Case Study: First Baptist Church

Large church spends 10% less time on data entry and financial reports by using Aplos

The Challenge of Accounting for Multiple Ministries

First Baptist Church Cumming, a large Southern Baptist church in Cumming, Georgia, which is a suburb of the Atlanta metropolitan area, needed software to manage their church accounting. With a plethora of ministries for all ages, a multicultural ministry, grief share, divorce care, a music school, preschool, and more, they needed software that could easily and efficiently keep track of their funds.

The Solution: Aplos Fund Accounting

A Google search helped guide First Baptist Church Cumming to Aplos Software. Church Administrator, Greg Deeter, has now been using Aplos for three years, and he has had a pleasant experience with the software and the free support.

“If it meets your church accounting needs, then you should seriously consider switching to Aplos."

When Deeter has reached out to the Aplos Support Team, it has been beneficial. He explained, "Customer service responds quickly and is usually able to help resolve issues. If the issue is beyond a quick fix, they are very willing to forward requests to others in Aplos to develop a possible solution."

Results: Saving Time Every Week

Getting set up in Aplos led straight to First Baptist Church Cumming saving time on their accounting. Deeter says he spends an “estimated 10% less time on a weekly basis to enter data, research and run reports.” Spending less time on report generation has helped him immensely, he said, “because as the church administrator, that is my primary role in the accounting process.”

Aplos proved to be more than just a wise move for Deeter’s role. It has also been a huge win for the accounting staff and their auditing process. The streamlined and simplified report generation “has enabled our auditor to perform more efficient and effective audits as well as enabling the accounting staff to be more effective in their roles.”

Deeter is pleased that Aplos has helped First Baptist Church Cumming steward their resources well by keeping their funds accurate, saving them time, and streamlining the accounting and financial reporting process, and he would recommend it to other churches as well. “If it meets your church accounting needs, then you should seriously consider switching to Aplos.”

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