WayHouse

What we're building, and why.

Notes from a small team making church software: the features we ship, the thinking behind them, and the occasional guide for the people who run Sunday.

Guides

How to run small groups that don't fizzle out.

Most small groups don't fail for lack of care. They fade for lack of shape. Here's how to run church small groups that actually hold.

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Your small groups now have a place to talk.

Three kinds of group, one directory, and a real-time chat that lives in your church's app instead of a group text nobody can find.

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How to get your church found online (no webmaster).

When someone Googles 'churches near me', does yours show up? Here's how a small church gets found online, without hiring anyone.

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Your sermons, online by Monday.

Sunday's message shouldn't take a webmaster and a week to get online. Here's how WayHouse gets your sermons on a page worth sharing by Monday.

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How to write a church newsletter people actually open.

Most church newsletters try to say everything and get read by no one. Here's how to write one your congregation actually opens.

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Email your whole church without the Mailchimp headache.

Mailchimp was built for online stores, not churches. Here's church email that already knows who your people are, with delivery you can see.

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A simple visitor follow-up process for small churches.

Most visitors decide whether to return before the next Sunday. Here's a simple follow-up process a small church can actually keep up with.

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One church directory everyone can carry.

A church directory only helps if people can actually reach it. Here's how WayHouse keeps one directory current and in everyone's pocket.

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How to build a volunteer schedule that actually gets filled.

A half-empty roster usually isn't a people problem. It's a system problem. Here's a simple way to schedule church volunteers that actually holds.

Notes

Why church software should be free for small churches.

A small church shouldn't pay enterprise prices to do the basics. Here's the thinking behind WayHouse's free plan, and why we built the company around it.

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Church volunteer scheduling that fills your Sunday roster.

Build your teams once, see every unfilled slot in one place, and let volunteers respond from their phone. Church scheduling without the Saturday-night scramble.

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The best free church management software (and the catch to watch for).

Most 'free' church software is a 14-day trial or a crippled tier. Here's what free should actually mean, plus an honest look at WayHouse's permanent free plan.

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A modern, mobile-first Congregate alternative.

Congregate bundles a lot at a fixed price. WayHouse adds what it's missing: a modern feel, a real member app, and a free plan to start.

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A prayer wall your church will actually open.

A prayer wall for the phone your whole church already carries: post a request in a sentence, pray for each other all week, and mark the moment it's answered.

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A modern ChurchTrac alternative that still starts free.

ChurchTrac is cheap and does the basics. WayHouse adds a member app, a modern feel, and a free plan, without the jump to enterprise pricing.

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A Breeze alternative with an app your members will actually open.

Breeze is simple and well-loved, but there's no member app and the feature list is thin. An honest look at WayHouse as a Breeze ChMS alternative that starts free.

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A Planning Center alternative built for small, growing churches.

Planning Center is powerful, and often too expensive and complex for a small church. An honest look at WayHouse as an alternative, and where it isn't there yet.

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The best church management software for small churches.

There's no single best church management software, only the right fit for a small church. Here's how to choose, and where WayHouse lands.

Try WayHouse for your church.

Free under 100 members. Setup takes about five minutes, with no credit card needed.