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TECH LEADER SUBSPLASH ACCELERATES LIVE STREAMING LAUNCH FOR CHURCHES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
Seattle, WA, USA March 24, 2020
Subsplash, the Seattle-based SaaS leader in engagement technology for churches, announced today the acquisition of Cincinnati-based StreamSpot, the award-winning content delivery platform providing live streaming services for faith-based organizations and businesses.
“As a company dedicated to serving churches, we are committed now more than ever to equip and enable churches to stay connected with their communities,” said Tim Turner, CEO and Founder of Subsplash. He continued,
“After months of planning and preparing, we’re delighted to welcome the StreamSpot team and their customers to the Subsplash Platform. We see this as providential timing as many churches are eagerly looking to connect with their communities digitally in lieu of physical gatherings, limited by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our vision is to Equip Every Church with world-class technology, and adding integrated live streaming is a critical component.”
In 2019, StreamSpot garnered over 9.6 million views through its fully automated and omnichannel platform. Subsplash plans to begin offering live streaming to their clients this week, with a full integration made available to the public in the weeks to come. This will allow ministries to stream, capture, edit, syndicate, and archive their live events, all within The Ultimate Engagement Platform™ which currently includes custom mobile apps, websites and web integrations, digital giving, in-app messaging, and a powerful media delivery and storage system.
StreamSpot Founder Brian Duerring, who has joined the Subsplash team, also shared his enthusiasm for the acquisition:
“Subsplash clients are searching for a unified solution to deliver their content in real time to engage their audience anytime and anywhere. It is empowering to be part of a mission-driven organization like Subsplash that can amplify the impact of our work through their expansive suite of engagement tools and growing client base. Tim and his team bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will make this integration impactful for churches and ministries around the world.”
Subsplash has offices in Seattle and Wenatchee, WA, Austin, TX, and Cincinnati, OH that serve over 13,000 clients in the U.S. and around the world. Their award-winning team has created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, created enterprise software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia and Cisco, and been featured in Wired, Engadget, Gizmodo, and The Wall Street Journal.
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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LEADING CHURCH TECH COMPANY SUBSPLASH GIVES BACK OVER $645,000 TO CHURCHES
Seattle, WA, USA February 10, 2020
Subsplash, the industry leader in church technology, announced that in 2019 a record $645,000 was given back to churches through their exclusive GrowCurve™ program that is part of Subsplash Giving, their digital donation management platform. In addition to giving back record amounts, Subsplash holistically saved churches over $4.3 million dollars in 2019 by offering the industry's best processing rates and helping them increase their digital donations.
"We're delighted with these results," said Tim Turner, Subsplash CEO and founder. "We have always been passionate about seeing more donations go to churches so that they can reinvest their resources into what's truly important—sharing the gospel and making more disciples. We created GrowCurve as a way to give back to and fuel the mission of churches using Subsplash Giving."
By automatically lowering transaction rates as donations increase, GrowCurve is one more way Subsplash is equipping every church on its platform. Subsplash is the only giving provider in their industry that offers a feature like GrowCurve in addition to no monthly fees, meaning their clients never need to negotiate for better rates.
Beyond seeing a record amount given back to churches, Subsplash continued to delight their Giving clients with new features in 2019:
Donor-Covered Fees—giving donors the option to cover transaction fees so 100% of their donation goes to their church;
Donor Memos—donors can include notes with their gifts;
Tax statement improvements and recurring gift enhancements; and
Improved integrations with other widely-used church software solutions
"Our clients have quickly adopted these new features and are already reaping the benefits," said Stephen Sion, product manager for Subsplash Giving. "Through GrowCurve, new features, best-in-class support, and effective client-facing resources, Subsplash has demonstrated our commitment to continually leveling up our offerings, which represents a huge win for our clients."
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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SUBSPLASH NAMES NEW CFO, LARA RICKARD, TO FURTHER ITS VISION TO EQUIP EVERY CHURCH
Seattle, WA, USA January 28, 2020
Subsplash, the Seattle-based SaaS company and leader in church engagement technology, announced today that Lara Rickard has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.
As an accomplished financial and operational leader, Rickard brings more than 20 years of experience in high-growth, entrepreneurial environments with a deep knowledge of the technology industry. During her tenure at mobile technology company, Zumobi, she built new business models, instituted key decision-making processes, and gained venture capital investment. While at Avocent, Rickard spearheaded a $100M acquisition integration while meeting all target goals and retaining 100% of acquired employees in domestic and global offices. Her leadership expertise in strategic planning, relationships and negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, international business, and team management will support in continuing to drive growth at Subsplash.
As CFO, Rickard will oversee and mentor the finance, risk/compliance, and legal teams to help bridge financial management with operational execution. Rickard will drive financial strategy, as well as manage the implementation of internal controls to effectively scale the company.
"This is a great opportunity for Subsplash to continue its growth. Having Lara join our executive team is already helping us level up in new ways," said Subsplash Founder and CEO Tim Turner. "Her extensive experience leading internal integrations, strength in financial planning and operational excellence, as well as her relational warmth make her the perfect fit on our team. Lara embodies our core values of humility, innovation, and excellence, and we are excited to have her join Subsplash as our new CFO."
This addition to the Subsplash executive team is another investment towards their commitment to Equip Every Church™ around the world with the best-in-class engagement technology.
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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SEATTLE TECH COMPANY, SUBSPLASH, SOLIDIFIES GROWTH PLANS WITH NEW COO, THOMAS OSBORN
Seattle, WA, USA November 4, 2019
Subsplash, a Seattle-based SaaS company and leader in mobile technology, announced today that mission-driven tech executive Thomas Osborn has joined the company as Chief Operations Officer. Osborn comes to Subsplash from Pathwright, a learning-management SaaS company in the church technology ecosystem, where he served as COO. During his tenure at Pathwright, he led the company to double in size and expanded its enterprise platform.
Osborn brings 20+ years of experience in church tech, banking/financial services, and management consulting to the Subsplash team. His leadership and expertise have been developed throughout his professional career at companies including Pathwright, Faithlife, JP Morgan Chase, and Deloitte Consulting. Osborn holds an MBA from the University of Illinois and serves as an ambassador at Pathwright. He is also a co-founder of Symporus and founding member of AI & Faith, two companies that seek to empower faith through technology.
At Subsplash, Osborn will oversee and guide various teams including People Operations, Project Management, and Platform Support with expertise in operations, strategy, and technology leadership.
Subsplash founder and CEO Tim Turner said, “We are incredibly delighted to have Thomas join the team because of his extensive experience in leading growth and change for the largest financial institutions in the US. By combining this experience with his genuine care for people and passion for serving the church, Thomas is the type of leader who will make a big impact at Subsplash.”
Expanding the company's Leadership Team is another step Subsplash is taking to solidify and support their growth plans in order to serve more churches around the world. Subsplash will continue with their mission to glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great company that drives for humility, innovation, and excellence to delight millions of people on its platform.
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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INTRODUCING SUBSPLASH MESSAGING, THE INNOVATIVE IN-APP COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT FUELS AUTHENTIC CHURCH ENGAGEMENT
Seattle, WA, USA October 22, 2019
Subsplash recently unveiled their innovative in-app messaging service, allowing church communities to experience effortless communication that supports authentic connections. Subsplash Messaging is a powerful tool enabling personal engagement within a church's own branded app.
A recent study found that mobile app usage has grown to 3.5 hours a day, primarily for communication and social media. Church communication is fragmented, often involving multiple tools, so Subsplash sought to create a seamless and powerful solution for churches and ministries.
"We built Subsplash Messaging to be a simple and delightful tool allowing communities to engage and communicate in one centralized place," says founder and CEO, Tim Turner. "It's more than just messages. It enables churches to share the gospel and engage the world in the most relevant ways possible—similar to the way the Apostle Paul contextualized and contended for the gospel within culture."
Subsplash Messaging is part of The Ultimate Engagement Platform™ that allows churches to engage their audience, expand their reach, and fuel their mission. Their suite of engagement tools includes mobile apps, digital giving, websites, media delivery, and more.
With unlimited messaging and channels, leaders can coordinate, collaborate, and celebrate with their teams, groups, and more. Real-time conversations enable everyone to communicate, plan, and even help support last minute needs.
"Subsplash serves over 11,000 churches, ministries, and businesses around the world. We're excited to equip our clients in order to help foster authentic discipleship in their community," said Chris Sharpe, VP of Business Development.
By offering messaging within a custom mobile app, a church's community can now enjoy a powerful and meaningful experience that is shaped by their church's unique content as well as their personal conversations.
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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SUBSPLASH ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CUSTOM CHURCH APPS AS PART OF THEIR VISION TO EQUIP EVERY CHURCH
Seattle, WA, USA September 30, 2019
Subsplash, the Seattle-based industry leader in innovation technology and engagement tools for churches, announced the acquisition of mobile app development company, Custom Church Apps in Austin, TX.
“Our team is passionate about empowering churches to make the truth of Jesus incredibly accessible, engage their communities, and fuel their mission. We are immensely grateful to deliver technology to millions of people worldwide," said Tim Turner, founder and CEO of Subsplash. "We believe there is an opportunity to expand Subsplash's impact, and we are excited to acquire a company that shares our vision to ‘Equip Every Church' with best-in-class technology. We also are excited to expand to a new office in Austin that will allow us to continue to better serve our clients.”
United by a common company culture and mission, this addition further solidifies Subsplash’s position as the frontrunner in the church technology market while enhancing the company’s future growth and performance.
Custom Church Apps was founded in 2012 by Poncho Lowder, Craig Wishart, and Glenn Ray in Portland, OR, before relocating their headquarters to Austin, TX in 2017.
“Our vision has always been to help churches better engage their communities in today’s mobile culture. Custom Church Apps perfectly aligns with Subsplash’s vision to equip churches around the world to better engage their audience and reach more people with the Gospel message. Our team has been so impressed with Subsplash’s culture and core values of humility, innovation, and excellence,” said co-founder of Custom Church Apps, Poncho Lowder.
Poncho believes Custom Church App clients deserve the most robust platform to better engage their church communities, ideally one that can build and manage their websites, mobile apps, online donations, and media. Subsplash’s award-winning platform seamlessly integrates all of these services, which brings incredible value to their churches.
Today, Subsplash serves over 10,000 organizations—including 50 of the 100 largest churches in the U.S.—with a suite of engagement tools through “The Ultimate Engagement Platform™” which includes mobile apps, digital giving, websites, media delivery, and more.
“Adding Custom Church Apps is just the beginning of many new, major developments that we have planned,” said Tim Turner. “The energy in our offices is tangible. Our amazing team is growing, and we’re in a strategic position to continue leading the way with innovations for digital engagement tools to Equip Every Church.”
For Information Contact: Kristin Thorp, (206) 965-8090
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LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PUTS DOWN ROOTS IN WENATCHEE
Seattle, WA, USA June 26, 2018
Subsplash®, the leader in mobile technology for churches, has just announced the opening of their new office in Wenatchee, WA. Headquartered, in Seattle, Subsplash has been looking for the right opportunity to plant roots in the Wenatchee Valley.
“Subsplash is growing, and we could not be more excited to expand our company to the Wenatchee area as we continue to fulfill our mission and delight millions of people around the world using the Subsplash Platform,” said Tim Turner, Founder, and CEO.
Tim Turner founded Subsplash in 2009 and has been building the company together with his wife and co-owner Kristy Turner, who grew up in East Wenatchee. Now, with a team of 90+ employees at the Seattle headquarters, Subsplash has plans to hire 15-20 new employees in the next coming months to work in the business incubator space at the Pybus Public Market. The future is bright for Subsplash as they pursue planting roots in Wenatchee with a more permanent location in the coming year.
Subsplash has created enterprise software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco, and their work has been featured in Wired, Engadget, Gizmodo, and the Wall Street Journal. Their Mission: Glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great company that drives for humility, innovation, and excellence to delight millions of people on Subsplash platforms.
“At Subsplash, our goal is to make the truth of Jesus incredibly accessible. We built the first church app for iPhone back in 2009, and we have been creating innovative tools that equip church leaders ever since,” said Tim Turner, CEO of Subsplash.
Subsplash is the #1 app provider for churches, with over nine years of experience working with thousands of churches around the world, including over 50 of the 100 largest churches in the U.S.
Bible teachers like Greg Laurie, Andy Stanley, Matt Chandler, Levi Lusko, Rick Warren, and many more are tapping into the power of the Subsplash platform to share gospel-centered content to the next generation of mobile users.
To learn more and to stay in touch contact hello@subsplash.com. To find out about current career opportunities head to www.subsplash.com/careers.
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About Subsplash: Subsplash® and The Church App™ are owned by Christians who are passionate about serving Jesus’ Church in the US and around the world! Subsplash has won awards, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and created software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco. Their Mission: Glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great, lasting, and prosperous company that delivers delight to as many people as possible on Subsplash platforms.
For Information Contact: Eric Abel, (206) 743-957
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THE NEW HOME FOR CHURCH ENGAGEMENT ON MOBILE
Seattle, WA, USA January 10, 2018
Subsplash, the leader in mobile technology for churches, has just announced the latest breakthrough in mobile engagement—The Church App® now available in iTunes and Google Play app stores.
With The Church App, anyone can now easily access hundreds of thousands of inspirational sermons and other gospel-centered content from thousands of leading ministries around the globe. Users can set their own church as a favorite and engage with their local community by listening to sermons on-the-go • downloading media for offline listening • finding and registering for events • reading blog articles • studying the Bible • donating to their ministry • taking notes in church • receiving push notification updates • and much more. It is, as Subsplash claims, “The Ultimate Engagement Platform®” for churches.
“At Subsplash, our goal is to make the truth of Jesus incredibly accessible. We built the first church iPhone app back in 2009, and we’ve been creating innovative tools that equip church leaders ever since,” said Tim Turner, CEO of Subsplash.
Subsplash is the #1 app provider for churches, with over nine years of experience working with thousands of churches around the world, including over 50 of the 100 largest churches in the U.S.
Bible teachers like Greg Laurie, Andy Stanley, Levi Lusko, Rick Warren, and many more are tapping into the power of the Subsplash platform to share gospel-centered content to the next generation of mobile users. Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Texas, is using the Subsplash platform to help engage his community at one of America’s largest churches. He shares:
“We’ve received rave reviews already about [the app] because it provides one more medium to extend our messages about the gospel out to the world."
Cody Jeffries, World Harvest Church, Kentucky shares about his Subsplash experience:
“…Because of their platform we have been able to reach almost double our regular Sunday attendance. It’s easy for anyone to create and manage an amazing app experience.”
Churches can join The Church App at no cost. With powerful search and geolocation tools, users can get easy access to a local church community or any global ministry with a simple search. Premium services offered with the Subsplash platform are already being used by thousands of churches and include apps, media delivery, digital bulletins, and Subsplash Giving with GrowCurveTM—an unprecedented model with extremely low credit card processing rates that go even lower as donations increase.
“For years we have been dreaming and planning for a better way to engage the global Church, and now it’s a reality. We believe the face of mobile technology is changing for the better with The Church App.” Tim Turner, CEO Subsplash
To learn more about The Church App by Subsplash visit www.thechurchapp.org.
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About Subsplash: Subsplash® and The Church App™ are owned by Christians who are passionate about serving Jesus’ Church in the US and around the world! Subsplash has won awards, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and created software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco. Their Mission: Glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great, lasting, and prosperous company that delivers delight to as many people as possible on Subsplash platforms.
For Information Contact: Eric Abel, (206) 743-9571
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SUBSPLASH® AND THE CHURCH APP™ BEAT EXPECTATIONS ON THE LAUNCH OF GROWCURVE™–THE INDUSTRY-FIRST INNOVATION INCREASES DONATIONS AND GIVES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY BACK TO CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
Seattle, WA, USA, October 4, 2016
Subsplash® announced today that its Ultimate Engagement Platform™, The Church App™, has reported record numbers of churches onboarding GrowCurve™, the innovative church giving solution that offers the lowest processing rates in the industry, lowering the cost of giving transactions and returning thousands of dollars back into the ministry.
“Pastors really want their people to be engaged”, said Tim Turner, CEO of Subsplash. “That is where Subsplash and The Church App engagement platform have made a big difference. It’s been a win-win for church leaders, as we’ve seen that engaged communities are giving communities™.”
By combining engaging mobile apps, sermon media delivery, digital bulletins, and Subsplash Giving with GrowCurve into the Ultimate Engagement Platform, the Seattle-based company has been able to serve over 50% of the top one hundred churches in the United States.
“We’ve been the leading mobile church app platform from the beginning because of God’s grace and our passionate focus on developing innovative technology,” said Turner. “Engaging people with the transforming power of Jesus through His church is the highest purpose of our company. We see generous giving as a part of that. People that love Jesus are responding to His love and grace with their generosity. We want to model that with our company which is why we’ve made processing rates the lowest in the industry.”
In the face of competition from public companies like New Zealand-based PushPay (PAY.NZ) and Silicon Valley-based PayPal (PYPL), Subsplash Giving has received overwhelming adoption from forward-looking churches.
Subsplash Giving has no monthly fee and includes GrowCurve, the unprecedented model where rates start at the incredibly low rate of 2.3% and continue to drop as giving increases. This can save a church thousands of dollars in credit card processing.
“We are lowering the overhead for churches while increasing their topline giving so they can have more resources for ministry,” said Turner. “Pastors and their staff don’t need to apply with multiple banks and processors or become commercial credit experts. We have done that for them and will provide them with the best rates to start, and even better rates as their giving increases.”
“As a congregation of 100 people, we’ve seen over 7,000 downloads of our app and regularly have over 800 sermon plays per month,” said Matt Rosenberg, Restoration Seattle. “Subsplash has helped us create beautiful apps, web sermons, and mobile giving all in one simple solution to help us expand our reach.”
Subsplash is changing the mobile giving industry by keeping donations dollars where they count, on the frontline of ministry. Learn more at www.thechurchapp.org/subsplash-giving.
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About Subsplash: Subsplash, an innovation leader in mobile SaaS applications, is the producer of The Church App, the Ultimate Engagement Platform for churches and their communities around the world. Thousands of churches and ministries such as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Saddleback Church with Rick Warren, Harvest: Greg Laurie and others have built their own custom-branded mobile apps. Subsplash is privately owned, mission driven and passionate about serving Jesus’ Church in the United States and around the world. Subsplash has won awards, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and created enterprise software experiences for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco.
For Information Contact: Eric Abel, (206) 743-9571
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THE CHURCH APP™ FROM SUBSPLASH®, THE #1 CHURCH ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, DISRUPTS THE DONATION INDUSTRY WITH GROWCURVE™–LOW RATES THAT GO EVEN LOWER AS GIVING GROWS
Seattle, Washington, USA, September 19, 2016
Subsplash, and their premier mobile app platform, The Church App, is trusted by thousands of leading churches and ministries all over the world—including 50% of the 100 largest churches in the U.S. The software company has built more live apps than any other developer in the marketplace. They’ve seen impressive growth in the last year–with over 25 million users, and app views numbering in the billions.
The Seattle-based team of mobile experts have built the Ultimate Engagement Platform™ for churches including: apps, media delivery, digital bulletins, and an innovative new donation solution Subsplash Giving which now features GrowCurve—an unprecedented model with extremely low credit card processing rates that go even lower as donations increase.
“When it comes to donation processing, churches often get taken advantage of because it takes a credit card expert to negotiate low processing rates," said Tim Turner, CEO of Subsplash. "Our goal is to flip those tables to help ministries of all sizes fuel their mission and always get the best rates without having to negotiate. We’re excited to equip churches to share the truth of Jesus by keeping more money where it counts. We kept coming back to what matters most: fueling the mission of the Church by increasing your giving and keeping the donations where they count. We decided we’re not ok with the industry standard, we’re not here to maximize our margins and profit off of the church – being privately owned by Christians means we can give it back to churches. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
Subsplash Giving offers the new feature of GrowCurve rates which start at an industry low of 2.3% and automatically go lower as giving increases. There’s no additional monthly charge for the service and for qualified non-profit Christian ministries, Subsplash will contribute rate savings right back to the church.
A recent study shows that mobile giving is up 45% and becoming a regular part of people’s digital lives. Subsplash empowers churches with the tools to take advantage of the mobile momentum by making giving simple, fast, and right inside the church’s own app as well as on websites, text to give, and kiosks.
“Our mission at Subsplash is to deliver delight to our users. Our ministry clients love our platform because it helps them engage their communities." Turner added "...engaged communities are giving communities.”
Subsplash clients are delighted about The Church App platform. Here’s what Matt Chandler, from The Village Church, said:
“We’ve received rave reviews already about [the app] because it provides one more medium to extend our messages about the gospel out to the world.”
Competitors in the church giving space include publicly-traded companies like PushPay, PayPal, and others, do not offer the many breakthrough new benefits offered by Subsplash. Subsplash uniquely offers a free monthly service, a low starting rate of 2.3%, GrowCurve dynamic rates that go down as donations increase, and its all available inside their award-winning and engaging mobile app platform. Subsplash Giving could save a church thousands of dollars a year–which means more donations will go to accomplishing their mission.
Subsplash is changing the mobile giving industry by keeping donations dollars where they count, on the frontline of ministry. Learn more at www.thechurchapp.org/subsplash-giving.
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About Subsplash: Subsplash® and The Church App™ are owned by Christians who are passionate about serving Jesus’ Church in the US and around the world! Subsplash has won awards, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and created software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco. Their Mission: Glorify God and proclaim Jesus is Lord by building a great, lasting, and prosperous company that delivers delight to as many people as possible on Subsplash platforms.
For Information Contact: Eric Abel, (206) 743-9571