easyjethro.com

What It Is

Easy Jethro is an online database and church management system for churches, based on the open-source Jethro PMM software and hosted by Easy Jethro. Its message is “less administration, more pastoral care”: the core goal is to help pastors and church staff centrally manage people, families, attendance, pastoral follow-up, ministry groups, and rosters, instead of relying on paper or spreadsheets.

Core Features

Its features cover typical church operations. People and family records can store contact details, age, gender, photos, and custom fields; congregations, groups, courses, events, and ministry teams can be managed in one place. Notes and tasks support assignment, progress tracking, and follow-up. The attendance module can record Sunday service and small-group attendance, and generate statistics and custom reports. For communications, it can launch an email client, sync with MailChimp, and send bulk SMS messages. The rostering module can plan service themes, Bible readings, serving roles, and publish the latest roster online. The system also supports CSV/VCard import and export, mail merge, printed directories, and more.

Pricing and Deployment

Easy Jethro uses a SaaS subscription model. Plan A costs AUD 29/month and supports up to 1,300 people and 60 users; Plan B costs AUD 37/month and supports up to 3,000 people and 120 users; Plan C costs AUD 45/month and supports up to 5,000 people and 200 users. Annual billing comes with a discount, and new customers can get an additional first-year prepayment discount. SMS is purchased separately at AUD 60 for 1,000 messages. The system is web-based, works in modern browsers on tablets and phones, and requires no installation, hardware maintenance, or self-managed backups.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are clear positioning, transparent and low pricing, and strong suitability for small and mid-sized churches replacing Excel and paper-based workflows. Its permission controls are also practical, allowing user access to be limited to specific congregations or groups. The downsides are that the available materials do not disclose an open API, developer documentation, or enterprise-grade security certifications. Integrations are mainly limited to Google Maps, MailChimp, SMS, and file import/export, so the ecosystem is not especially rich.

Best Fit and Access from China

It is best suited to pastors, church administrators, and ministry leaders in Australia and other English-speaking environments who need a low-cost church management system. Access from China is not clearly documented, so network connectivity, AUD payments, PayPal/credit card fees, and fit for local church workflows would all need to be tested in a trial. For use within mainland China, a combination of WeCom, Feishu, or DingTalk with form/database tools may also be worth considering as an alternative.