Card!

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Name of Church you are Referring ACST to
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Build Deeper Connections With Your Community

Community insights for churches, denominations, & faith-based nonprofits.

MissionInsite’s proprietary cloud-based technology platform is designed specifically for church, faith-based and nonprofit leaders. It bridges the gap between data and actionable information by answering the “where” and “what about” questions for your organization and community.
 
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MissionInsite reveals insights about the community around you, so you can move from data to decisions.

The #1 solution for community insights & analysis for churches, denominations, & faith-based nonprofits.

Expand Ministry Options

Identify community needs, serve people strategically, & invite community participation.

Develop Mission Generosity

Maximize giving potential, target the ministry-minded, & communicate your mission story.

Revitalize All Your Churches

Engage church families, understand your communities, & invite your neighbors.

Increase Ministry Impact

Make informed decisions, sustain ministry growth, learn from community comparisons.

Lead Your Churches with Confidence

See how it works, take a tour today.​

Plan More Targeted Church Outreach with MissionInsite

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No pressure. No obligation. Let’s just talk about what’s possible with the right information.

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Help Your Staff
Be More Effective

MissionInsite is a cloud-based technology platform & community analysis tool that bridges the gap between data and decisionable information by answering the “where” and “what about” questions in your organization and community.

Cross-analyze your organization and community

Mapping tools for your members

Stewardship and capital campaign resources

New ministry and campus planning tools

Targeted Address Lists

Capital campaign and wealth screening tools

Household demographic information

Future population and household projections

Equip your organization to answer
today's most difficult challenges

The right information can change lives. MissionInsite gives your team the information they need to make important, life-changing decisions.

Denominational Offices

Local Churches

Nonprofit Organizations

“We think we know who’s around us, but we really don’t until we begin looking at something like MissionInsite that has really effective tools to shed light on who our neighbor is. We’re to be in ministry with our neighbor, but who is our neighbor? MissionInsite tells us that.”

Maggie Corrigan

“It’s necessary to use data so that we avoid planning just from looking at history, gut reactions, emotions, or agendas brought to the team. We have to take a realistic look at what is in our community.”

Laura Engel

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Thinking of canceling your subscription?

We’re sorry to hear that you’re considering canceling your subscription. Before you proceed, we’d love to remind you of the various learning opportunities available to you. Did you know that Realm offers free live and self-paced training courses through MinistrySmart? We want to ensure you have access to all the resources that can help you make the most of your subscription.

If you need more personalized training, we also offer one-on-one sessions with a Ministry Consultant. Whether you require basic or advanced training, for an individual or your entire staff, our consultants can use your data to provide tailored assistance and answer any questions you may have. For information about pricing, please call 800-736-7425, Option 2.

Still prefer to cancel? Here are a few options:

For cancellation of a few of your products please use this FORM. We will reach out if there are any problems or questions. It is important to note, that some products require an offboarding call to ensure you understand what to download and how to access your information if the product is not available above, please schedule an offboarding call. Canceling your subscription will deactivate your login at the end of your current billing cycle.

Click here to schedule your off-boarding discussion.

Cancellation FAQ’s

 If your invoice is dated the 25th, then your billing cycle runs the 25th – 24th each month.

The off-boarding call is to discuss your data and to make sure we understand your ministry needs. This also helps us understand what your decisions were and helps us build the best products for your ministry.

You may schedule the off-boarding call for any time. During that call, we help you determine a time to cancel that will allow you to transfer all of your data to your next solution. We understand that you want the best for your ministry and while our product may not work for you, we may be able to offer other options.

No, once your account is canceled you will no longer have access to the program.

We store your data in an encrypted location for 6 months before deleting.

No, Support would not have access to your data. You can have your services restored up to 6 months from your cancellation date by calling 800-736-7425.

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Background Check Screening for Churches

Safety Done Right in Volunteer and Employee Management

It’s never been more important to know exactly who is volunteering, serving, working, and caring for your church family. That’s why we have partnered with Verified First to provide your church with the most comprehensive background checks available. This service integrates seamlessly and makes it super simple to run thorough background checks on anyone in your church or whom you may be considering for your staff.

Packages & Pricing

As of July 14, 2025

Serving Volunteer

Best used for volunteers in greeting or hospitality roles
$ 11
50
Per person searched
  • This is the most basic package and includes all of the below.
  • Nationwide Criminal Database search, including Global Watch Lists
  • Social Security Address Trace Report, including Death Index
  • For some positions, you should consider adding the Sex Offender Registry Search.

Applicant Pay Serving Volunteers

  • Give your volunteers the opportunity to cover the cost of their background check. The applicant will receive an email to complete the application and provide payment.
  • The Applicant Pay Serving Volunteers package is the same cost and includes the same searches as the Serving Volunteers package.
  • To include the Nationwide Sex Offender Registry in the applicant pay screening, select the option for Applicant Pay - Serving Volunteer - Plus. This package will be $14.65

Children and Youth Volunteer

Best used for volunteers assisting with children or youth ministries
$ 31 Per person searched
  • Everything in the previous package:
  • Unlimited County Criminal Search for all filings over at least the last 7 years
  • Nationwide Sex Offender Registry Search

Leadership and Staff

Best used for staff or other church leaders.
$ 48 Per person searched
  • Everything in the Child/Youth Volunteer package plus:
  • Education Verification
  • Employment Verification

All packages include:

  • Nationwide Criminal Database Search, including thousands of State and county records and Global Watch Lists
  • Social Security Address Trace Report, including Death Index

Sex Offender Registry Information

This search can be added to the volunteer package to offer a more complete screening. The states maintain the Registry, and our access to it is real-time. The Registry will have states unavailable, and when that occurs, our team waits to finish the processing until that state is back up and has been searched. With the Database, if a state is down when the Database is updated, that state’s information is missing until the next time the Database is updated.

Extra Add-Ons:

To learn more or turn on add-on reports, please contact 

Nationwide Sex Offender Registry Search

$ 3
15
added to package
  • Best used for anyone working with children.

Motor Vehicle Report
(MVR)

$ 4
25
added to package
  • Best used for anyone driving a church vehicle.

Credit Check

Best used for anyone handling money.
$ 6
35
added to package
  • Best used for anyone handling money.

Vulnerable Abuse Registry

$ 13
60
added to package
  • Statewide report that pulls abuse and neglect records from a centralized database for child, elderly, and/or other vulnerable groups.

Drug Testing

$24.00 - $61.71
  • added to package

International Criminal Check

$ 16
00
added to package
  • Reveals if a candidate has criminal records outside of the United States and Canada.

County Civil Records

$45.00 - $75.00
  • added to package
  • Searches a specified county to identify non-criminal suits filed by individuals or corporations.

Personal Reference Verification

$ 10
08
added to package
  • Provides insight to candidate’s character, reliability, strengths, and weaknesses.

International Education or Employment Verification

$ 29
25
added to package
  • Verifies education, history, degree provided by applicant outside of the United States and Canada.
  • Verifies job title, tenure, salary, reasons for leaving, rehire eligibility, outside of the United States and Canada.

Canadian Searches

Canadian National Criminal Check (CRJMC)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Search
$ 37 per person searched
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police Search

Canadian Employment Verification

$ 41
50
per person searched
  • Job Title
  • Tenure
  • Reasons for leaving
  • Rehire eligilibty

Canadian Education Verification

$ 41
50
per person searched
  • Education history
  • Degree

Canadian Credit Report

$ 37 per person searched
  • Bankruptcies
  • Collections
  • Other credit trade lines

Canadian MVR

$ 29 per person searched
  • License class
  • Status
  • Violations
  • Accidents

Search Access Fees – In addition to the cost of the background check, your reports may be subject to various third-party access fees, including county and state court access fees, DMV access fees, and employment/education verification fees. ACS Technologies does not mark up any of these fees; instead we include them on your invoice at cost. Pricing listed in US dollars. https://fees.verifiedfirst.com/#/access-fees

Start protecting your church today.

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  1. Sign in using an administrative login.
  2. Click on Settings, then Additional Features.
  3. In the Background Checks section, click Learn More.
  4. Click Sign Up for Background Checks.
  5. Complete provided application form.
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To take advantage of the integration between ACS and Verified First, you will need to be on version 11.7.1.22 or later.

  1. Log in to ACS.
  2. Click “Grow Your Ministry” in the toolbar.
  3. Select “Background Checks,” and you’ll be taken to the Verified First signup page.
  4. Follow the prompts to start using background checks.
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To take advantage of the integration between PDS and Verified First, you will need to be on version 9.0G or later.

  1. In the Personnel section, click “Safe Environment.”
  2. Click “Request Background Check.”
  3. Click “Sign Up”, and you’ll be taken to the Verified First signup page.
  4. Follow the prompts to start using background checks.