> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theharvest.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> One place for your people, your content, your giving and your Sunday.

Harvest is the digital foundation for churches and ministries. Instead of a website here, a giving page there, a spreadsheet of members somewhere else and a group chat nobody reads, your ministry lives in one place — with an app your congregation can actually use.

> [card] [Set up your church](https://docs.theharvest.site/getting-started/set-up-your-church.md)
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> From signing up to your first Sunday, in about twenty minutes.

> [card] [Plan a service](https://docs.theharvest.site/ministry/service-planning.md)
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> Order of service, volunteer rotas and invitations that reach people by email.

> [card] [Take giving](https://docs.theharvest.site/giving/how-giving-works.md)
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> Use your own payment links and keep every gift on your dashboard.

> [card] [Invite your team](https://docs.theharvest.site/your-church/roles-and-permissions.md)
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> Give each person exactly the access they need, and nothing else.

## What you get

Every church on Harvest gets its own address — `yourchurch.theharvest.app` — with two sides to it.

**The admin side** is where your team works: your people, your courses, your events, your giving, your Sunday.

**The member app** is what your congregation opens: the news feed, your courses, the Bible, prayer requests, the church map, and a place to give.

## What Harvest does not do

Being honest about this saves you time later.

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Harvest does not process card payments.** Your church uses its own payment links — PayPal, Revolut, Wise, Venmo, Cash App or Zelle — and the money goes straight to you. Harvest never sees it and never takes a cut. [How giving works](https://docs.theharvest.site/giving/how-giving-works.md) explains what that means day to day.

Harvest takes **0% of your donations**, on every plan. Our revenue is the subscription and nothing else.

## Where to start

**1. Set up your church**

Create your account, pick your address and add your details. [Start here](https://docs.theharvest.site/getting-started/set-up-your-church.md).

**2. Add the first thing your people need**

For most churches that is a course, a Sunday service or a giving link. Pick one — you do not need to fill everything in before you invite anyone.

**3. Invite your team, then your congregation**

[Roles and permissions](https://docs.theharvest.site/your-church/roles-and-permissions.md) covers who sees what.

> [card] [What's new](https://docs.theharvest.site/changelog.md)
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> Everything we have shipped, newest first.

> [card] [Something not working?](https://docs.theharvest.site/help/troubleshooting.md)
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> The things churches run into most, and what is actually going on.


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