Adding Online Donations to Our Website

Adding an online payment system to your website is a great way to allow parishioners and others to easily donate to your parish.

The general process for completing this task is as follows:

  • Research and decide on a donation service to use
  • Create an account with that service for your parish
  • Make use of the tools offered by your donation service to create an embeddable button or link
  • Embed the button or link on your site in the desired location

The Department of Internet Ministries does not provide services at this time for building online giving options. However, we do suggest that parishes take the time to find the right kind of online giving service that best serves its needs. There are many options out there and they all differ in what they offer. Which service you decide to use will depend on your needs.

Some Donation Systems to Consider

Each system has transaction fees or monthly charges associated with it. Some have a lower percentage taken from each donation, others simply charge a flat fee for usage, while other are a combination of the two. 

Examples of parishes and how they accept donations

There are some parishes that simply post a button linked to their Paypal account. Others have a digital or printed pledge form to offer automated monthly donations, while still others utilize text or app-based donations and encourage their parishioners to use their smartphones when there is a special fundraiser to consider submitting their donation digitally right then and there.

Figure out what your parish is interested in, their must-haves, etc., which will begin to narrow down the list.
 

St. Mary - Cambridge, MA 
http://stmaryorthodoxchurch.org/contact/donate
eGive for recurring or one-time donations


St. John - Anaheim, CA
http://stjohnanaheim.org/giving/
PayPal for one-time and recurring offerings


Holy Trinity - Phoenix, AZ
http://holytrinityphx.org/giving-options
https://stewardship.holytrinityphx.org
https://www.churchgiving.com/?pc=vufieq62
Online stewardship form, Online giving form, and a Standalone website to register


St. George - Phoenix, AZ
https://www.stgeorgeaz.org
https://pushpay.com/g/stgeorgeaz?src=hpp
Uses PushPay with a Mobile App for donations)


Sts. Constantine & Helen - Cheyenne, WY
http://www.orthodoxcheyenne.org
https://npo.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=83-6011612
Uses JustGive


St. Katherine - Falls Church, VA
http://saint-katherines.org/stewardship/online-donations
They have a giving kiosk in their narthex