Fund Accounting for Methodist Congregations
Give your trustees and finance teams clear fund balances, ministry budgets, and statements of activity. Grain Ledger keeps designated giving and operating dollars in balance with a real general ledger.
Challenges we hear from churches like yours
Grain Ledger is built to replace spreadsheet risk with fund accounting that scales.
Charge conference and leadership packets
Stop assembling reports from three different exports. Generate board-ready balance sheets and statements of activities with drill-down to supporting entries when questions come up.
Multiple ministries, one set of books
Budget and report by fund and dimension so each ministry sees its numbers without maintaining shadow spreadsheets.
Audit-friendly detail
Every transaction ties to journal entries and dimensions so year-end reviews and outside accountants have a clear trail.
How Grain helps
Explore product areas that map to what you need, then book a demo for a tailored walkthrough.
Common questions
- Can Methodist churches use Grain Ledger?
- Yes. Grain supports standard nonprofit fund accounting and reporting that works for Methodist and other mainline congregations. You configure your chart of accounts and funds to match your governance needs.
- Do you support budgeting by ministry or committee?
- Yes. You can build budgets by fund and department, compare to actuals over time, and route changes through approvals when your policies require it.
- Does Grain integrate with our giving platform?
- Grain integrates with Planning Center today, with more giving platforms on the roadmap. Donations can sync into your books with donor matching to reduce manual entry.
Free Church Accounting
Free to Start. Scales as You Grow.
No credit card required. Most features free for churches under $20k in monthly spend.
Starter
For churches under $20k in monthly spend
Accounting
- 1 Bank Connection
- Unlimited Funds
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- 3 Users
- Standard Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- ≤ $20k Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
Budgets
- 1 Active Budget
Reporting
- Standard GAAP Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
Growth
Popular
For growing congregations
Accounting
- 3 Bank Connections
- Unlimited Funds
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- 3 Users
- Standard Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- Unlimited Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
- Email Invoice Automation
Budgets
- Unlimited Active Budgets
Reporting
- Standard GAAP Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
- Priority Email
Enterprise
For larger churches with complex needs
Accounting
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- Unlimited Bank Connections
- Unlimited Funds
- Unlimited Users
- Custom Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- Unlimited Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
- Email Invoice Automation
Budgets
- Unlimited Active Budgets
- Multi-Scenario Planning
Reporting
- Custom Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
- Phone
Church Payroll
A standalone product, built into Grain
Pay your church staff, file payroll taxes, and keep every paycheck tied to the right fund. Priced and packaged on its own — no plan upgrade required.
Run church payroll without the bookkeeping cleanup
Modern payroll, time tracking, and tax filings — with every pay run posting straight to the right fund. No exporting, no re-keying, no month-end mess.
No plan upgrade required - works with Starter, Growth, or Enterprise
Simple, transparent pricing
Everything included
Make charge conference prep painless
See how Grain Ledger produces the financials your trustees and conference leadership need.