Say yes to outside groups —
without juggling five tools.

Book the Church handles your church's space, inside and out. Start with a public booking page for outside renters — approvals, invoicing, calendar sync. Add internal staff scheduling and Zoom when you're ready. One tool, no spreadsheet.

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Scouts, AA meetings, recitals, weddings, voting precincts — plus your own staff scheduling worship, classes, and recurring meetings.

The problem

Rentals don't need a full church management system.

Most churches handle rentals over email, a shared spreadsheet, and whichever staff member happens to be in on Tuesday. Double-bookings happen. Invoices get lost. Volunteers find out the morning of.

Book the Church starts with the narrow job — outside groups want to rent your space and you want to say yes — and grows with you. When staff are ready to schedule worship, classes, and recurring meetings on the same calendar, the Hybrid tier adds it without bolting on a second tool.

What's included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Google Calendar sync

Approved rentals appear in the calendar your staff already checks. One-way ICS feed, no new tool to learn. Works with Apple Calendar and Outlook too.

Request → approve → invoice

Renters submit through your public page. You review, approve, and the system sends a formatted email with pricing. Payment flows through Stripe or your existing payment link.

PDF invoices for external payments

Already use Tithely, PushPay, or QuickBooks? Keep them. Book the Church attaches a branded PDF invoice to the approval email — renters get professional paperwork, you keep your workflow.

Pricing rules

Weekend surcharges, multi-hour discounts, partner-org rates. Configure once, the system applies them automatically and shows the breakdown on every invoice.

Rental hours enforcement

Set when rentals are allowed. The public request form blocks off-hours submissions automatically. No more 2am wedding inquiries.

Volunteer coverage (optional)

Opt-in per church. Turn it on and the system offers a LEAD coverage slot when you approve. Leave it off and the app works fine without it — most outside rentals don't need volunteers anyway.

Internal scheduling (Hybrid tier)

When staff are ready, schedule worship, classes, ministry meetings, and recurring events on the same calendar. Weekly, biweekly, monthly Nth weekday — without the spreadsheet.

Zoom for hybrid events (Hybrid tier)

One-click attach a Zoom meeting to any internal booking. Join URLs and passcodes flow into confirmations and the calendar. Concierge setup available.

Who it's for

Churches juggling space requests — inside and out.

Start with rentals. If you already host Scout troops, AA or NA meetings, music recitals, voting precincts, homeschool co-ops, community nonprofits, or wedding receptions, the entry tier gives outside groups a public page to request your space and you a clean approve / invoice flow.

Add internal scheduling when staff are ready. The Hybrid tier lets ministry staff put worship, classes, weekly groups, and recurring meetings on the same calendar — with Zoom built in for hybrid events. One source of truth for what's happening in the building.

What it's not: a full church management system. No member directory, no contributions, no small-group attendance. Book the Church does space well, and stays out of your way for the rest.

Pricing

Two plans. No free tier, no per-booking fees.

Pick Rentals if you only need to handle outside renters. Add Hybrid when staff use the app for internal scheduling too.

Rentals

Outside renters and partner orgs.

$15

per month, per church

✓ Public booking request form
✓ Approve / deny / invoice flow
✓ Stripe or external-payment mode
✓ Branded PDF invoices
✓ Volunteer coverage signup links
✓ Google / Apple / Outlook calendar feed
✓ Unlimited spaces, partner organizations, bookings
✓ Email support from the maker

No per-booking fees. Cancel anytime.

Rentals + Hybrid

Outside renters and internal staff scheduling.

$30