Places of worship
Register your place of worship and introduce Congregation Commerce to business owners when ready. Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
BUILT FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS & EDUCATORS
Monthly funding for your place of worship or private school.
Introduce Congregation Commerce to local merchants you know. We help those companies get started and handle the setup. Once a merchant joins an approved program and chooses your institution, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
A useful first step
Not ready to promote? Register anyway.
Register your place of worship or private school so local companies can find it and select it to receive monthly funds during their application. Just verify your email and complete the institution setup to make it available for merchants to choose—even if you are not ready to promote the program.
Funding depends on an approved participating business and its processing activity; no funding amount or timing is guaranteed.
A new way to support your mission
An innovative way to support your organization's activities
Introduce Congregation Commerce to business owners in your community when you are ready. We handle the business processing review and setup. Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
How the connection works
1
A business applies
A business owner asks Congregation Commerce to review its processing needs.
2
We review and set up
Congregation Commerce handles the processing review and arranges setup for participating businesses.
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Receive monthly support
Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
For businesses in your community
A review before any business decision
Business owners can ask Congregation Commerce about processing. We review their situation and explain available next steps. When a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.Business rates, costs, equipment, deposits, and other terms are discussed during review.
Your mission. Their everyday business.
A clear path for interested businesses and organizations.
Business owners can explore processing with Congregation Commerce. Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
Private schools
Register your private school for the same opportunity. Once setup is complete, businesses can find and select your organization during their application.
How the program works
Four steps, with clear roles.
Your place of worship or school registers and chooses whether to introduce us. We handle merchant review and setup.
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Register your organization
Create an account, verify your email, and complete the organization setup. Choose a place of worship or private school path.
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Introduce us when ready
Tell business owners you know about Congregation Commerce when you are ready. Your organization controls who it introduces.
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We review and arrange setup
Congregation Commerce handles each business processing review and arranges setup.
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Receive monthly support
Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
Clear answers for community leaders
Frequently Asked Questions
A straightforward look at how the giveback program fits into your institution and the local companies you know.
Who uses Congregation Commerce?
Business owners are the payment-processing customers. Your organization registers, verifies its account, and completes its organization setup. If a business applies and is approved to participate, Congregation Commerce handles the review and setup for that business.
What does our organization need to do?
Register your organization, complete account and email verification, and finish the organization setup. You can introduce Congregation Commerce to business owners when you are ready, but your organization is not being asked to buy or change its own payment processing.
Do we have to promote the program?
No. Promotion is optional. Once your account and organization setup are complete, businesses can find and select your organization during their application. Registration alone does not generate payments.
How does a business find an organization to support?
Once your organization setup is complete, businesses can find and select your place of worship or private school during their application. Congregation Commerce coordinates the business processing review and setup.
When could monthly support begin?
Once a business joins an approved program and chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month. The amount and timing depend on the participating business and program terms.
What about rates, costs, equipment, or deposits?
Organizations are not being asked to buy or change their own payment processing. For businesses, Congregation Commerce can review the current setup and explain next steps; rates, fees, equipment, deposits, and other terms vary by review, and no specific outcome is promised.
Clear terms and careful review.
Understand what happens next.
The program is built around choice, merchant review, and clear communication. Approved participants connect monthly support to the places they choose.
Clear terms and careful review.
Your organization stays informed.
A clear, simple message to share with your business network.
Business processing review and setup handled by Congregation Commerce when an application proceeds.
Clearer visibility into participation and any applicable monthly reporting.
The important condition
Once an approved business chooses your organization, a share of processing revenue supports your work each month.
FOR THE BUSINESSES YOU INVITE
Local companies can explore processing and community support.
A merchant can apply for a processing review. Once approved and participating, it can choose your institution, and a share of processing revenue supports your work each month. Rates, terms, equipment, costs, and deposits are discussed during review.
Make your institution findable
Register your place of worship or school before you are ready to promote.
Verify your account and complete setup so local companies can find and select your institution during an application. Promotion is optional; registration alone does not generate payments.
Register your organization