# Churches & faith programs: Registration for VBS, youth groups, retreats and church camps

Source: https://backpr.com/solutions/churches. Last updated: 2026-10-11.

URL: https://backpr.com/solutions/churches

Churches and faith-based organizations register families for vacation Bible school, youth groups, retreats, mission trips and camps, and take child check-in seriously.

Common problems:
- **Online forms only go so far:** A free form collects names, but not payments, waivers, medical information or who picks each child up.
- **Trips cost more than families can pay at once:** Retreats and mission trips need deposits and payment plans, not one large charge.
- **Child safety at check-in:** Volunteers need to know which adult is allowed to pick up which child.

How BackPR handles it:
- **Events, VBS and youth groups:** Register families for single events, week-long VBS, ongoing youth groups and camps, with the forms each one needs.
- **Retreats and trips with payment plans:** Collect deposits, schedule installments, record documents and add an optional donation to support other families.
- **Secure child check-in:** Volunteers check children in and out with a PIN or QR code against each family's authorized pickup list.

Most-used features:
- Event and VBS registration
- Youth group sign-ups
- Retreat and trip payment plans
- Donations at checkout
- Free events with no fees
- Medical and allergy forms
- Volunteer forms
- PIN and QR code child check-in
- Group emails and texts
- Scholarships

Churches and faith-based nonprofits use BackPR free. Free events cost nothing at all.

**Can we run free events?**
Yes. Free events cost nothing. With no payment, there's no processing fee either.

**Can families give a donation when they register?**
Yes. Add an optional donation at checkout and track it separately from program fees.