The Accounting Firm For Churches
Lead your church with financial clarity.
You were called to shepherd people, and financial stewardship is part of leading a healthy church. Align equips you to understand your finances and lead with confidence, so every resource strengthens the ministry God has entrusted to you.
Have lasting missional impact
Build a Church for long-term health and sustainability.
Ministries that use Align's Five-Point Alignment Method experience a fundamental shift, not just in their finances, but in their capacity to fulfill the mission God has placed before them.
Here's what we've watched happen, church after church: It starts with alignment. Your pastors, board members, elders, and bookkeepers begin speaking the same financial language, and once everyone is pursuing the same goals, we build accounting processes that make your data 100% accurate. That accuracy unlocks true clarity: you finally see where every dollar stands, where it's going, and whether it's working. With that transparency, you make wise decisions based on real spending patterns. Your budget stops being a spreadsheet and becomes the plan that drives your church's vision forward.
From there, the fruit extends beyond your team. Your congregation sees you steward with integrity, their trust grows, and so does their giving. And when earthly wealth is managed faithfully, the door opens to the supernatural outcomes the church exists for: changed lives, salvations, restored families, and kingdom impact.
"WHO WILL TRUST YOU WITH TRUE RICHES?" LUKE 16:11
No church is too small, too new, or too far along.
For decades, churches across the nation have trusted Align with their finances, and what an honor that has been. We've watched congregations of every size and denomination discover that faithful stewardship isn't optional; it's how the church fulfills its calling.
50
States
COAST TO COAST
Any
Church Size
FROM 50 TO 5,000
Every
Denomination
liturgical to non-denominational
All
Budget Sizes
From $100k-$10M
Every
Role
Pastors, elders, staff, & treasurers
Putting you in the driver's seat
A lack of financial clarity can limit achieving your mission.
Many firms assume the finances are better left to them, freeing pastors to focus on ministry. We see it differently: a pastor who understands their finances stewards more effectively, because no one can steward well what they do not understand. That's why we focus on training, teaching, and guiding your team every step of the way. You and your team will take a more active role and feel empowered to lead well and confident that every dollar is making its greatest impact for the kingdom.
A trusted CPA-led accounting firm
Accounting services for Churches.
General accounting, nonprofit accounting, and church-specific accounting are different. Church finances carry needs that general accounting firms aren't trained to see, and for three decades we've had the privilege of learning those nuances alongside the local church.
We’ve noticed most firms stop at accuracy, documentation, and reconciliation. All of that matters. But accuracy alone never answers the bigger question: what is all of this meant to accomplish? That is why our method begins with your church's vision, not your ledger. We connect the best practices your books require directly to the mission God has given you, so every dollar moves your church closer to where He is calling it.
Free Consultation
How to get started.
Mia's heart is to bless you with as much guidance as she can in this one conversation, and if deeper support would serve your church, she'll show you exactly what that could look like.
i.
Connect
Schedule a free thirty-minute conversation where Mia gets to know your church, asks the right questions to surface your needs, and offers guidance right there on the call.
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Find the Gaps
From that conversation, Mia recommends a path forward built around your church's vision, which may include a quick financial review to understand your needs more deeply.
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Build the Game Plan
Mia works one-on-one with you and your team to create a plan to build a strong financial foundation, whether through training, controller support, or consulting.
Why Align
Thirty years in service of the local church.
Align was founded by Mia Celino, CPA. Her heart is to see your church align its finances with its vision and thrive. Her goal is to equip you with the tools and confidence to fulfill the calling God has entrusted to you.
Everything Align offers, from the booklet to consulting, is grounded in what Scripture says about stewardship, accountability, and faithfulness. That conviction shapes how we work: we don't create dependence. Pastors, elders, and staff leave every engagement able to read, question, and defend the numbers themselves.
It all runs on the Five-Point Alignment Method, the framework Mia developed to pair national nonprofit best practices with biblical wisdom. This method helps your budget become what it was always meant to be: your vision expressed in numbers, with every dollar moving toward the destination God has given you.
Align Consulting Group provides clarity, accuracy, and insight that we can depend on month after month. Their partnership has been a key part of our growth and expansion!
Pastor Keith Tucci
Network of Related Pastors (NRP)
Resources and services
Begin Building Financial Alignment.
Every resource trains and equips your leaders and team. The result: faster, more accurate decisions, and a team that raises red flags before they become real problems. You'll notice your leadership and staff finding a shared language and working toward the same goals.
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2-Hour Financial Assessment
In this quick introductory assessment, Mia reviews your financials to uncover hidden gaps and hands you a clear, personalized plan for what to do next.
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Five-Point Alignment Method Course
With CPA-led teaching and step-by-step video training from Mia, the course equips pastors, board members, and finance teams to build strong financial systems in-house.
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Controller
Services
Align's controller services keep your financial statements accurate, compliant, and audit-ready, so leadership can make confident, data-driven decisions.
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Consulting
Services
Align's consulting services connect your vision to strategy, equipping your team to build a healthy, sustainable, mission-driven ministry.
A Free 30-Minute Consultation
Start with a conversation.
You don't need to have it all figured out to start this conversation. In just 30 minutes, at no cost to you, Mia will listen to where you are, ask the right questions, and give you clear next steps, a blessing to your ministry as you move forward.