Special Notes

  • You create and own your own Stripe.com account for your congregation.
  • Your first payout will take 5-7 business days from your first transaction.
  • Payouts will happen on a rolling business day basis, unless you change this setting in Stripe.
  • Stripe fees apply for failed payments.
  • You are responsible for any and all fees from the payment processor.
  • Only giving via bank accounts are currently enabled and supported. If you need credit/debit card support, please let support know.

Setup Process

1. Create your Stripe.com account

To get started, navigate to the Online Giving section in Lightpost Admin: https://admin.lightpost.app/finance/giving

Click the "Connect with Stripe" option to create your Stripe account, and connect Lightpost to your Stripe account to enable the ability for Lightpost to act on behalf of your new payment processor account.

2. Add your Stripe Publishable Key

In order for Lightpost to perform some actions on your behalf, we need the publishable key found in Stripe here: https://dashboard.stripe.com/developers

This key will begin with pk_live_
Please copy and save this in Lightpost: https://admin.lightpost.app/finance/giving

 

3. Completion

Once these actions are performed, you can start adding giving methods and submitting contributions!