A Simple Church Management Platform

Hey Indie Hackers 👋
I’m Sisir — a pastor, worship leader, and solo indie maker.

For the past few months, I’ve been quietly building something that came out of real pain I’ve seen in ministry:

Shepherdly — a simple church management platform for small churches.

https://shepherdly.church

Why I built it

Most small churches run everything on:

• WhatsApp

• Excel sheets

• Paper notebooks

• A pastor’s memory

And pastors (like me) end up drowning in admin work:

• Who came last Sunday?

• Who missed 3 weeks in a row?

• Who needs follow-up?

• How much giving came in?

• How many new members this month?

I’ve seen pastors burn out not from ministry, but from organization.
Most church software is built for huge, complex churches—not the small ministries that actually need the most help.

So I decided to build a simple, lightweight alternative.

What Shepherdly does

• Track members

• Take attendance

• Manage giving

• Organize events

• Send messages & follow-ups

• Automate simple workflows

• Multi-admin support

• Free + Basic + Pro plans

It’s intentionally simple—no bloat, no complexity.

I would love your feedback

• Does the idea make sense?

• Is the niche too small, or is it actually perfect?

• Any suggestions for reaching early users?

• Would you improve anything on the landing page?

Here’s the link if you want to check it out:
https://shepherdly.church

Thanks, IH!
Building this has already blessed my life, and I vxhope it helps others too.
Happy to answer any questions!

— Sisir