QR codes for churches

Church giving: link to the giving page you already use

QRNoExpire does not process payments. A QR code from here simply opens the giving page your church already has, so the giving itself stays with the platform you trust.

Many giving platforms make their own QR code too. Tithely’s help page on creating a custom QR code, which we read on 3 November 2026, says its “QR Code Generator allows churches to create custom QR codes linked directly to their Giving Form”. If yours does, that code works well. Make one here when you want SVG for print, your church colors, or a logo.

To make a giving code:

1. Open your giving page on a phone and copy its address.
2. Paste it into the maker.
3. Add a line under the code like “Scan to give online”.

If your church takes donations on Venmo, our Venmo QR code page explains how to find and print a Venmo code.

Bulletin and sermon notes

Put the weekly bulletin, sermon notes or a reading plan online and link a code to it. Two ways to keep it simple:

• Use one link for every week. Replace the file at the same address each week, and the printed code always opens the latest one.
• Use a web page rather than a PDF if you can. It is easier to read on a phone.

The PDF QR code guide shows how to get a public link for a file.

Guest Wi-Fi QR code

A code by the entrance or in the hall lets guests join the Wi-Fi without typing a password. Make it with the WiFi QR code generator, and put it on a small card at the welcome desk.

Events, sign-ups and prayer requests

• Event sign-ups: link to a form for a retreat, a meal or a volunteer rota.
• Prayer requests: link to a private form on your website.
• Small groups: link to a page listing groups and how to join.
• Directions: a Google Maps QR code on flyers for an off-site event.

Where to put codes

UMC Discipleship, in 10 ways QR codes can help your church (read 3 November 2026), suggests: “Use a QR code on any signs around your church … that will direct people to your church’s home”. Good spots:

• Pew cards and the back of the bulletin.
• The welcome desk and the main doors.
• Slides on the screen before and after the service.
• The noticeboard and outdoor signs.

Signs read from a distance need a bigger code than a bulletin. The print size guide has sizes for each.

Keep codes safe from stickers over the top

A giving code in a public place is a target. Someone could stick their own code on top to send gifts elsewhere. Check your codes now and then, put them behind glass or laminate where you can, and tell your church what the giving page should look like. Our guide on whether it is safe to scan QR codes covers the warning signs.

One page with all links vs many codes

You can make one code that opens a “Connect” page on your website with links to giving, the bulletin, events and Wi-Fi. That means fewer codes to print. Separate codes are clearer when each sits next to its own sign, like “Scan to give” by the giving box.

If you want one printed code you can point somewhere new each season, an editable code with QRNoExpire Pro can be changed any time without reprinting. Every free code made here is static and never expires.