Streamlined payroll & HR for
churches and ministries
Brotherhood Works church payroll and tax filing services help simplify your operations and bless your laborers. Streamline your work with the help of a payroll specialist.
Ministry-focused payroll
As you interact with our implementation team during your switch to our payroll services, we’ll collect all the information we need to help you keep track of health care reporting. We’ll also handle tax-related services, including:
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Federal, state, and local tax filing
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W-2s and 1099s
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IRS compliance expertise
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Workers’ comp audit assist
Stay compliant and support your staff
Designed for Christian ministries
Our team specializes in the nuances of ministry payroll—from pastors with dual tax status to clergy housing allowances and more.
Award-winning payroll platform
Access powerful tools at your fingertips with an efficient and tidy dashboard that doesn't overwhelm.
Personal payroll specialists
No more agnostic bots. Get 1:1 service from your dedicated payroll specialist who knows the ins and outs of your ministry.
Payroll services and time tracking
Get a simplified time tracking tool that seamlessly integrates with your payroll software, eliminating the need to flip back and forth between spreadsheets. This will help your ministry:
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Reduce payroll costs
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Process Payroll Faster
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Eliminate errors
Combined payroll, time tracking, and HCM
In addition to payroll and time tracking, your fundamental HR functions move to one user-friendly online space that stores all employee records. It also helps you:
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Onboard and manage employees
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Streamline benefits enrollment
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Automate daily HR tasks
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Store documents safely
HCM made for ministries
Human capital management (HCM) is not just for mega-employers. It also scales for smaller organizations where HR functions are completed by a volunteer, a pastor, or a bookkeeper—for just a few dollars per employee.
Base Coverages
Basic
Basic tools to hire and manage
Advanced
Tools to engage employees
Add-ons
Additional add-ons for a fee
Employee accessible self-service portal
Secure online storage of essential HR documents
Secure onboarding: electronic completion of I-9, W-4, and direct deposit info
Create and maintain employee records
Automatic system notifications
Standard reports with custom filters
Custom Quick Report Writer with simple interface
Customizable permissions for specific managerial roles
Single sign-on access to multiple companies
Integration with payroll and tax software
Benefits management
Open enrollment
Carrier feeds
Talent management tracking
Get customized payroll for your ministry
Integrated payroll and workers’ comp
Save time and money with pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation, known as Pay-Go. This benefit breaks up your premium into smaller, more manageable payments, and:
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Eliminates large, lump-sum payments
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Compiles audit reports automatically
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Avoids underpaying or overpaying
Other ways to care for your people
Background Screening
Industry-leading, comprehensive background checks and arrest alerts.
Employee Benefits
Support your staff with options for health, life, dental, vision, and more.
Workers' Compensation
Covers employee injuries related to a workplace incident.
Frequently asked questions
When a mistake is discovered on a payroll that was submitted electronically, the Brotherhood Works staff will work with your ministry to correct the mistake as efficiently as possible. Each mistake is separately evaluated, and the best solution is chosen to satisfy the ministry and the employee.
When your ministry becomes a client of Brotherhood Works, a payroll processing calendar is established for you based upon your pay dates. At that time, you will indicate whether your ministry desires to move your pay day back or forward when the pay day falls on a holiday. The calendar is adjusted based upon this decision.
Brotherhood Works sets all our customers up on our easy-to-use payroll processing software. The system processes payroll efficiently and produces comprehensive reports. From simple to complex payroll needs, this dynamic system is capable of handling multiple earning and deduction types. It provides accurate calculating, reporting, and payment of your ministry’s tax liabilities.
Data security is a primary concern facing nearly all industries today. At Brotherhood Works, we’re committed to protecting your ministry’s confidential payroll data. Here’s a list of just some of the ways we protect your ministry’s sensitive payroll information.
All information shared electronically is encrypted using industry standard SSL technology.
Only authorized Brotherhood Works professionals have access to the computer system used to process your ministry’s payroll.
All paper documents are stored in locked filing cabinets in a secured area within the Brotherhood Works department.
Brotherhood Works is committed to implementing and maintaining security procedures that protect your ministry.
If you’re ready to get started with Brotherhood Works, call us at 866-215-5540 or submit an online request form. We look forward to working with you.
We make every effort to keep your transition to Brotherhood Works simple. There are basically three steps involved. First, we work with you to complete your payroll needs analysis and have you sign a few forms, then we work with you to gather the necessary reports from your current system. Finally, we run several test payrolls to ensure all calculations are correct.
Special payroll deductions such as health insurance premiums, membership dues, charitable contributions, etc. are calculated and withheld from the employee’s payroll during each pay period. These deductions are clearly reflected on your ministry’s payroll check register so you can pay your ministry’s deduction liabilities directly to the appropriate vendor.
There are a couple of options for receiving payroll reports from Brotherhood Works. Electronic reports are available for download from the website within moments after your payroll processing is complete. After each payroll is processed, you will receive an email alert that the reports are available for download. The report files are in PDF format and can be viewed, downloaded, and printed.
If your ministry chooses the direct deposit option for your employee’s pay checks, an ACH voucher is created for each employee and is included in the report package that is generated with each payroll. Employees can receive their paystub via email, or by logging into ESS (employee self serve). Your payroll administrator can also print a copy of each paystub for delivery to the employees on pay day. The payroll funds will be automatically deposited into the employee’s bank account.
Direct deposit is a safe and efficient method for paying your employees. Funds are automatically deposited into the employee’s bank account, eliminating the expense of producing and reconciling checks.
If your ministry chooses the paper check option for your employees’ pay checks, the checks will be delivered via courier. Your payroll administrator can deliver the checks to the employees on pay day
When your ministry becomes a client of Brotherhood Works, you will sign a limited power of attorney document. This document allows Brotherhood Works to make payroll tax deposits, file and sign payroll tax returns, and receive information related to these payroll tax returns from the IRS or applicable state taxing authority. As the employer, you remain responsible for any tax that is legally owed by your ministry; however, Brotherhood Works will work to alleviate any issues that stem from our error in processing. This includes communicating with the IRS regarding the issue and paying any fine or penalty incurred as a result of our error.
Brotherhood Works withholds federal, state, and local tax dollars with every payroll processed for your ministry. These funds are held in Brotherhood Works’ bank account until the taxes are due to be paid. Brotherhood Works transfers the federal tax dollars to the IRS and the state/local tax dollars to the appropriate state taxing authority in accordance with your ministry’s current filing requirements. We generate the quarterly and annual federal and state tax forms, provide you with a copy, and file them with the IRS and other appropriate tax agencies. The W2 documents are prepared and sent to your ministry for review and distribution at each year end. As required by law, copies of the W2 documents are also provided directly to the Social Security Administration.
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