Lent Hack 2026

This Lent, don’t just give up something. Build something. We are calling all developers, designers, and innovators to a 50-day challenge. Our mission? To create products that help people grow spiritually or help the Church take its next giant leap into the future.

The Challenge The prompt is simple: Build a NEW product/tool in 50 days. Whether it’s an AI-powered prayer assistant, a community coordination platform, a liturgical tool, or a digital mission experience—if it serves the Kingdom, we want to see it.

Why Participate? • Purpose-Driven Code: Shift your focus from "deprivation" to "creation." Use your professional skills for a higher mission. • Community: Connect with like-minded Catholic/Christian techies who share your passion for faith and innovation. • Impact: Your project could be the tool that helps thousands of people pray better or helps a parish run more effectively.

Submission Requirements Phase 1: Ideation (The Seed) "Identify the Need." Don't have a team or a line of code yet? No problem. In this phase, we are crowdsourcing the biggest challenges facing the Church today. • What to do: Submit a "Problem Statement" or a "Product Concept" to our Ideation Board. • Goal: To surface the most impactful ideas that developers can then choose to build. Phase 2: The Build (The Growth) "Build the Solution." This is the 50-day sprint. Developers, designers, and innovators pick an idea from the Ideation Phase—or bring their own—and start crafting. • What to do: Form teams, join the Discord/WhatsApp technical channels, and start developing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product). • Support: Weekly "Check-in" calls and mentorship from Tech Mission team

Phase 3: Submission (The Harvest) Easter Week "Show the Fruit." The final push. Finalize your code, record your demo, and show the world what can be built in 50 days of prayer and work. • What to do: Submit your GitHub repo, deployed website or app and a 3-minute demo video on how the app works.