Giving that goes straight to your church
Members give by card, straight to your church's own Stripe account. SoapBox takes no platform fee on donations, and Stripe's own processing fees still apply. They can give once, or set up a recurring gift. Donors can choose to cover the estimated processing fee. Guests can give once from your church's free web page, with no account. From the web app or Android, send year-end giving statements to your donors.
Bank account (ACH) giving: if your church's Stripe account is in the US and approved for bank account payments, donors can also pay from a bank account, for recurring gifts in the app at any amount and for one-time gifts of $60 or more. On your church's web page, that means one-time gifts of $60 or more. Choosing to cover the fee means paying by card. Bank account gifts take a few days to arrive, and Stripe's fees still apply.
Members without a smartphone
Some of your members have a basic phone. No smartphone? No apps? No internet? No problem. SoapBox has a place for them too.
- Add them to your People list with a name and a mobile number. They need no app and no account.
- To reach them by SMS, export your People list with phone numbers from the web app or Android, and send through your church's own SMS provider.
In your members' languages
The app runs in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and dozens more languages, and each member chooses their own. ORA, SoapBox's study assistant, answers Bible questions in Spanish too. It's a research aid, not a pastor.
The Bible, free
The Bible reader has dozens of English translations and Spanish Bibles such as the Reina Valera 1909, all free.
Sermons
Upload a sermon, and SoapBox transcribes it. On paid plans, it suggests short clips too. Amplify drafts posts from your sermons, and nothing is published until you approve it.
Plans
Paid plans add room for more members, pastor seats and groups.
See the plans
Run your church
On paid plans, Team and Roles gives each staff member and volunteer only what their job needs. Run small groups and events. At check-in, visitors fill in a short form with no account, and land in Visitor Follow-up. Your church starts free, on a plan for up to a hundred members. Share your invite code on WhatsApp, Facebook, by text message or email, straight from the app.
Questions
Does SoapBox take a cut of donations?
No platform fee on donations. Stripe's own processing fees apply, and the money goes straight to your church's Stripe account; SoapBox never holds it.
Can members give from a bank account (ACH)?
Yes, if your church's Stripe account is in the US and approved for bank account payments. Donors can pay from a bank account for recurring gifts in the app at any amount, and for one-time gifts of $60 or more. Choosing to cover the fee means paying by card. Bank account gifts take a few days to arrive, and Stripe's fees still apply.
Can a guest set up a recurring gift without an account?
No. Guests give once from your church's page; recurring gifts are set up in the app, where the donor can see and cancel them.
Can I send year-end statements from iPhone?
Not yet. Use the web app or Android.
Is the app in Tagalog or Haitian Creole?
Not yet for the app's menus; the Bible reader has a Tagalog Bible and a Haitian Creole Bible.
Does SoapBox send the SMS itself?
No. Your church sends through its own SMS provider, using the list you export from SoapBox.
Can I export the list from an iPhone?
Not today. Export it from the web app or the Android app.
Can I bring my member list from a spreadsheet?
Yes, from the web app or Android (Members, then Import from CSV); not on iPhone. Past gifts come in separately: in the web app, open Giving, then Import past giving.
