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One of the Best Places to Work in SC

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, SC Biz News and Best Companies Group awarded ACS Technologies one of the Best Places to Work in SC.

A Place where Everyone can Grow

Whether you’re a seasoned professional, early in career, or just graduating from college we want to meet you!  Diversity is appreciated, encouraged, and valued here.

Reasons you would love working at ACST

Looking for great benefits? We have you covered!

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401K Match

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Mortgage Assistance

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Nurse Pactitioner On-site

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Tuition Assistance

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Student Loan Reimbursement

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Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

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Vacation and Paid Time Off

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Life Insurance

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Anniversary Lunches

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Chiropractor On-site

Internships Opportunities Available

Jumpstart your career. Make an impact.

Are you a student or recent graduate looking to jumpstart your career? Interested in rewarding and challenging work? We want to talk to you! 

We provide rewarding careers. We are eager to find talented and passionate people who want to join us and enjoy coming to work everyday.

The Internship Program at ACS Technologies has allowed me to gain real working knowledge that I couldn’t learn in the classroom. Now I have work experience to go along with my education.
Julian

Real-world experience serving churches.

At ACS Technologies, our interns work on real projects. We don’t view our internship program as merely a résumé-builder. Instead, our interns have the opportunity to make meaningful and lasting contributions and gain valuable experience by working alongside our talented team. We’re invested in helping you succeed, all while having some fun along the way!

Example Opportunities

Our internships are available year-round and run for at least 12 weeks. We expect our interns to devote as many hours as possible to their internship in order to fully experience and contribute to the work. We look for interns in these areas:

Developers (Web & Mobile)

You’ll be placed in an Agile team and put to work immediately coding innovative applications for our customers. You’ll flex your coding muscles on a daily basis and be challenged by your team to solve problems and come up with creative solutions that serve our customers.

IT

You’ll solve problems and work on state-of-the-art equipment that keeps the company and our customers up and running – a big responsibility!

Product Management

As a Product Management intern, you will work side-by-side with our product management team to gain an understanding of market and product research, requirements gathering, and feature prioritization. In turn, you will help ensure we deliver valuable and meaningful products.

Join us!

Need more incentive to join the ACS Technologies team? We have offices in Florence, SC; Greenville, SC; and Phoenix, AZ. Other perks include awesome coworkers, relaxed dress code, walking trail, community service opportunities, and a wellness center complete with onsite yoga, bootcamp classes, and nurse practitioner to keep you feeling great.

Company

Our passion and commitment to ministry starts at the top.

ACS Technologies is led by a team of ministry-minded professionals who truly believe people and technology can work together to make an eternal impact. Our leadership team approaches each day as a new opportunity to find ways to benefit your ministry in practical ways. We chart our course by creating innovative ministry solutions and responding to the needs of our clients: churches, denominations, private schools, and more. We have been doing this for over 40 years and consider it an honor to partner with ministries all over the country and beyond.

Joe

Joe Koehling

President & CEO

Joe serves as President and CEO.  In this role, Joe is primarily responsible for driving strategy, growth and leading the company into the future.  With more than 30 years of executive management and professional services experience, Joe has lent his talents to large software consulting organizations, global content publishing companies, as well as ministries and other faith-based nonprofits throughout the country.  Joe has the pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors for several ministries in the U.S., and is passionate about strengthening organizations that are putting their faith into action.  

Toye Folarin

Toye Folarin

Chief Financial Officer

Toye serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and provides financial and business guidance in developing and executing the company’s strategy, ensuring the business meets critical milestones and objectives. Toye has over 20 years of experience in strategic and financial planning, driving business growth, margin expansion, and building an inclusive team. He previously worked with Anthem Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, General Electric, and Deloitte. Toye received his MBA from Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and holds a fellowship at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). Toye is active in Imago Dei Christian Fellowship and participates in mission works in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Dean Lisenby

Dean Lisenby

Chief Integrations Officer

Dean is the  VP of Corporate Operations and is responsible for ensuring our staff have the tools necessary to serve our customers well.  He is also responsible for Information Technology and all campus facilities.  Born and raised in South Carolina, He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems Management and serves on the board, and in leadership for a few local non-profit organizations.  His passions include helping others succeed.

Robert Gettys

Robert Gettys

Chief Technical Officer

As the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Robert provides strategic vision and leads the team that designs, develops, and maintains products for our ministry partners. He has led product development and engineering in multiple industries. Robert has also worked in operations and business development, which keeps him focused on understanding and solving clients’ problems. Robert has served enterprise clients like Michelin, Greystar, Joann Fabrics, and Bridgestone while working at several companies, including Fluor, iPower Distribution Group, Fabric Editions, and Grace Hill. With over 30 years of experience, Robert is excited to combine his faith and career at ACS Technologies. Robert and his family are active members of Aldersgate UMC in Greenville, SC.

Donna

Donna Howell

Chief Customer Officer & Chief Operations Officer

Donna is the Chief Customer Officer and is responsible for strategic planning and operations of the customer experience organization. This includes Implementation, Ministry Success, Learning, Training, and Customer Service. Donna’s focus and passion has always been for our ministry partners as she has worked in the service part of the organization her entire career. Donna graduated from Lander College with a BS Degree in Computer Science and joined the company in 1985 as a Customer Support Representative. She is always striving to provide the best services possible through our dedicated team members who have a heart for serving.

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Cary Ashworth

Chief People Officer

Cary serves as the Chief People Officer and has implemented several productive programs and processes for the company. He joined ACS Technologies in 2012 with more than 20 years of progressive and strategic Human Resources leadership experience from multinational corporations such as Roche Pharmaceuticals, Becton Dickinson, and Baxter Healthcare International. He has a Doctorate of Education in Organization Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California, a business administration degree from East Carolina University and a MS in Human Resources from Troy State University.

Steve

Steve Cumbia

Vice President, Data

Steve serves as the Vice President of Data and oversees the programming, quality assurance, and product design departments. He was instrumental in developing various platforms including CP/M, MS-DOS, Novel, Zenix, Unix, AIX, Windows, and .Net for the company’s many products. Our vision is to “Unify our data and make it accessible.” This includes:

  • Building a more robust data warehouse to support decision making
  • Promoting and strengthening the data culture across the organization
  • Documenting key concepts, data dictionaries, and critical business rules in the data warehouse
  • Consolidating corporate and product data in views that support data science

Steve has been with the company since 1982 and started in the programming department. He has a degree in management science from the University of South Carolina and a master’s degree in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University.

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John Gilman II

Vice President, Marketing

As the Vice President of Marketing, John  is responsible for Marketing’s overall corporate strategy and direction. Story teller, promoter, problem solver to churches of all sizes and shapes. Brand ambassador, content creator, and communicator. John has traveled the world working with prominent non-profit ministries and has led marketing initiatives for mega-brands like Walt Disney, Coca Cola, Ford, Johnson & Johnson, NASCAR, and TV Guide to name a few. John studied Communications at Oral Roberts University and has begun a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership at Regent University. He also serves on the board of directors for Dayspring International.

Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown

Vice President, Sales and Business Development

As Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Thomas is responsible for the company’s overall sales production through multiple sales channels. “My team and I serve the entire faith-based market in the U.S. and Canada with multiple software and technology solutions. I love technology and love seeing our ministry partners put that technology to work in their ministries.” Born and raised in Florence, S.C., Thomas has over 20 years experience in sales and marketing leadership. He holds a degree in business and is currently pursuing an Organizational Leadership degree. He loves seeing people move outside of their comfort zone and exceed their goals. In addition to the work he does at ACS Technologies, he volunteers with several organizations, including a local ministry here in Florence.

Chuck Salter

Chuck Salter

Vice President, MissionInsite and Ministry Advancement

Rev. Chuck Salter is Vice President of MissionInsite & Ministry Advancement for ACS Technologies and a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Chuck was a co-founder of MissionInsite, a web-based software solution providing community demographics and data analytics to nearly 200 faith-based agencies representing over 100,000 local churches. MissionInsite became part of the ACS Technologies family in October 2019.  Chuck is a clergy member of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.  As an ordained United Methodist minister, he has over 30 years’ experience in the strategic use of community demographic information. He has served as a church planter and denominational executive responsible for leading missional development and ministry advancement.
Fun fact – Chuck is also a “Corvette Guy”!  He has photos of his family AND his car!

Chris Kehayias

Chris Kehayias

Vice President, Technology Innovation and Advancement

Chris serves as the Vice President of MinistryPlatform, which provides the most powerful and flexible Church Management System for membership, group involvement, check-scanning, contributions, event management, check-in, and public website integration – including online giving and online event registration. The rapidly growing ecosystem around MinistryPlatform allows flexible integration with the top applications in the Church market through a robust API. He leads the team finding new ways to help the Church engage with people by using information: “My team is passionate about boldly using the tools available today to help get ministry done!”

Chris was CEO of Think Ministry / MinistryPlatform before merging with ACS Technologies in April 2021.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Marvin Owen

Chairman of the Board
Marvin Owen is the Chairman of the Board and President Emeritus of ACS Technologies. He was the company's president from 2014 until 2017 and served as the Vice President and General Manager from 1998 until 2014. Under his leadership, the company's customer support department grew and became better equipped to meet clients' needs. Marvin also served as Programming Manager and was instrumental in developing a more extensive, more experienced programming department. He first joined ACS Technologies as a programmer and helped write the initial code for ACS. Marvin holds an undergraduate degree from Furman University and an MBA from Wake Forest University.
Board of Directors

Paige Tuttle

Member
Paige Tuttle was the Chairman of the Board of ACS Technologies from 2015-2022. She followed in her father's footsteps, the late Billy Cambell, one of the company's original investors and long-time board chairman. She has held many leadership positions in the company during her 20 years of service, including the role of Vice President. Paige served as the Senior Director of Small Churches. She led the company's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) initiatives, which helped provide data analysis support for the company's business units and sales strategies. Paige was also over the Central Services department. In that role, her responsibilities included sales, vendor relations, and order processing for Forms and Supplies. Additionally, she oversaw order processing for all software orders and was responsible for add-on software sales. Her very first role with the company was as the assistant to the National Sales Manager.
Board of Directors

Tommy Rogers

Member
Tommy Rogers joined the Board of Directors in March of 2015. He currently serves as Vice President over the Carolinas within TD Bank's Global Security and Investigations Group. Tommy spent the past 15 years in the financial industry, working with Anchor Bank and Carolina First Bank before joining TD Bank. He graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a B.S. in Business Administration. Tommy is the son of the late Tom Rogers, who was one of the original investors in ACS Technologies.

Honoring

Honored

Harris Rogers

The late Harris Rogers was the original investor and founder of ACS Technologies, formerly known as Computer Dimensions, Inc. With a background in accounting, computer programming, and church leadership positions, Harris knew churches would benefit from software designed specifically to meet their needs for managing membership, accounting, and contribution records. Harris passed away in December 2013.
Honored

Tom Rogers

The late Tom Rogers was one of the original investors in ACS Technologies and applied his success in business to help the company expand and succeed over its 30 year history. He served as Company President from November 2008 through April of 2014. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford awarded Tom the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor. Tom passed away in April of 2014.
Honored

Billy Campbell

The late Billy Campbell was one of the original investors and principal shareholders in ACS Technologies. Through his business foresight, Billy knew providing a solid product and customer service would make ACS Technologies the leading technology provider for the church market. Even before churches considered using software of any kind, he supported the business so it was able to develop into a company prepared to meet the demands of the growing market. Billy was a Florence city councilman for eight years. He passed away in July 2015.

Keep up with what’s going on.

ACS Technologies Partners with The StudioC to Amplify the Power of PocketPlatform

November 12, 2023, Florence, S.C. –   ACS Technologies®, the world’s leading provider of church ministry software and service solutions, announces strategic partnership with The StudioC. “We are thrilled about our partnership with The StudioC,” said Thomas Brown, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at ACS Technologies. “The StudioC team…

New Study Examines COVID-19’s Impact on U.S. Catholic Parish Giving

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…

ACS Technologies® Announces “Dynamic Update” Integration Service with MinistryPlatform and Raiser’s Edge.

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…

Introducing a new giving paradigm: Amen Generosity

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…

Full Method merges with ACS Technologies

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,…

ACS Technologies Partners with AskGenius to Amplify Diocesan Campaign Success

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…

PocketPlatform Merges with ACS Technologies

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. …

ACS Technologies Delivers “Next Generation” Solutions for Catholic Dioceses and Parishes

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…

Think Ministry and Higher Ground Merge with ACS Technologies

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…

ACS Technologies® Names Joe Koehling President and CEO

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…

Realm® Ranked #1 Most Popular Church Management Software by Capterra

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…

MissionInsite Merges with ACS Technologies

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…

ACS Technologies hosts 32nd annual Ideas to Impact Conference

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…

By the Book, Inc. Merges with ACS Technologies

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…

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We Care. We Serve. We Lead.

Each day is a new opportunity to help our ministry partners change lives. We work hard to supply the solutions, tools, and expertise churches need and the service they deserve. When churches succeed, we succeed. We serve ministries across the nation, providing the most up-to-date technology and unmatched quality service. We lead the way in new ideas and innovative technology, and we look forward to serving you.

Identity

Be a good and faithful servant.

Our Vision

Where We Are Going

Build the Kingdom by being a trusted partner in the daily ministry life of every church.

Our Mission

How We Will Get There

Enable everyone in the Church with a personalized ministry environment to make God-honoring decisions in actionable ways.

Servants

Who We Are

Serve intentionally with purpose, passion, and professionalism that produces meaningful ministry success.

Solutions

What We Do

Create solutions and provide knowledge to solve valuable operational, relational, and educational church needs in the most personalized ways.

Character

How We Act

Encourage our fellow team members and ministry partners in grace and truth.

Values

Beliefs

What We Value

Building the Kingdom

Results-Oriented. Delivers quality decisions, products, services, and outcomes
that achieve our vision.

Enabling Churches

Partner-Focused. Demonstrates commitment to our ministry partners providing
excellent products and services.

Creating Solutions

Innovation. Drives continuous improvement in proactively utilizing and increasing
knowledge, skills, and creativity.

Serving Intentionally

Ownership and Dedication. Contributes strong work ethic, accountability, and
integrity with high standards of professionalism.

Encouraging All

Teamwork. Promotes cooperation and collaboration between individuals, groups,
and our ministry partners.

A good and faithful servant…

  1. Builds – grows & strengthens with results
  2. Enables – delivers above & beyond the need
  3. Creates – answers, best practices & improving ideas
  4. Serves – wisely with dedication & commitment
  5. Encourages – positive & proactive team partner
Values

History

We've been serving churches and church ministries for over 40 years.

Since 1978, ACS Technologies® has developed outstanding technology solutions specifically for faith-based organizations. Each of the company’s products and services are designed to work together to increase your organization’s efficiency and effectiveness, allowing you to take your ministry to the next level.

ACST enables churches to manage groups, events, finances, donor relationships, volunteers, staff, childcare, schedules, mailings, reporting, websites, growth strategies, and so much more. Whether online, offline, or wireless, the tools you need to help you connect your community are totally integrated under one roof.

Quick Facts

  • Founded in 1978
  • Around 400 Team Members
  • Headquarters in Florence, South Carolina
  • Regional Offices: Phoenix, Arizona; Greenville, South Carolina
  • Sales, development, support, and training offices in several select US cities
  • More programmers and support representatives than any other church software company

Who We Serve

  • Churches from under 100 in average weekly attendance to churches over 1,000 in average weekly attendance
  • Church organizations, denominational offices, associations, governing bodies
  • Catholic parishes and dioceses of all sizes

Trusted by Nearly 50,000 Ministry Partners

  • Many clients listed in the 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America
  • Clients in all 50 states and Canada
  • 70% of our clients have been using our software for more than 3 years
  • 50% have been users for more than 5 years
  • Nearly 20% for more than 10 years
  • Our support department serves an average of 700 clients per day
  • Largest client base in the industry