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Church Management Software · ekkluo.com

The church hub that keeps your people gathered, strengthened, and sent.

Pronounced ek-KLOO-oh  ·  from the Greek: the called-out ones who refuse to grow slack

One platform for your whole congregation — people, attendance, children's safety, volunteer scheduling, outreach, and communication. $99/month. Everything included.

14-day free trial. No long-term contracts. Local Tennessee support.

The Theology of Ekkluo

Three words. One complete church.

Gathered. Strengthened. Sent. Not three stages — three simultaneous realities of the church that refuses to grow slack.

Gathered

Matthew 18:20 · ek + ekklesia

Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. The church begins with knowing your people — every name, every family, every child, every absence that needs a pastor’s attention.

People · Families · Attendance · Child Check-In

Strengthened

Galatians 6:9 · lyō redeemed

Do not grow weary in doing good. The Greek word for growing slack is ekkluo — and your software exists to prevent it. Good scheduling, clear communication, and real data keep the bow strung tight.

Volunteers · Scheduling · Communication · Reporting

Sent

Matthew 28:19-20 · poreuthentes

Go therefore. The gathering was never the destination. The strengthened community exists to be deployed — into the neighborhood, the association, the mission field. Ekkluo tracks the going too.

Outreach · Community · Mission Tracking · Assessments

Everything Your Church Needs

One platform. No module math.

$99/month. Every feature included. No per-member fees. No surprise add-ons.

People & Families

Complete member directory with family linking, emergency contacts, medical information, and relationship mapping. Know your congregation the way a shepherd knows the flock — by name.

Screenshot: Member Directory
Safety First

Attendance & Safety

Children’s check-in with parent notifications, pickup confirmation, and full audit trails.

Volunteer Scheduling

Auto-scheduling with pairing rules, frequency constraints, time-off management, and availability patterns. Nobody burns out.

Community & Communication

Built-in email for announcements, reminders, and notifications. Plus bulletin board, community events, and outreach connections — keep your congregation informed and engaged. SMS messaging available as an add-on.

Screenshot: Communication Hub

Assessments & Programs

Spiritual gifts surveys, Bible reading plans, readers club, church membership voting, fun quizzes, and customizable assessments. Track discipleship, not just attendance.

Coming SoonComing: Giving & Accounting — online & in-person donations, fund accounting, expense tracking, and financial reporting.

The Name

A name with two thousand years of weight.

Ekkluo is two Greek words fused into one. ΕΚ — out of, from within, proceeding from a source. The same ek that begins ekklesia, the New Testament word for church: the called-out assembly of God's people.

ΛΥΩ — to loose, to grow slack, to become unstrung. The word Paul uses in Galatians 6:9 when he warns the church: do not grow weary in doing good. Do not ekkluo.

Put them together and you have the tension at the heart of every local church: called out of the world, but always at risk of growing slack in the mission. Ekkluo is the software that keeps the bow strung — so your gathered, strengthened community never stops flowing outward.

EKout of · from within
+
ΛΥΩto loose · to grow slack
EKKLUOthe called-out ones who refuse to grow slack

Simple Pricing

One plan. Two optional add-ons.

Everything your church needs to gather, strengthen, and send — $99/month. Add giving and SMS only if you need them. No surprises. No module math.

Everything Included

Ekkluo

$99/month

or $84.15/month billed annually — save 15%

  • People & family management
  • Attendance & safety tracking
  • Children’s check-in & pickup confirmation
  • Volunteer scheduling
  • Event management
  • Assessments & programs
  • Email, community & bulletin board
  • Multi-organization support
  • Role-based permissions & audit trails
  • Phone & email support included
  • Local Tennessee onboarding available
Start Free Trial

14-day free trial · Card required to start · Cancel before day 14, no charge. Your data is always yours.

Add-On

SMS Messaging

$15/month

+ $0.0125 per message

Monthly only — no annual discount

10DLC carrier registration included — no setup fee charged to you.
  • Outbound SMS messaging
  • Usage-based at $0.0125/msg
  • Reminders, notifications & outreach
  • Managed through Ekkluo directly
Coming Soon

Available at launch for existing subscribers.

Add-On · Coming Soon

Giving & Accounting

$29/month

or $25/month billed annually — save 15%

+ 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction

  • Online & in-person donations
  • Donor engagement & giving history
  • Fund accounting & budgets
  • Financial reporting & statements
  • Expense tracking
Coming Soon

Designed to work seamlessly with the base Ekkluo plan.

This is what no surprises looks like.

The base plan is complete. Not a trial, not a limited tier. Every core feature your church needs to manage its people, schedule its volunteers, check in its children, and reach its community — included at $99/month. The add-ons exist for churches that need them. You will never be pressured to activate either one.

How Ekkluo compares

Planning Center

$200–400+/mo

for a comparable full setup

Ekkluo

$99/mo

everything included

Best Value for Small Churches

Breeze / Tithely

$72–119/mo

with acquisition uncertainty

Churches already flowing.

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Pastor [Name] · First Baptist Hohenwald, TN

Small congregation · Active since 2024

Ready to gather your church?

Start your 14-day free trial today. Card required to start, but cancel before day 14 with no charge. Just your church, gathered, strengthened, and sent.