EverCalm

Church & Faith-Based

Your ministry deserves the same quality systems as any business.

Churches and faith-based organizations face the same employment laws as any California employer, but often without the resources to navigate them. We offer simplified, ministry-friendly packages at reduced rates, because your mission matters.

What Churches Need

Employee Handbooks

CA-compliant policies tailored for ministry contexts, including religious exemptions where applicable.

Compliance Foundations

IIPP, harassment prevention training, SB 553 workplace violence plan: the legal minimums every employer needs.

Codes of Conduct

Clear behavioral expectations for staff and volunteers aligned with your ministry values.

Leadership Development

Coaching for ministry staff on team management, difficult conversations, and organizational health.

Volunteer Management

Structures, policies, and onboarding systems for volunteer teams of any size.

Board Governance

Support for church boards on organizational structure, accountability, and compliance oversight.

Church Retainer Packages

Reduced rates for ministry organizations. Two packages, sized by staff count.

Church Starter

$500/mo

Small congregations, foundational compliance

1–10 staff

  • Annual handbook update
  • Annual compliance checkup
  • Unlimited email Q&A
  • Quarterly law-change brief

Church Essential

$1,000/mo

Growing ministries with active paid staff

10+ staff

  • Everything in Church Starter
  • Monthly strategy call
  • Leave administration support
  • Volunteer classification guidance
  • Termination coaching as needed

Church Project Services

Fixed-fee, scoped before you commit. Reduced rates for ministry organizations.

Church HR Foundations Build

$1,750–$3,250

Handbook, core policies, onboarding workflow, manager toolkit, compliance basics

4–6 weeks

Church Compliance Checkup

$750–$1,375

Wage/hour, IIPP, workers' comp, harassment training status, I-9s: risk-ranked report

4–6 weeks

Church WVPP Build (SB 553)

$750–$1,500

Site-specific WVPP for open-campus, nursery, multi-building, parking lot, visitor flow

4–6 weeks

Volunteer Classification Review

$500–$1,000

Review all volunteer roles for employee misclassification risk; build classification decision tree

4–6 weeks

Church LOA Setup (CFRA/PDL)

$875–$1,500

Leave workflow, designation notices, return-to-work protocol, manager FAQ

4–6 weeks

Church I-9 Compliance Review

$500–$1,250

Full I-9 review, deficiency log, reverification plan, ICE-audit-ready binder

4–6 weeks

Children's Ministry Screening Policy

$500–$750

Background-check policy, screening workflow, disqualification criteria, incident reporting

4–6 weeks

Termination Execution Support

$375–$750

Script rehearsal, final-pay QA, separation packet, COBRA admin (non-ministerial employees only)

4–6 weeks