Church governance, simplified
Boardmeetings.Committees.Nominations.Oneplace.Deepbreath.
Finally — governance software that thinks like a church. Built for the people who keep everything running.
Sound familiar?
- 01Minutes written in Word, emailed around, saved in three different places — and nobody can find last March's version
- 02Nominations tracked on a spreadsheet that only one person knows how to update — and she's not here right now
- 03Offering count sheets in a binder in the back room with no real audit trail — just paper and trust
- 04Board policies scattered across email threads going back years — good luck finding the one from 2021
- 05Annual meeting prep that takes weeks of phone calls, paper shuffling, and nervous energy — every single year
There is a much better way.
GovrnWell brings your entire governance life into one organized home — built around how churches actually work.
What's included
Everything your church needs to govern well.
Nine integrated modules covering the full governance lifecycle. Every record connected. Every action logged.
Every module can be turned on or off to fit how your church works.
Board Meetings
Agenda builder, live minutes, motions, votes, PDF export, and auto-archive to the document library
Committee Management
Every committee in one place — meetings, members, and recommendations that flow up to the board
Nominations & Appointments
Positions, term tracking, appointments, and the full nominations workflow — nothing falls through the cracks
Annual Business Meeting
Member check-in, paper ballots, elections, tally, and official minutes — your most complex day, handled
Meeting Calendar & Scheduling
One unified calendar for every meeting across every module — with bylaw requirement tracking and iCal export
Offering Count
Add-on · $10/moSunday count workflow, Monday deposit, and bookkeeper-friendly CSV exports — with a full audit trail
Policy & Document Library
Bylaws, policies, minutes archive — versioned, searchable, and access-controlled by role
Treasurer Report
Monthly financials submitted to the board and automatically archived — no more emailed PDFs
Pastoral Relations
Staff reviews, goals, leave, and the pastoral search process — private by design, protected by default
Why GovrnWell
A complete, immutable audit trail
Every vote, every document, every role change — logged forever and never editable. Your governance record is always intact, always trustworthy.
Built for volunteers, not IT departments
Guided workflows with plain-English instructions at every step. If someone can use email, they can use GovrnWell. Works on any device.
Designed around how churches work
Not adapted from corporate software. Built from scratch for the terminology, workflows, and rhythms of a real church year.
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing. Everything you need, nothing you don't.
One flat monthly fee based on your church size. Add Offering Count when you're ready. Turn off any module you don't use.
Foundations
$29/mo
Under 100 members
Growing
$49/mo
100–300 members
Established
$79/mo
300–600 members
Multiplying
$99/mo
600+ members
Ready when you are
Ready to take a deep breath?
Get started in minutes. No setup call required. No IT department needed.
Running a nonprofit? The GovrnWell Nonprofit Suite is coming Summer 2027.