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A Nigerian Tech Startup Thrives On Developing Apps For African Churches

A Nigerian Tech Startup Thrives On Developing Apps For African Churches

Asoriba, an internet-based application for church administrators with detailed information on the leaders and church operations is set to revolutionize the way people worship across Africa.

The software that was developed by Nana Agyeman-Prempeh and three of his Christian colleagues in 2014 is already changing religion in West Africa with the ease of communication between religious leaders and their congregations and an improved finance management system, CNN reported.

Asoriba uses both Internet and text and enables church members to remotely receive devotionals, send prayer requests to pastors, and receive sermons and other relevant information while allowing them to give tithes, offerings and pledges.

The software will greatly improve the way religious leaders administer their sermons with its addition of technology in the running of churches.

“At its most basic, a rural village pastor can simply stay in touch with his church headquarters via the mobile app and keep attendance records,” Prempeh told BBC last year.

The application had already signed 381 churches in the West African country, where the church enjoys a near fanatical appeal amongst the citizens.

It has plans to extend into Kenya, Tanzania, Gambia and neighboring Nigeria.

The minimum usage fee for the software is $9 per month, which is easily afforded by many churches who enjoy huge financial returns in the form of tithes and offerings.

The church management software was named Africa’s best startup at the first edition of Seedstars Africa held in Morocco in February this year, Disrupt Africa reported.

The event connects African entrepreneurs, investors and helps build entrepreneurship networks across the continent.

Asoriba is the second church-based software to be developed in Africa. The first one was Church Plus, founded by Peter Ihesie in Nigeria in 2013.

It proved difficult supporting it in the initial stages but has since attracted 100 churches since was re-launched by Complustech Nigeria Limited, last year, EntrepreNews reported.

However, just like other applications, Asoriba is prone to security threats.

Last year, a survey by Proofpoint, a cybersecurity firm found that Bible-themed applications have a high risk of malware infections.

In its second year of existence, Asoriba will most likely enjoy a boom across the continent due to the great affection that people across the continent have for churches.