AloraChurch is built for churches in the United States and Canada first — then the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and other tech-savvy, Christian-majority markets. Giving runs cards-first on Stripe and PayPal, and receipts come out right for your country: US 501(c)(3) statements, Canada CRA receipts, UK Gift Aid receipt flagging, and country-aware formats elsewhere.
Where we serve first
From the foyer kiosk to the Sunday-bulletin QR code to the year-end statement, the platform is tuned for how congregations in these countries give — cards-first, with the right receipt at the end of the year.
Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Anglican / Episcopal, AME, Nondenom — every Christian tradition. Stripe Connect for online giving, Stripe Terminal (WisePOS E + Reader M2) for foyer kiosks, PayPal alongside. US 501(c)(3) statements and Canadian CRA-compliant receipts, automatically.
Church of England parishes, Catholic dioceses, Methodist circuits, URC and free-church congregations, Scottish Presbyterian, Welsh Anglican. Gift Aid receipt flagging built in — we flag eligible gifts and capture declarations so your treasurer's HMRC claim is ready; your charity files the reclaim. Cards via Stripe.
Anglican, Catholic, Uniting Church, Baptist, and Pentecostal congregations across Australia and New Zealand. Cards-first giving via Stripe and PayPal, local currency presets (AUD, NZD), and country-aware receipts.
Congregations in markets where cards-first giving already feels natural — Western Europe, South Africa, the Philippines, South Korea, and beyond. Stripe and PayPal where they operate, country-aware receipts, and the same tradition-aware setup everywhere.
…and beyond
The global church doesn't stop at our lead markets — and neither does the platform. From Pentecostal congregations across Sub-Saharan Africa to Catholic parishes across Latin America to the ancient communities of the Middle East, 19 third-party payment rails ship in the platform for congregations everywhere else, alongside manual entry for cash and cheque.
Cultural intelligence
The platform doesn't just support multiple currencies and payment providers. It carries country profiles, calendar settings, communication norms, vocabulary, and organization-type presets so each church starts from a better default.
Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other Christian liturgical traditions — including the Western Easter / Orthodox Pascha split, computed correctly per parish. Feast days, fasts, denominational observances, year-end stewardship pushes — all on the right date for your tradition. One of 8 calendar systems the platform ships.
Drafts respect each Christian tradition's communication norms — warm pastoral for Baptist, reverent for Catholic, stewardship-led for Methodist, Spirit-filled for Pentecostal, prayer-book cadence for Anglican.
Every label in your tradition's own terminology — not generic American fundraising jargon. "Stewardship" universally. "Tithes & Offerings" for Baptist/Pentecostal. "Sunday Collection" for Catholic. "Pledge" for Methodist/Presbyterian.
Cards-first via Stripe and PayPal across North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand — with regional rails available where configured, including M-Pesa via pawaPay in East Africa, Razorpay in India, and dLocal in Latin America.
Architecture
Payment, SMS, and email delivery are all pluggable. Each organization selects the providers that work in their region — no platform lock-in.
Abstract adapter interface with Stripe and PayPal for global cards first, plus manual entry for cash, cheque, and wire — and 19 third-party payment rails in production for congregations everywhere else: Razorpay for India, pawaPay for African mobile money, dLocal for Latin America, Xendit for Southeast Asia, and more. Adding a new provider is a configuration — write an adapter, register it, and churches can select it from their dashboard.
Five SMS adapters ship in the platform — Twilio, Infobip, Africa's Talking, MSG91, SMS.net.bd. Live SMS routing is rolling out market by market; until it reaches yours, email and push notifications carry your broadcasts. We'll only switch SMS on where delivery is real.
SMTP by default — works with any email server. SendGrid, Mailgun, and other transactional email services can be added as adapters. Org-customizable Jinja2 templates stored in the database.
Built-in today
Stripe and PayPal carry the cards-first story in our lead markets — and these 19 third-party rails ship in the platform for congregations everywhere else, covering 40+ countries. Plus manual entry for cash, cheque, and wire, and five SMS adapters with routing rolling out by market. More are added based on where churches need them.
Localization
Currency formatting, date formats, timezones, and tax receipt standards all adjust per church — US 501(c)(3) statements, Canada CRA receipts, UK Gift Aid receipt flagging (your charity files with HMRC), and country-aware receipt formats elsewhere. The product UI is English today; English-first today; additional languages planned.
Our commitment
Today we have 19 third-party payment rails covering 40+ countries — from Stripe and PayPal for global card processing to M-Pesa via pawaPay in East Africa, UPI via Razorpay in India, PIX via dLocal in Brazil, and mobile wallets across South Asia. The architecture remains provider-agnostic — adding a new payment method for any country is still a configuration, not a rebuild.
Our goal is to make modern stewardship tools available to churches in more places, regardless of where the congregation gathers or how its givers prefer to give.