Stripe Connect

Ministrium uses Stripe Connect so each church receives digital gifts in its own Stripe account. This page explains the model and where to connect from the admin panel.

For the step-by-step walkthrough, see Connect Stripe.

The Connect model

Each church connects its Stripe account to the Ministrium platform. That means:

• Every digital gift goes to the church’s Stripe account.
• The church is the payment beneficiary.
• Ministrium does not hold the gift amount as its own deposit.

Where to connect

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to the Integrations tab.
3. Choose Connect with Stripe and complete the flow Stripe shows you.

Connection states

After you start the process, the integration may show as:

• Connected — ready to receive digital gifts.
• Pending verification — Stripe is still reviewing your church’s information.
• Not connected — no account is linked yet.

If Stripe is not connected, the public giving page shows Online donations unavailable. Guests and donors cannot complete a payment until the connection is ready.

Fees

How fees appear to the donor and what the church receives is explained in Overview.