# QR codes for places of worship

> Places of worship use QR codes for giving, service times, newsletters, livestreams for homebound members, and memorial dedications. Giving codes work best open-amount (the giver chooses) placed on pew cards at 2–3 cm and by the exit. Keep a cash option; a code should never be the only way to give.

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## Giving codes

As cash carried in pockets declines, congregations that only pass a plate quietly lose the
gifts of people who would have given. A giving code fixes that without pressure:

- **Open-amount**, not fixed, the giver decides, exactly as with cash. In India, temples
  routinely take [UPI donations](/docs/payments/upi-qr-for-donations) this way; elsewhere,
  a [PayPal](/paypal-qr-code) or your giving platform's page does the same job.
- **Pew cards**: read at 30–40 cm, so **2–3 cm** of code is enough. One card per pew, not
  a poster at the front.
- **Exit placement** for visitors who decide on the way out.
- Keep the plate, the box and the envelope. A code must be an *additional* way to give:
  many congregants are elderly, and excluding them is the opposite of the point.

Label every giving code with where the money goes. Trust is the currency here, so link
your own domain, never a shortener.

## Staying in touch

A [newsletter signup code](/docs/marketing/qr-code-for-a-newsletter-signup) on the notice
board, and a [calendar code](/calendar-qr-code) beside special services so the date lands
in a phone's diary. Both outperform "details on our website".

## Livestreams for homebound members

For members who cannot attend, a card posted or hand-delivered with a code straight to the
livestream page removes the hardest step (typing a URL), for the least technical
audience. Print the URL in large type beside the code, and keep the link **permanent**:
one stable page that always shows the current or next service, never a per-week link that
expires.

## Memorials and dedications

A small code on a memorial plaque, bench or dedication can link an obituary, photographs
or the story of a donated window, the same pattern as
[headstone codes](/qr-codes-on/headstones). Use [engraved metal](/qr-codes-on/engraved-metal)
for anything outdoors, and always with the family's consent.

## FAQ

### How do churches accept donations by QR code?

Print an open-amount code (linking your giving platform, PayPal page or, in India, a UPI
code), on pew cards and near the exit. The giver scans, chooses an amount and pays on
their own phone. Keep cash and envelope options alongside it.

### Should a donation QR code have a fixed amount?

Usually not. Open-amount codes mirror how the plate works (each person gives what they
choose), and avoid anchoring small. Fixed amounts suit specific appeals with a defined
unit, such as sponsoring one chair or one meal.

### Where should QR codes go in a place of worship?

Where people pause: pew cards, the notice board, the exit and the order of service. Keep
them off the most sacred spaces and keep them small and quiet, a 2–3 cm code at reading
distance does the job without dominating the room.

## Try it

- https://useqr.app/upi
- https://useqr.app/paypal
- https://useqr.app/url
- https://useqr.app/calendar