Case Study: Grace United Methodist Church achieves 21% payroll savings and eliminates hours spent on payroll with APS Payroll

How switching to APS helped save 21% in payroll costs and eliminated hours spent on managing payroll

Grace United Methodist Church, a congregation in Manassas, Virginia dating to 1867, was struggling with a costly, cumbersome payroll provider that produced frequent payroll errors and long customer-service hold times—an untenable situation for a nonprofit that must steward donation dollars carefully. Financial manager Sandy Risko sought a more functional, affordable solution after repeated frustration with slow, indifferent support.

After a two-month transition to Automatic Payroll Systems (APS), the church gained an intuitive payroll platform and employee portal (eSelfServe) with automated leave requests, W‑2s, and wage history, plus faster, more responsive customer support. The switch eliminated hours spent managing payroll, delivered 100% correct W‑2s, improved overall efficiency and satisfaction, and produced a sustained 21% reduction in payroll costs.

Grace United Methodist Church

Sandy Risko

Financial Manager