ChMeetings Updates for August 2025

At ChMeetings, we work on making church management simpler, smarter, and more personal. This month, we’re introducing new tools across Accounting, Contributions, Bible engagement, Advanced Search, and the Branded App. We made these improvements to save you time, strengthen financial oversight, as well as enrich the way your members connect with Scripture and your church content. Let’s take a look at what’s new for August 2025.

Accounting Has A Fresh Structure

We restructured the Accounting module for more clarity over your finances. Here is how we did it:

A New Dashboard 

The Accounts page has been transformed into a Dashboard, dedicated to accounting graphs and insights. It helps find and monitor important financial information, without digging through menus. The Dashboard still allows you to manage accounts and funds, but you now also have dedicated pages for each. 

 

Dedicated Accounts Section

Financial and Bank Accounts now have their own dedicated area, so you can quickly access and manage specific accounts. There are separate tabs for each type of account, to improve navigation and minimize potential confusion. 

 

Funds Area with Imports from Contributions 

The new Funds section lets you easily view your Funds and their balances, and import funds directly from Contributions so you can easily monitor your data, and keep it consistent across modules.

 

Contributions Got More Transparent & Flexible

Contributions are what keeps your church alive, and we dedicated much of our work this month to making the module much better. Here is what’s new:

Simplified Giving Imports 

You can now save hours of manual adjustment and keep records consistent with the new dedicated provider giving import templates. In addition to our Excel format, you can now import giving data directly from CashApp, PayPal, Pushpay, Subsplash, and Tithely, using templates that are compatible with the export files these providers generate. 

 

Pledge Statements 

You can now print or email pledge statements to pledgers. Each statement includes overall pledge statistics, along with a detailed list of contributions. Statements are fully editable before sending, and generated as PDFs with one page per pledge so you can print and mail easily. For emails, each pledger receives their own personalized statement as an attachment. 

 

Batch Enhancements 

You can now see fees per batch in a dedicated column, giving you greater financial transparency. Plus, you can add contributions directly into a batch using the context menu, which streamlines your workflow when organizing gifts. 

 

Deposit Summaries 

Deposits now come with a printable summary showing: Church Name, Bank Name, Deposit Date, Print Date, Total Amount, Total Checks, plus a detailed check table. This summary is useful for record-keeping or sharing with finance teams. The option is available under Contributions > Deposits > Deposit Details > Print.

 

Exclude Children from Statements 

When generating contribution statements by family, you can now choose to exclude the children, whose data isn’t usually necessary for financial reporting purposes. 

 

Contribution Fees Column

A new Fees column under Contributions > All Contributions lets you track transaction fees at the individual contribution level. This column can also be exported for financial reporting. 

 

Bible Tools For Increased Members Engagement

Our built-in Bible feature is now richer, giving your members more ways to study, reflect, and remember their spiritual journey. Here’s what’s new for them:

Resume Reading

Members can return directly to the last verse they were reading, picking up where they left off. 

 

Highlights

Highlight one or multiple verses, use multiple colors, and update or remove highlights any time. 

 

Bookmarks

Mark specific verses with a bookmark icon and combine with highlights, as needed. 

 

Notes

Add notes to verses and combine them with other marking features at will. 

 

Action History

View all highlights, bookmarks, and notes in a central History page, which makes it easy to revisit key insights and find specific verses quickly. 

 

Saved Searches Are Now Editable

Saved searches have been part of ChMeetings for a long time, but until now, they couldn’t be modified. With this update, you can now update criteria, rename, or delete saved searches. These options are available both in the People module and in Accounting > Transactions.

 

More Media Engagement with the Branded App

If your church uses the Branded App, you now have a powerful new way to connect members with your media content. 

Notify Members About Media Series 

Keep your congregation connected to your church’s digital media with the new Media Series Notifications! From within the Media Library, you can now send push notifications about entire media series, so members can tap and access your content right away.

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We made these improvements to give your church administrators more control and visibility over finances, and to empower your members with tools that foster spiritual engagement and connection. We’d be happy for you to explore these features in your own ministry, and we’d love your feedback, because your insights help us shape the future of ChMeetings.