Setup

Lightpost uses Stripe.com as the payment processor for online giving. To get started, follow the instructions below.

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.

Make sure to have all your congregation financial and legal information available for the full setup process.

After the account creation process, it should bring you back to Lightpost and Lightpost will be connected to your Stripe account.

If you come back to Lightpost and it does not show "Connected" — just click the "Connect with Stripe" button again to make the connection. Sometimes if the sign-up process takes a while to complete, the connection process may not be successful on the first attempt.

2. Online Giving Settings

After setup, be sure to enable giving method types, and select if you'd like to enable automatic recurring giving.