For years, Church Community Builder (CCB) stood as a leading church management software (ChMS), helping churches across the United States streamline administration, member management, and engagement building, etc. However, in December 2019, CCB announced a major shift: it was merging with Pushpay, a digital giving and church engagement platform, under a single organization. Even though it was announced in December, it took place in August 2019 according to Linkedin.
Church Community Builder: Background
In 1999 Chris Fowler founded Church Community Builder (CCB) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Driven by a passion to see churches thrive in their administrative and pastoral work, Fowler saw modern churches often struggled to keep up with the growth of their congregations due to ineffective systems.
Fowler believed that technology, rightly applied, could serve the church’s mission rather than detract from it. He envisioned a platform that would do more than track attendance or finances—it would help church leaders equip the saints for ministry (Ephesians 4:12). Thus, Church Community Builder was born as a web-based church management system.
Over the years, CCB grew to serve over 4,000 churches across the United States. Its platform expanded beyond simple member tracking to include volunteer coordination, contribution management, online giving, and mobile integration.
Church Community Builder: Acquisition Reason
Pushpay and Church Community Builder had long been partners, working together to provide technology solutions for churches. The decision to bring both companies under one umbrella was aimed at enhancing the overall church management experience by integrating ChMS capabilities with Pushpay’s digital giving and engagement tools. Besides for that, there’s not much more publicly available to give insights to the reason for the acquisition.
Church Community Builder: Acquisition Price
Church Community builder was sold to Pushpay for roughly $87,500,000 according to the CEO at the time, Don Harms’, Linkedin profile:
