A free community for local churches · Opening soon

Fund the mission, without burning out the same faithful members.

Church Layer teaches local churches to build simple, ethical revenue: referral partners, online stores, and community income. Free to join. Get on the waitlist for first access.

An illustrated map of a church at the centre of its local economy: partners, an online store, seasonal campaigns, and community giving
Built for
Churches of 30 to 500
Your team
Two to five people
Cost
Free to join
First campaign
About 90 days
Every church has a Sister Denise.

She bakes for the fundraiser, sells the dinners after service, buys the tickets nobody else bought, and quietly covers the difference when the count comes up short. The same faithful few carry everything beyond the offering plate, not because the church is greedy, but because the church has no other plan.

The bake sale raises $1,400 toward a $9,000 need. Three months later, the cycle resets.

The shift

Your income does not have to come only from the people inside your building.

Your church sits at the center of a local economy. Businesses spend real money to reach the exact families you already gather. Your community already trusts you more than it trusts almost any business. Those are assets. Church Layer teaches you to build systems on top of them.

Trust

In many neighborhoods the church is one of the last institutions people still trust. Businesses pay enormous money trying to buy the credibility you already have.

Gathering power

Your church reliably brings together dozens or hundreds of people, week after week, year round. Most local businesses can only dream of that reach.

Life's big moments

Weddings, funerals, dedications, graduations. The church sits at the center of the moments when families spend the most and need the most.

Inside the community

Three revenue systems, and a plan to launch them.

Every strategy is ethical, simple, and repeatable. Built for a small team, with no special technology skills and no startup budget.

01

The Local Partnership System

The fastest path to outside income. Which businesses to approach, how to reach out with proven scripts, and how to package sponsorships for your events and ministries.

Referral partners
02

The Church Online Store System

Launch a store with print-on-demand: no inventory, no boxes in the fellowship hall. What churches can actually sell, and how to run it without a shipping department.

Online stores
03

Seasonal Campaigns and Community Income

Turn the moments you already celebrate into ministry funding. Ethical, repeatable income that does not lean on the same faithful members every month.

Community income
04

The 90-Day Launch Plan

Everything becomes a schedule. Days 1 to 30: build the foundation. Days 31 to 60: start outreach. Days 61 to 90: launch your first campaign, then build a yearly calendar.

Launch plan
Who it's for

The small and mid-sized church carrying a big mission on a tight budget.

You do not need any of this:

  • × A large congregation
  • × A media team or a tech expert
  • × Startup money
  • × A famous pulpit or an online following

You need a leader with permission to try something new, a couple of willing helpers, and about 90 days.

The Local Church Revenue Playbook by Marky Howard Kessa
The companion book

The Local Church Revenue Playbook

The community is built on the book: an introduction, 18 chapters, and a complete 90-day plan. Inside Church Layer, every chapter becomes a video lesson, a template, and a place to apply it alongside other churches.

By Marky Howard Kessa · Referral Partners · Online Stores · Community Income

Why this exists

The mission of your church deserves to be funded. The people of your church deserve to rest. Church Layer exists so you can have both.

MK
Marky Howard Kessa
Author, The Local Church Revenue Playbook · Founder, Church Layer
Questions

Good to know before you join.

What does it cost? +
Nothing. Church Layer is free to join. No cost, no catch, nothing to buy.
Is this ethical? +
Yes. Nothing here pressures members, guilts givers, or turns worship into a marketplace. The whole point is to fund the mission from outside the congregation so the same faithful few can finally rest.
Do we need tech skills or a budget? +
No. Every system is designed for a small team of two to five people, with no special technology skills and no startup money. If a strategy required a marketing department, it was left out.
How big does our church need to be? +
It is written for the local church of 30 to 500 members. You do not need a large congregation, a media team, or an online following.
When does it open? +
Soon. Join the waitlist and you will be the first to know, before the doors open to everyone.
Join the waitlist

Be first in when the doors open.

Church Layer is free to join. Get first access, and a few useful ideas while you wait.