Ministry email on personal accounts
Volunteers and ministry leaders often use their personal email for church business. When they step down, the contact history goes with them.
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Affordable email for churches and ministries on your own domain. Addresses for clergy, staff and ministry leaders plus office@ and prayer@ — $19/year for 20 mailboxes, not per user.
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The problem
Email headaches churches know well
Tight budgets
Per-user email plans can be hard to justify for a congregation with a small staff and many volunteer roles.
Roles change hands regularly
Youth leaders, administrators and treasurers change. Members should be able to use the same address for a role year after year.
Newsletters that go to spam
Weekly bulletins and event updates sent from an unauthenticated domain are more likely to be filtered.
Addresses that work
Example addresses for churches
Create them as full mailboxes, or as aliases that deliver into an existing inbox — aliases don't use up a mailbox.
- office@General enquiries, bookings and hall hire
- pastor@A role address for the minister, vicar or priest
- prayer@Prayer requests from the congregation
- youth@Youth group and children’s ministry contact
- giving@Donations and gift-aid or giving statement queries
- weddings@Weddings, baptisms and funerals enquiries
Role addresses that outlast volunteers
Make youth@ or giving@ an alias of whoever currently holds the role. When the role passes on, reassign the alias — the address on your website stays the same.
Catch-all for old addresses
Catch-all sends mail for addresses you have retired, or misspellings, to a chosen mailbox such as office@, so nothing bounces.
A shared office mailbox
Create office@ as a mailbox that the administrator and minister can both open in their mail apps over IMAP.
Stop paying per seat
What email costs a church with 10 staff and ministry leaders
Approximate yearly cost for 10 mailboxes, based on published entry-level list prices billed annually.
| Provider | Pricing model | 10 users / year |
|---|---|---|
| Google Workspace Business Starter | from about $7/user/month | ≈ $840 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | from about $6/user/month | ≈ $720 |
| HavitoMail Pro | flat — up to 20 mailboxes, 5 domains | $19 |
Ten users on Google Workspace Business Starter cost about $840 a year at list price. HavitoMail Pro is $19 a year for up to 20 mailboxes. Some providers run separate nonprofit programmes with their own eligibility rules, so compare against what your church actually qualifies for.
Competitor prices are approximate list prices and vary by region, plan and billing term. HavitoMail's 14-day free trial covers 1 domain and 1 mailbox.
Why HavitoMail
Why Churches choose HavitoMail
$19/year for 20 mailboxes
Clergy, staff and ministry leaders on one flat plan — not per person.
Addresses that stay with the church
Church email lives on your domain, not in volunteers’ personal accounts.
Better newsletter delivery
Guided SPF, DKIM and DMARC help bulletins and event emails reach members’ inboxes.
Easy for volunteers
Browser webmail, or connect to the mail app people already use on their phone.
Several domains
Up to 5 domains — handy for a school, café or community project run by the church.
14-day free trial
Try 1 domain and 1 mailbox free for 14 days.
FAQ
FAQs
How much does email cost for a church?
HavitoMail Pro is $19 per year for up to 20 mailboxes and 5 domains — a flat price, not per user. A 14-day free trial is also available, with no credit card needed to start.
Can a role address pass from one volunteer to the next?
Yes. Set up role addresses such as youth@ or giving@ as aliases or as their own mailboxes. When someone hands over a role, reassign the alias or change the mailbox password.
Can we send our weekly newsletter from our church domain?
Yes. Once SPF, DKIM and DMARC are set up with the DNS wizard, mail from your domain is authenticated, which helps it reach inboxes. For large mailing lists, many churches also use a dedicated newsletter service that sends from their domain.
Do volunteers need special software?
No. They can use webmail in any browser, or add the mailbox to the mail app on their phone or computer using IMAP and SMTP.
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