How Saddleback Church Builds a Global Culture of Generosity With Tithely

A Global Church, One Mission

Saddleback Church is one of the most influential churches in the world, founded by Pastor Rick Warren and based in Southern California. With multiple campuses across the U.S. and international locations around the globe, Saddleback has a singular mission: to help people connect with God and live out their purpose.

That mission requires more than just vision—it requires a culture of generosity that is strong, scalable, and accessible for every member, no matter where they live.

The Challenge of Scale

For a church as large and diverse as Saddleback, managing giving has unique challenges:

• Multiple campuses – Each location needs a simple way for members to give that connects back to the larger church.
• Global reach – Members give from different countries, time zones, and currencies.
• Online church – Thousands attend digitally and need a way to participate in generosity from wherever they are.

Traditional giving methods weren’t enough. Saddleback needed a digital solution that could scale with their growth, unify their giving processes, and make generosity simple for everyone.

The Tithely Solution

Saddleback partnered with Tithely to create a streamlined giving experience that works across every campus and platform. With Tithely, Saddleback can:

• Offer multiple ways to give – online, text, mobile app, and in person.
• Unify giving data – every transaction connects back to a central dashboard.
• Serve online members – digital tools make it easy for the global online church to participate in generosity.
• Simplify administration – staff spend less time managing spreadsheets and more time serving people.

The result? A giving experience that feels effortless to members and fully scalable for church staff.

The Impact of Simplicity

By making generosity simple, Saddleback has empowered its members to give consistently—whether at a local campus, during a global conference, or online from home.

This culture of generosity fuels Saddleback’s local ministries, global missions, and church planting initiatives. It also gives members a clear way to participate in God’s work, no matter where they’re located.

When generosity is simple, it becomes part of everyday discipleship.

Saddleback’s Story Is Just the Beginning

Saddleback is one of many churches using Tithely to make generosity easy. From local congregations to international movements, Tithely helps ministries focus less on managing donations and more on making disciples.

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