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Welcome to the Shepherd Help Center 🐑

This is your complete guide to using Shepherd ChMS — the church management platform built for African churches.

Whether you are setting up your church for the first time, onboarding new staff, or looking for a specific feature, you will find step-by-step guides here.


  • 🚀 Getting Started — Set up your church in Shepherd
  • 👥 Members — Manage your congregation
  • 📋 Attendance — Track who shows up to every service
  • 🤝 Groups & Cells — Organise your congregation into ministries and cells
  • 🙏 Pastoral Care — Prayer, visits, appointments, and follow-up
  • 💬 Messages & Broadcasts — Reach your members via WhatsApp and SMS
  • 💰 Giving — Record and track offerings and donations
  • 🤖 WhatsApp Bot — Commands your members can use on WhatsApp
  • 🗳️ Elections — Run transparent church elections

Need Help?

Contact the Shepherd team at support@get-shepherd.net or visit get-shepherd.net.