About Unum
Our Mission
Unum exists to serve the Catholic Church through purpose-built software that respects both the sacred trust parishes place in their management systems and the practical realities of parish administration.
We believe the Church deserves technology built by people who understand that this work is about more than data management—it’s about supporting the mission of the Gospel in a digital age.
Who We Are
Drew, Founder & CEO
As a data engineer with deep expertise in data architecture and database management, Drew brings enterprise-grade technical knowledge to the unique challenges of parish administration. A member of St. Catherine of Siena in Wichita, KS, Drew’s connection to parish life informs every aspect of Unum’s development.
Benjamin, CTO & Technical Co-Founder
With over a decade of C#/.NET and SQL Server expertise, Benjamin leads the technical implementation of Unum’s security-first architecture. His experience building enterprise systems ensures that parishes receive software with the reliability and data protection they deserve.
Our Story
The idea for Unum began after a men’s group meeting at St. Catherine of Siena, when the parish business manager approached Drew about migrating their legacy database system. That conversation revealed challenges that existing church management software wasn’t solving: outdated systems that couldn’t handle Catholic-specific needs like sacramental records, family relationship tracking, and diocesan stewardship reporting.
Most solutions were built for Protestant churches with different structural needs, or they were aging systems maintained by companies that had lost touch with their users. Catholic parishes deserved better.
Our Approach
We’re building Unum deliberately, with St. Catherine of Siena serving as our pilot partner. Rather than rushing to market, we’re implementing enterprise-grade security from day one—including Always Encrypted for sensitive parishioner information and a database architecture designed for both data integrity and long-term reliability.
This isn’t a side project or a rapid prototype. We’re building software that parishes can trust with their most important data, taking the time to get the fundamentals right.
Our Philosophy
Service First, Always
The Catholic Church has endured for two millennia not through rapid disruption but through faithful stewardship and patient service. Unum embraces that same philosophy. We’re not trying to “move fast and break things.” We’re moving methodically to build things right.
Sustainable Growth
We’re not racing toward an exit or prioritizing investor returns over product quality. We’re building a company that will serve Catholic parishes for the long term, with pricing that makes professional-grade tools accessible even to small parishes.
Built for Catholic Parishes
Every feature decision, every architectural choice, every workflow we design is informed by real parish needs and real operational challenges. We listen to parish administrators, understand their constraints, and build solutions that actually solve their problems.
What We’re Building
Unum provides comprehensive church management software specifically designed for Catholic parishes:
👥 Member Registry with Catholic-specific family relationship management
✝️ Sacramental Records that respect the importance and permanence of the records
💰 Stewardship & Giving with diocesan reporting capabilities
📧 Communication Tools to help pastors stay connected with their communities
📊 Analytics & Reporting that provide actionable insights for parish leadership
Get Involved.
If you’re a parish administrator looking for better software, or if you share our vision of serving the Church through technology, we’d love to connect.