REDMOND, Wash., Ju e 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pushpay, the leadi g payme ts a d e gageme t platfo m fo faith-based o ga izatio s, today a ou ced the lau ch of G oups, the fi st majo elease i its Staq T a sfo matio i itiative—a multi-phase effo t to simplify how chu ches ma age mi ist y th ough a mode ized Chu ch Ma ageme t Softwa e (ChMS) expe ie ce.
As data a d t e ds sig al that people a e e gagi g with mi ist ies at highe ates, Pushpay is espo di g di ectly to custome feedback to e su e its digital solutio s empowe chu ches to g ow a d th ive. G oups i t oduces a completely edesig ed expe ie ce that b i gs the most impo ta t g oup i fo matio i to a si gle dashboa d. Mi ist y leade s ca ma age membe s, take atte da ce f om a y device, commu icate with pa ticipa ts, a d quickly ide tify ca e eeds without avigati g multiple sc ee s o disco ected wo kflows—f eei g staff a d volu tee s to spe d less time ma agi g softwa e a d mo e time i vesti g i people.
“Focusi g o this featu e is a i te tio al p io ity because small g oups a e whe e eve yday commu ity ca e actually happe s,” said Ke y Wyatt, CEO of Pushpay. “This featu e update is desig ed to p otect the time of those f o tli e leade s, e su i g they a e equipped to suppo t thei membe s athe tha getti g lost i the logistics of g oup ma ageme t.”
G oups ma ks the fi st majo milesto e i Pushpay’s Staq T a sfo matio , a lo g-te m i vestme t to delive a simplified, u ified Chu chStaq a d Pa ishStaq expe ie ce. Ove the comi g mo ths, custome s will see co ti ued imp oveme ts ac oss ChMS a d Givi g desig ed to make mi ist y softwa e feel simple , faste , a d mo e co ected. The Pushpay a d Ba a 2026 State of Chu ch Tech Repo t ei fo ces that p io ity — whe evaluati g ew softwa e, mi ist y leade s a k ease of use as thei umbe o e co side atio , with 78% ati g it as ext emely impo ta t. Additio al updates olli g out ove the comi g mo ths i clude:
Si gle Staq Givi g: This update will elimi ate the f ictio betwee co ecti g Pushpay ChMS a d Givi g data, fo a mo e co siste t expe ie ce ac oss p oducts.AI I volveme t Summa y: This ew featu e will tu what used to be a five-mi ute deep dive i to a sca able 45-seco d s apshot, helpi g custome s spe d less time eviewi g membe p ofiles a d mo e time focusi g o co ecti g with thei mi ist y.P ocess Queues: This update will let custome s get sta ted with p eco figu ed wo kflows fo simple automatio of mi ist y p ocesses.Staq Data Lake: This elease begi s the developme t of a ce t alized data eposito y that will, ove time, simplify epo ti g a d u lock ew AI-powe ed i sights.
“We’ve paid close atte tio to eve y suppo t call, e ewal co ve satio , a d piece of feedback,” co ti ued Wyatt. “Staq T a sfo matio is ou t a spa e t, accou table commitme t to meet chu ch leade s exactly whe e they a e. We a e i vesti g heavily to e su e ou most powe ful featu es a e the easiest to use, clea i g away admi ist ative hu dles so staff ca focus o shephe di g thei people.”
Featu es a d timeli es a e subject to cha ge. To lea mo e about the Pushpay Staq T a sfo matio i itiative a d imp oved G oups featu e, visit www.pushpay.com.