Located in Renton, Washington, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church is nestled in its community. It provides food for the hungry, after-school programs for local children, and shows up as Jesus’ hands and feet in many other ways.
Jill Larson, a Volunteer Bookkeeper for St. Matthew’s, has faithfully attended and served in many capacities for over forty-three years.
The church previously used an older desktop software, and while it met their basic needs, the staff found themselves struggling to keep data up to date, as only one staff member could utilize the system at a time.
To alleviate this challenge, the church decided to explore migrating to a cloud-based church management solution, and after much consideration, they chose Realm.
Currently, they are using Realm Connect, Realm Accounting with Payroll,Realm Online Giving, and Realm’s website tool, Refresh Websites.
“Realm is just so much easier to use. Having the online accessibility for the staff has made all of our lives easier. We can all do what we need to do, and it updates with no problems!”
-Jill Larson, Bookkeeper-
Along with all of the administrative tools, both of St. Matthew’s Pastors readily use the Shepherd App, an app built to make pastoral care easy to manage while maintaining needed privacy. Jill expressed that it’s been beyond helpful for them to keep up with sensitive information.
“I would recommend Realm to churches. There are so many things we are using and excited to use more as time goes on.”
-Jill Larson, Bookkeeper
To learn more about St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, click here.
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To learn more about Refresh Websites, click here.
Jenna Wallace
Jenna joined the ACST team in February 2020 as a Ministry Consultant for small to mid-size churches with a focus on empowering these ministries with the tools they need to accomplish their goals. She believes regardless of the size of the ministry, each church can utilize technology to fulfill the calling God has given them. Prior to joining ACST, she spent several years as a Sales Consultant across multiple industries, all focusing on relationship building, which she feels has allowed her to provide trusted advice to those in need. Jenna is passionate about helping others which fuels her eagerness to serve.