We exist to free boards from administrative burden.
So they can focus on what they were called to do — building God's Kingdom and serving their communities.
Less paperwork. More ministry.
Our mission is to free churches and small organizations from the administrative friction that pulls leaders away from the work that matters. We provide a simple, secure, affordable platform that streamlines board governance — so the people leading these organizations can spend less time chasing documents and more time chasing the mission.
The leading governance platform for faith-based organizations.
We aim to be the platform that empowers churches everywhere to lead with clarity, accountability, and unity — transforming administration from a drag on ministry into something seamless and Spirit-led.
Why I built TrueBoard.
I'm Rob Hughes. For six years I served on the board of Lighthouse Covenant Church (opens in new tab) in West Sacramento — four of those as chair. Like most small boards, we ran governance on Google Drive, Slack, email, and group texts. None of it was built for what we were actually doing.
The moment that stuck with me was simple: I needed our church's bylaws and couldn't find them. When I finally tracked down a copy, there was no way to tell whether it was the current version or one from a decade ago. A board can't lead well when it can't trust its own record. The longer I stayed, the more I noticed the same fault lines — Google permissions broke every time someone rolled off the board, important Slack conversations vanished after 90 days because we couldn't justify the paid tier, and I always had the uneasy feeling I was missing things I had every right to see.
I've spent 20+ years building software — in startup environments and on full-scale enterprise systems at Chamberlain Group — and I have an MBA, which is how I learned the business side of leading a board. The idea took shape in early 2025; I started building TrueBoard in January 2026. I'm off the Lighthouse board now (term limits), but they were the first board to run on TrueBoard. The basics are solid and useful today, and the roadmap covers more of the legal and procedural mechanics that boards actually have to navigate. If you're a chair or a board member reading this — I built this for you, because I was you.
Rob Hughes — Founder, TrueBoard
Principles that shape every decision we make.
Purpose-driven
Designed for the boards that lead churches and small mission-driven organizations — not retrofitted from a corporate tool.
Simple & secure
Strong defaults. Sensible permissions. Encrypted everything. We make safe the easy path, not the expensive one.
Affordable
Pricing that fits a ministry budget. We charge what we need to keep building, and not a dollar more.
Help us shape what comes next.
Spin up a TrueBoard for your church or board today — free for 30 days, no card required. We read every piece of feedback.