Lutheran Service Builder
Lutheran Service Builder: A resource-rich planner for liturgical churches, with attendance-based annual pricing. Ranked #14 of 24 in Worship Planning Software by our editors (7.9/10); pricing: Paid; best for liturgical churches needing rich service resources.
At a glance
- Editor score7.9 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forLiturgical churches needing rich service resources
- Free planNo
- Paid from$250/yr
- Founded1869 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Lectionary, propers, hymns, rites, and service orders in one planner
- Creates reusable templates, custom bulletins, and presentations
- Exports presentations to MediaShout 6 and bulletins to a word processor
Where it doesn't
- Annual pricing starts at $500 for the first year
- Web access is the only listed platform
- Better suited to liturgical resources than volunteer assignment workflows
Our verdict on Lutheran Service Builder
Lutheran Service Builder is web-based worship planning software for Lutheran congregations. It supports pastors, musicians, and secretaries with calendar-based service planning, lectionary readings, propers, hymn recommendations, service orders, custom notes, and worship resources. Churches can also create bulletins, presentations, service templates, and custom liturgical elements, with browser access from offices, homes, phones, and tablets.
Pricing is based on average weekly attendance and billed annually. For congregations with 1–199 weekly attendance, the first year is $500 and each year after is $250. The 200–399 tier is $650 for the first year and $400 each year after. The 400–699 tier is $800 initially and $525 each year after, while the 700+ tier is $950 initially and $700 each year after. A free trial is available before paid subscription access. This structure makes the renewal price notably lower than the first-year price in every listed attendance tier, but the product has no free plan.
Its strongest fit is for churches that need detailed liturgical content and repeatable production workflows. Custom bulletin and presentation formatting, global search with multiple filters, playlist creation, music-file downloads, and database uploads from the desktop version extend the planning workflow beyond a basic calendar. Bulletins can be exported to a word processor, and presentations can be exported to MediaShout 6. The listed integration is narrow, and the product is web-based rather than spanning separately identified mobile platforms. Churches focused primarily on volunteer or participant assignment workflows should consider alternatives; liturgical congregations prioritizing service resources, templates, and publication outputs are the clearer match.
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Lutheran Service Builder fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $250/yr |
| Service templates | Yes |
| Participant assignments | Not verified |
| Volunteer scheduling | Not verified |
| Service calendar | Yes |
| Mobile access | Not verified |
| Team notifications | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Phone, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: MediaShout 6 |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | music.cph.org |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Lutheran Service Builder integrations
Lutheran Service Builder lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- MediaShout 6
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