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Research reveals compelling new insights on the state of Catholic donors and donations from 2018 to 2022 Florence, S.C., February 9, 2023 — A new study from a partnership between ACS Technologies and Villanova University’s Center for Church Management in the Villanova School of Business examined the ongoing effect of…

New initiative is offered through a strategic partnership between ACS Technologies and Non-Profit DNA. Florence, S.C., October 17, 2022 – ACS Technologies, the world’s leading ministry software, and service solutions provider, announced today that it has partnered with Non-Profit DNA, a consulting firm, to offer consulting services that will enable…

Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce honors ACS Technologies owner with the esteemed award. Florence, S.C., September 26, 2022 – ACS Technologies is honored to announce that The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce named James Marvin Owen its 2022 Business Person of the Year. Owen is one of the owners of…

Breakthrough offering uses the MinistryPlatform API and MS PowerAutomate® to update contact information from MinistryPlatform to Raiser’s Edge dynamically. September 28, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies announces Dynamic Update, which synchronizes data from MinistryPlatform to constituent data in Raiser’s Edge databases.  The service makes use of the robust API in…

The groundbreaking new annual model is offered through a strategic alliance between ACS Technologies and Greater Mission. September 15, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading ministry software and service solutions provider, announced today that it has formed an alliance with Greater Mission to offer Amen Generosity to parishes…

Two teams align to expand missions funding and church-wide engagement potential. April 28, 2022, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church ministry software and service solutions, announced the recent acquisition of Full Method. Full Method helps churches and nonprofits improve member assimilation, scale growth, measure impact,…

New strategic addition to the MinistryPlatform ecosystem enables customized donor requests. April 27, 2022, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading ministry software and service solutions provider, announces a new partnership with AskGenius. The AskGenius solution will enhance the impact of Catholic diocesan appeals and campaigns while simplifying the…

Custom Church Mobile App solution becomes newest member of ACST family October 13, 2021, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church ministry software and service solutions, announces PocketPlatform, the custom mobile app platform, as the latest ministry tool to join the ACS Technologies family of solutions. …

Demonstration set for International Catholic Stewardship Conference Sept 12-14. September 2, 2021, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of ministry software and service solutions, announces a new suite of solutions to better equip Catholic dioceses and parishes in their planning, stewardship, and evangelization ministries. The unrivaled combination…

Every church now has best of breed solutions with one ministry partner. April 19, 2021, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announces the merger of both Think Ministry Inc., the software company behind MinistryPlatform, the most popular customizable church management…

Koehling to lead company into new vision of growth for every church. June 18, 2020, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announced today that Joe Koehling has been named President and CEO. Koehling previously served as CFO and interim President…

Nation’s leading user-driven software review site announces top honors for ACS Technologies April 15, 2020, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announced today that its newest whole-church solution, Realm®, has been named the 2020 #1 most popular church management software…

Data analytics company becomes newest member of ACST family December 12, 2019, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announced the acquisition of MissionInsite, a faith-based analytics company that provides much-needed data tools to churches and nonprofits to help them visualize and cultivate…

Nearly 1,000 attend ministry conference in Washington, DC June 10, 2019, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, hosted the 32nd annual Ideas to Impact Conference May 28-31 in Washington, DC to provide church leadership with advanced software training, peer-to-peer networking, and ministry…

5,000 churches join ACST family May 23, 2019, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announces the acquisition of By the Book, Inc., a church software company that serves approximately 5,000 churches nationwide. David and Kim Conley, owners, By the Book, say, “As…

Company receives recognition from Avaya for outstanding customer service January 30, 2019, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, was named the 2019 recipient of the Emerging Technologies Award from Avaya (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications…

Most-used Catholic Church software upgrades to version 9, gains more new features than any previous release January 7, 2019, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announced the release of a new – and largest to date – upgrade for Parish Data System®…

Company starts endowment fund to honor owner and President Emeritus, Marvin Owen March 5, 2018, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, honors President Emeritus Marvin Owen and celebrates his 34 years of continuing contributions to the company and countless churches he’s served,…

Kriter to lead company into next era of growth January 1, 2018, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, announced today that Steve Kriter has been named President and CEO of ACS Technologies following the transition of Marvin Owen to President Emeritus.  Steve…

Owen to focus on ownership responsibilities, enhancing key client relationships, and advancing potential partnerships. December 18, 2017, Florence, S.C. – ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church management software and service solutions, awards Marvin Owen the title of President Emeritus after 34 years with the company. As an owner and member…