Giving
The giving code goes where people already have a moment: the pew card, the bulletin, and on the screen during the offering with a plain sentence under it. Point it at the giving page itself, with the fund selection visible, not the church homepage. If your platform offers a text-to-give number, print it under the code for people who won't scan.
Keep the giving code separate from every other code. When it is the only thing on the card next to the word "Give", it is clear; when it shares a card with three other codes, it gets missed. Seven ways nonprofits use QR codes covers the giving code and the ones around it.
The connect card, without the pencil
A digital connect card is a short form: name, email, "I'm new" or "I'd like prayer", one submit. A code on the pew card or the welcome slide opens it, and the responses arrive in a spreadsheet or your church software instead of a basket. First-time visitors who would never hand in a paper card will often fill in a form on their own phone.
- Pew card or seat back: giving and the connect card, two codes, clearly labeled.
- Bulletin: this week's sermon notes or discussion questions.
- Foyer sign and welcome folder: the events page and small-group sign-up.
- Screen slides: giving during the offering; the connect card at the welcome; the podcast at the close.
Sermon notes and series resources
One code on the bulletin that always opens "this week's notes" is worth more than a new code every week. Make it dynamic, and each week edit the destination to the new notes page or the podcast episode. The printed bulletin template never changes, and the youth pastor doesn't have to make a new code on Saturday night.
How big to print it
Rule of thumb: the code should be at least one tenth of the distance it is scanned from. These are the sizes that work in practice for this job.
| Where | Scan distance | Minimum width |
|---|---|---|
| Bulletin or pew card | 12 in (30 cm) | 1 in (2.5 cm) |
| Welcome folder | 12 in (30 cm) | 1 in (2.5 cm) |
| Foyer sign or easel | 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) | 3 in (8 cm) |
| Sanctuary screen | 16-66 ft (5-20 m) | 25% of screen height |
Why make it dynamic
Churches print in bulk and keep things for years: pew cards, welcome folders, the sign in the foyer. Giving platforms change, the sermon series changes weekly, the events page changes daily. A dynamic code on the pew card keeps pointing at the right place through all of it, and the count of scans on the giving code, the connect card and the notes tells the team which ones people actually use, without anyone filling in a survey.
Dynamic codes are part of Premium, $4 a month. Static vs dynamic, explained.
Step by step
- 1
Paste the giving page
The page with fund selection showing, not the homepage. Add the text-to-give number under the code on print.
- 2
Caption it
"Give" on its own card; "Connect" or "Sermon notes" for the others. The Caption frame keeps it quiet.
- 3
Print and project
1 in (2.5 cm) on pew cards and bulletins; on slides, a quarter of the screen height, held for a full minute.
- 4
Update without reprinting
On Premium, change the notes link each week and the giving link when the platform changes.
Questions people ask
- How do I make a QR code for church giving?
- Paste your online giving page link into the generator, add the caption "Give", and download it for the pew card, bulletin and offering slide. It is free; save it on Premium if you want to change the link later without reprinting.
- Does QRFLOW.codes take a cut of donations?
- No. The code is only a link to your giving platform; no payment passes through us. Your platform's fees are the only fees.
- Can one code open this week's sermon notes every week?
- Yes, with a dynamic code: keep the same code on the bulletin template and edit its destination each week to the new notes or podcast episode.
- What should the screen slide look like?
- A code at least a quarter of the screen height, one line of text saying what it opens, and enough time on screen for people to get their phones out: a minute, not ten seconds.
- Will older members be able to use it?
- Any phone camera from the last several years reads QR codes with no app. Keep a paper option beside it (envelopes, a text-to-give number, a paper connect card) and the code simply becomes the faster path for those who prefer it.
- Can we see how many people use each code?
- On Premium, each saved code counts scans by day, so you can see the giving code versus the connect card versus the notes, and whether the slide or the pew card gets more use.
Make the code now, change the link later
Free to make and print. Premium ($4/mo) keeps it editable and counts every scan.