Developing a Church Mobile App: A Digital Solution for NTCC Management and Communication

Mobile technology pushes groups, including businesses and other institutions to utilize digital tools to better manage and communicate in this era of digital advancement. This research is on work on a Church Mobile Application for NTCC (New Testament Christian Church). The Church Mobile Application is intended to disseminate information, keep members engaged, and improve Church communication. The primary objective is to develop an online application. A centralized mobile platform for all church leaders and members who regularly need announcements, events, devotional content, and regular church information. Using the RAD (Rapid Application Development) methodology, which is aimed at iterative development to facilitate constant interaction with the users and rapid prototyping. The Research Study also used Survey and Questionnaire to gather data that can be used in carrying out this study. The Church Pastor, Leaders as well as other Members of New Testament Christian Church (NTCC) were given the Survey Questionnaire. According to the results of the evaluation, the NTCC Church Mobile App reached a weighted mean of 4.67. That score is Strongly Agree. The NTCC Church Mobile App demonstrates user-level acceptance and satisfaction. The findings showed that the NTCC Church Mobile App solved problems with communication and manual information management. The NTCC Church Mobile App is a solution for church management and communication. Future works need to incorporate push notifications, multimedia feature integration, and expansion to NTCC branches. 

Church Mobile Application, NTCC, Rapid Application Development, Church Management System, Digital Communication

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