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Stop Chasing Tithes. What If Your Church Family's Everyday Spending Quietly Funded the Ministry Every Single Week?

Pastors and church leaders are generating $800–$3,400/month in passive ministry funding — without asking for a single extra dollar.

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You didn't become a pastor to be a fundraiser.

You pour your heart into sermons, counseling, hospital visits, and community events. You show up for every crisis, every celebration, every Wednesday night. And yet — the building fund is still short. The youth trip needs funding. The food pantry is running low. And the AC unit that's been “on its last legs” for three years? It finally gave out.

You've done the pledge campaigns. The special offerings. The car washes and bake sales and spaghetti dinners. The capital campaign that was supposed to close the gap but stalled at 60%. And every time, it feels like you're going back to the same well — asking the same faithful members to dig a little deeper.

Your congregation wants to give. They do. But there's giving fatigue. People feel stretched. The family that tithes faithfully is already sacrificing. The young couple with student loans feels guilty they can't give more. And the last thing you want is for Sunday morning to feel like another ask.

You didn't go into ministry to run fundraising campaigns. You went into ministry to serve people. But the building still needs a roof, the van still needs tires, and the mission trip deposit is due in six weeks.

Small and mid-size churches get hit the hardest. Fewer members, tighter budgets, bigger needs. You need a funding source that doesn't depend on guilt — one that works quietly in the background, every single week, without anyone being asked for a single extra dollar.

Your congregation already spends money every single week.

Hotels for family vacations. Restaurants for anniversary dinners and date nights. Home repairs after the storm. Amazon orders on Tuesday night. Tours and activities when they travel. Car rentals for the family road trip. A plumber for the leaky faucet. Event tickets for the kids.

That money is going somewhere — to Expedia, to Amazon, to Yelp, to random Google results. Billions of dollars flowing out of your community every single month.

What if a tiny percentage of that spending — money they're ALREADY spending — quietly flowed back to the church?

Your people win because they get vetted deals on things they were going to buy anyway. The businesses win because they get customers. And the ministry wins because money that was going to disappear into the internet now comes home.

That's exactly what Recommended.app does. And it costs your members absolutely nothing extra. Not one penny more than they were already going to spend.

How It Works

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Sign Up Free

Create your church page in 60 seconds. You get a personalized page at recommended.app/r/yourchurchname with curated local deals, hotels, restaurants, and services. No credit card, no approval process, no waiting.

2

Print Your Materials

Download bulletin inserts, lobby flyers, and welcome desk stickers from your dashboard. Print them at the church office, Staples, or FedEx. Professional, full-color materials ready in minutes.

3

Share With Your Congregation

Place flyers in the lobby and fellowship hall. Add inserts to the Sunday bulletin. Put a sticker on the welcome desk. Mention it once from the pulpit — "We set up a page that helps you find great local deals, and every purchase supports our ministry."

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Ministry Gets Funded Automatically

When members (or anyone with your link) book hotels, order on Amazon, hire a plumber, or buy event tickets — your church earns a commission. Track every dollar in real-time from your dashboard.

See what Pastor Steve's page looks like →

This Month

$2,187

+23% vs last month

Pending

$523

Awaiting confirmation

Total Clicks

3,842

This month

Active Referrals

47

Users you referred

Monthly Earnings

Lifetime: $18,400
$892
Oct
$1,104
Nov
$1,567
Dec
$1,340
Jan
$1,612
Feb
$1,847
Mar

Recent Activity

Commission earned — Helicopter Tour

2 hours ago

$47.20
🔗

New click — Hotels section

3 hours ago

Commission earned — Grand Canyon Tour

Yesterday

$38.40
👤

New referral signup — via QR code

Yesterday

Commission earned — Amazon order

2 days ago

$12.85

Top Categories

Tours & Activities$1,006
Hotels$481
Home Services$350
Dining$219
Amazon Shop$131

Click & Referral Tracking

DateSourceCategoryStatus
Mar 22QR ScanTours✅ Converted($47.20)
Mar 22Direct LinkHotels🔄 Pending
Mar 21QR ScanDining✅ Converted($8.50)
Mar 21Shared LinkHome Services🔄 Pending
Mar 20QR ScanTours✅ Converted($38.40)
Mar 20QR ScanAmazon✅ Converted($12.85)
Mar 19Direct LinkEvents👀 Clicked
Mar 19QR ScanTours✅ Converted($52.00)
247 clicks this month38% conversion rate$1,847 earned
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Fund Building Projects Passively

Stop relying solely on capital campaigns that stall at 60%. Let everyday spending — groceries, travel, home repairs, Amazon orders — chip away at the building fund week after week, automatically. No pledges. No follow-up calls. Just steady, passive progress.

✈️

Fully Fund Youth Trips & Missions

One congregation of 200 families can generate enough passive income to send kids to camp every single year — without a single bake sale, car wash, or GoFundMe. The money comes from things people were going to buy anyway.

🙏

Zero Guilt, Zero Selling

This isn't another ask. Nobody is being pressured to give more. Your members get genuinely better deals on things they already buy — hotels, restaurants, home services, Amazon. The church gets funded as a byproduct of everyday life. Everyone wins. Nobody feels guilty.

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Professional Print Materials

Bulletin inserts, lobby flyers, welcome desk stickers, business cards — all generated for you automatically from your dashboard. Full-color, professional design with your church's custom QR code. Print them at the church office or any print shop. Ready in minutes, not weeks.

Your Print Materials Kit

Your Local Guide

Scan for the Best
Local Deals

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Full-Page Flyer

Lobby flyer

Download PDF

Pastor Steve L.

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Recommended by

Pastor Steve L.

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Business Card

Front & back

Download PDF

Scan Me

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Phone Sticker

Welcome desk

Download PDF

Recommended by Pastor's Church

Support our ministry while getting great local deals

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Bulletin Insert

Church bulletin

Download PDF
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Real-Time Dashboard

Track exactly how much your page is generating in real-time. See every click, every conversion, every commission. Share the dashboard with your finance team or elders board. Full transparency — no black boxes, no mystery math.

🤝

People Get Genuinely Better Deals

These aren't inflated prices with hidden markups. They're real deals from trusted partners like Viator, Expedia, Amazon, and Angi. Your members save money while the church earns. It's a genuine value exchange — not a gimmick.

🔒

Church Page Is Yours Forever

Your page, your link, your earnings. No contracts to sign. No lock-in periods. No surprise fees. No "premium tier" upsells. The page belongs to your church for as long as you want it. Leave anytime — but you won’t want to.

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Commissions on Categories You’d Never Expect

Hotels, tours, dining, home services, car rentals, Amazon purchases, event tickets, local deals... even home repairs through Angi. When a church member books a family vacation through your page, the commission can be $50-200 from a single trip. Multiply that by your whole congregation.

Real Pastors. Real Results.

Our church page generates about $1,800/month. That’s our entire food pantry budget covered.

Pastor David R.

Community Church, Nashville

We funded the entire summer camp trip with just 3 months of passive earnings.

Pastor Maria L.

Grace Fellowship, Houston

400+ QR scans from our lobby flyer alone. The congregation loves the local recommendations.

Pastor James T.

First Baptist, Phoenix

Join 10,000+ leaders already earning

Your Free Church Kit Includes

  • Custom church page (recommended.app/r/yourchurchname)
  • Unique QR code
  • Lobby flyer (PDF)
  • Bulletin inserts (PDF)
  • Welcome desk sticker
  • Business cards (PDF)
  • Real-time earnings dashboard
  • No credit card required
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PS

Pastor Steve L.

Nashville

✈️Tours
🍽️Dining
🏨Hotels
🏠Services
🎭Events
🛍️Shop

Sunset Helicopter Tour

$89

Downtown Food Tour

$45

Your custom page — live in 60 seconds

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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived.

Albert Schweitzer

Theologian, physician, and Nobel laureate

This costs your church absolutely nothing. Zero. Not today. Not ever.

No credit card. No contracts. No “free trial” that becomes a bill. No strings of any kind.

You sign up in 60 seconds. You print a few flyers. You put them in the lobby and the bulletin. And your congregation does what they were going to do anyway — book hotels, order on Amazon, hire a plumber, buy concert tickets.

The worst case scenario? Nobody scans it and you lose nothing. You're exactly where you are right now.

The best case? You add $800 to $3,400 per month in passive ministry funding — from spending that was happening anyway.

Every Sunday that passes without this in your bulletin is ministry funding left on the table. Not your money. The ministry's money.

The only question is: would you rather that money go to Amazon's shareholders… or to your next mission trip?

Your Congregation Already Spends. Now the Church Benefits.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this really free?
Yes, 100% free. No credit card, no hidden fees, no contracts. We earn when affiliate partners pay commissions — your church gets its share automatically.
Is this appropriate for a church setting?
Absolutely. You’re not selling anything. You’re helping your congregation find better deals on things they already buy. The church benefits passively.
How much can a church expect to earn?
It depends on congregation size and engagement. Churches with 200+ active families typically see $800–$3,400/month. Even smaller congregations generate meaningful passive income.
Do members have to sign up?
No. They just scan the QR code and browse. No signup, no app, no personal info collected.
How does the tracking work?
When someone scans your QR code, a 30-day cookie tracks their purchases through our affiliate partners. You earn commissions on everything they book.
Can we use this for specific fundraising goals?
Yes! Many churches use their Recommended page to fund specific projects — building funds, youth trips, mission trips, food pantries.
How does the church get paid?
Once you hit the minimum payout threshold, request a payout from your dashboard. Direct deposit to any bank account.

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