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Retreat & Mission Trip Fees, Handled

Retreat deposits, mission trip installments, camp fees, small-group materials — one link per family, tracked automatically. Keep your giving platform for tithes; GetDues handles the fees. Forever free for small groups.

Get Your Youth Group Collecting Today

1

Create Your Group

Set up your youth group with retreat fees, trip installments, and deadlines in minutes.

2

Add Your Families

Import your family list as a CSV or share a signup link — parents add their kids themselves.

3

Collect & Track

Families pay via Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal. You see who's covered for the trip in real-time.

Youth Ministry Payment Problems

Deposits Due Before the Money Arrives

The retreat venue wants its deposit six weeks out, but half the families haven't paid and the church is fronting the difference. GetDues sends automatic reminders ahead of every deadline so the money arrives before the bill.

Mission Trips Cost Real Money

A summer mission trip can run hundreds per student, paid over months of fundraising and family contributions. GetDues splits big fees into installments and tracks each family's progress automatically.

Checks Labeled "Youth Camp"

Fee checks land in the offering basket, get sorted from tithes by hand, and someone updates a spreadsheet from memory. GetDues keeps fees separate, itemized, and recorded the moment they're paid.

Volunteers Chasing Families

Youth leaders end up texting parents about money instead of planning the retreat. GetDues does the reminding, so relationships stay about ministry — not balances.

Built for Youth Pastors & Volunteers

Installment Plans

Split mission trip and camp fees into monthly payments families can budget for, each tracked and reminded automatically.

Per-Event Collections

Winter retreat, summer camp, mission trip, study materials — a separate collection for each, all in one family portal.

Automatic Reminders

Email reminders go out before every deposit deadline. No staff member or volunteer plays bill collector.

No Family Accounts

Parents pay from a link — no app, no account, no password. Grandparents chipping in for camp can pay the same way.

Import Your Family List

Upload your youth group roster as a CSV and every family is set up in minutes.

Clean Records for the Finance Team

Real-time payment status, partial payments tracked, and CSV exports that keep the church books tidy.

Family Privacy First

No student profiles, no birthdates, no data sold to anyone. You track who's paid for the retreat — nothing else.

Collect Retreat and Mission Trip Fees Without the Chase

GetDues gives youth pastors and church volunteers one place to collect every group fee — retreat deposits, mission trip payments, summer camp fees, and small-group materials. It's not a giving platform and doesn't replace one: tithes and offerings stay where they are, while GetDues handles the fee side of ministry that usually lives in a spreadsheet and a stack of checks marked "youth camp." Each family gets a payment link showing exactly what they owe, mission trips can be split into installments families can budget for, and automatic reminders go out before every deposit deadline — so nobody on staff has to chase payments in the lobby between services.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Forever free for small teams. Upgrade when you grow.

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  • Included: 1 team, up to 25 members — forever free
  • Included: No credit card, no expiry
  • Included: Manual email reminders
  • Included: Payment tracking
  • Not included: SMS reminders
  • Not included: Automatic reminders
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  • Included: Unlimited teams
  • Included: Unlimited members
  • Included: Automatic email & SMS reminders
  • Included: Stripe payments
  • Included: Payment installments
  • Included: Season rollover
  • Included: Parent/player payment portals
  • Included: CSV import & export
  • Included: Split dues (per-player or even split)
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Church & Youth Group FAQs

Create a retreat collection in GetDues with the amount and deposit deadline, then share the payment link with your families. Each family pays online and you see in real-time who's covered before the venue deposit is due.

Spend Sunday on Ministry, Not Money

Forever free for 1 group and 25 members. The retreat gets planned; the fees collect themselves.

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