Our Vision

To be the bridge that connects traditional church activities with our fast paced and digital world, in order to inspire Christians to live a faith-based life. 

The Problem

Casual parishioners are getting harder and harder to effectively reach.

1. There are gaps in availability. Most people have busy schedules that result in limited touch points throughout the week.

2. Church’s content often gets overlooked. Popular media forms are full of material unrelated to your organization. Modernized websites or social media managers can be expensive and time consuming.

3. One sided communication methods make it difficult to get honest and consistent feedback from your members.

Our Story

Founded at Michigan State University, OnTheMargin offers the first cloud-based social software to bring traditional church activities into a more collaborative, modern digital world.

Why OnTheMargin? The double entendre for taking notes on a paperback Bible serves as the foundation for WHY our company was built- we lived our own faith on the margin. This included a lifestyle of going to church on Sunday's, occasionally praying for our sports team to win, and calling ourselves Christian.

Discussing the Bible, engaging with our peers, and being involved in our church were all shared experiences that helped us grow our faith to a level that never seemed obtainable. We wanted to create a single platform that combined the importance of studying scripture, building relationships, and general discussion about all things related to the church. But this wasn't enough, we knew in order to capture the attention of people in the fast paced era we live in we had to develop something special.

We worked with leaders of churches from all regions, experienced and newcomers, organizations large and small in order to develop this idea to its current form. We listened closely, and designed an app that is specialized for the modern person, but built to be operated easily by any one.

We will continue to be quick, responsive, and adaptive to new challenges as we work alongside our organizations. Churches shouldn’t need to be technological wizards to enjoy the benefits of new solutions.

Our hope has always been that our platform can draw people closer to God, and can inspire people to live their faith off of the margin. Take the leap of faith, and join our mission. Because Faith, is for more than just Sundays.