Church books are different from business books. Gifts come with restrictions, designated funds have to be tracked separately, pastors' pay can include a housing allowance, and donors need accurate year-end contribution statements. A bookkeeper who understands those details saves a finance committee a lot of rework.
Most of the firms below work remotely with churches across the country, and we have labeled them that way. We have also noted which ones are part of wider nonprofit practices and which also offer tax or audit-related services, so you can compare like with like.
If you are just starting to organize church finances, our articles on restricted, designated and general funds and year-end contribution statements cover the basics. For church management software with giving tools, see our church software list.
How we chose these firms
- The firm's own website offers bookkeeping or accounting services for churches specifically, not only for nonprofits in general.
- It describes church-specific work such as designated funds, church payroll or contribution tracking.
- Its site shows it is active and taking new clients in September 2026.
- Remote and nationwide firms are labeled as remote.
- We note where a firm also offers tax, audit-support or payroll services, so you know what you're comparing.
Danielson Bookkeeping & Consulting
Carey Danielson brings 20+ years of bookkeeping and financial management, much of it with churches, and is a QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor with an MBA. Danielson Bookkeeping & Consulting is based in Kuna, Idaho, serves churches in Boise, Meridian, Nampa and across the Treasure Valley, and works with churches further afield remotely.
Church services cover fund accounting for restricted and designated funds, giving records and year-end contribution statements, church payroll processing and records (including board-designated housing allowances, coordinated with the church's tax adviser), budgeting, and monthly reports for leadership.
- 20+ years of bookkeeping and financial management, much of it with churches
- Fund accounting for restricted and designated funds
- Giving records, contribution statements and church payroll records
- Training for staff and volunteers, with written procedures
Worth knowing
- Works in QuickBooks Online.
- Does not prepare tax returns, perform audits or reviews, or give legal advice. Carey is a bookkeeper, not a certified public accountant, and coordinates with your tax adviser.
Jitasa
Jitasa is a nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting firm with a dedicated church service. It says it has worked with churches since 2008, from 100-member congregations to megachurches, alongside a larger base of other nonprofits.
Each church is assigned a primary accounting associate backed by a team of three to five supporting associates. Plans are flat-rate, and add-ons include audit prep and support, bill pay, financial dashboards, onsite visits and payroll coordination. Jitasa also offers access to QuickBooks.
- Dedicated associate plus a supporting team
- Flat-rate monthly plans
- Audit prep, bill pay and payroll coordination as add-ons
Worth knowing
- Remote only.
- Serves nonprofits of all kinds, not only churches.
- Pricing requires a quote.
ChurchShield
ChurchShield describes itself as a firm of consultants and accountants for churches, offering church accounting, payroll, compliance and tax services. Its church accounting service covers payables, revenue recording, reconciliation and financial reporting, plus tracking restricted funds.
The firm says all of its staff accountants are degreed accountants who specialize in church accounting, and that it works directly with a church's outside audit firm.
- Serves churches and ministries only
- Restricted fund tracking and financial reporting
- Church payroll and HR support alongside accounting
Worth knowing
- Remote for churches outside Indiana.
- Pricing isn't published.
Clergy Financial Resources
Clergy Financial Resources offers services built for clergy and churches, including church payroll, church bookkeeping and annual guides on housing allowances and clergy taxes. Its church bookkeeping service lists bill pay, monthly reconciliations, recording revenue and expenses, designated fund management, after-the-fact payroll recording and monthly financial reporting.
Its site cites church clients in many states, and it runs payroll and bookkeeping enrollment online.
- Designated fund management included in bookkeeping
- Church payroll service built around clergy compensation rules
- Publishes a yearly housing allowance guide
Worth knowing
- Remote for churches outside Minnesota.
- Pricing isn't published on the bookkeeping page.
Foundation Group
Foundation Group is a nonprofit compliance firm best known for helping organizations obtain tax-exempt status. Its church bookkeeping service includes transaction recording, bank reconciliation, monthly financial statements, year-end 1099-NEC preparation, and a chart of accounts setup or review.
The site says Foundation Group is an Elite QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm, that most of its bookkeepers are QuickBooks ProAdvisor certified, and that clients get discounted access to QuickBooks Online.
- States Elite QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm status
- Discounted QuickBooks Online subscription for clients
- Year-end 1099-NEC preparation included
Worth knowing
- Remote only.
- Serves nonprofits of all kinds rather than churches only.
StartCHURCH
StartCHURCH offers church-planting and administration products, and its bookkeeping service assigns a personal bookkeeping team that learns the church's finances after sign-up.
The site describes a ministry-focused team, no hidden fees, and the church keeping full control of its books and data. Quotes are given after a call to assess the church's needs.
- Ministry-focused bookkeeping team
- Church keeps control of its books and data
- Also offers church formation and administration services
Worth knowing
- Remote only.
- Pricing requires a call and quote.
- The site gives less detail on fund accounting than church-only accounting firms do; ask how designated funds are handled.
Church Central Office
Church Central Office provides done-for-you church accounting for executive pastors, led by a team it describes as former executive pastors plus church and public accountants. Its site compares the service with the full-time bookkeeper or accountant that churches with annual budgets of about $1 million to $10 million usually employ.
Services listed include weekly bookkeeping, monthly reconciliations and payroll, with budget-to-actual updates for individual ministries.
- Outsourced accounting department led by a church-focused finance lead
- Weekly bookkeeping and monthly reconciliations
- Ministry-level budget updates
Worth knowing
- Remote only.
- Geared toward larger churches; smaller congregations may not need this level of service.
- Pricing isn't published.
What church bookkeeping should cover
- Fund accounting: tracking restricted, designated and general funds separately
- Recording offerings and reconciling deposits to giving records
- Year-end contribution statements for donors
- Church payroll, including records for any board-designated housing allowance
- Monthly reports that leadership and the finance committee can read
Questions to ask before you hire
- How will you track designated and restricted gifts, and how will they show on reports?
- Who reconciles our giving platform to the bank deposits?
- Will you prepare contribution statements, or will our church management software do that?
- Do you process church payroll, or record payroll run by another provider?
- What do you need from our counting team each week?
- Are you a bookkeeping practice or an accounting firm, and do you prepare tax or information returns?
Local, remote, or both
A national firm brings a larger team and standard procedures. A local bookkeeper can attend a finance committee meeting and train volunteers in person. Danielson Bookkeeping & Consulting serves Treasure Valley churches locally and churches further afield remotely. Our article on counting and depositing offerings describes the in-house steps any bookkeeper will depend on.
