How to Use Church Center

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Log in to Church Center

After you enter your mobile number or email on the login screen, you will receive a verification code, which will expire after two hours and can only be used to log in once.

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Once you log in to Church Center, you will stay logged in for fourteen days from your last activity.

My Church Center

You can view your profile by selecting your profile icon in the top left or selecting the Me tab in the navigation. In your profile, you'll see My schedule, Activity & involvement, and My organizations.

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My Schedule

The My schedule section shows all of your upcoming events, including those you have been scheduled for in the Services app, bookmarked from the Calendar app, or coordinated with Groups. You can select Actions to set blockout dates or contact your team leader in Services.

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Activity & Involvement

This section is where you'll see your Groups, Registration history, and My giving.

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My Organizations

The My Organizations section shows the churches you've connected with your account. Select an organization's name to change which church you're viewing in Church Center or select + Add to add new organizations.

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Update Your Profile

Make sure your information stays current, so your church can continue to reach out to you! Manage your contact and profile information, as well as your household information, from the profile and settings.

To update your information in Me, go to My profile & settings to view your contact information, household, and preferences. Update these settings to personalize your profile and make your Church Center experience fit your needs.

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Contact and Profile Information

Add or update your email address, phone number, and mailing address, as well as your gender, school name, marital status, anniversary date, medical notes, and profile picture.

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Important

For security purposes, you can not change locked fields, like your name and birthday. Please contact your church administrator if the information in one of these fields is incorrect. 

Household Information

You can view your household information in this section. Any household adult can also update profiles for household members.

Notice

You can not edit household members, names, grades, or birthdates. Your church administrator can make those changes.

Notifications

In addition to updating information for you and your household, you can also manage various app preferences in Me, including how you receive notifications.

Manage Your Giving Information

You can see your donation history, edit recurring donations, and see your giving statement from My Giving on Me in Church Center.

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  1. Select your photo or initials in the top right corner of the page.

  2. Under Activity & involvement, click My giving.

Notice

If you'd like to receive a receipt when you give, you can enable receipts in the notification preferences.

The My Giving page provides the following options:

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1. Donation History

From the Donation History tab, you can view your full donor history at any time.

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You can download a CSV of each year's giving history from Church Center web.

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2. Edit Recurring Donations

On the mobile app, you can select a recurring donation to edit it.

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Note

The amount and fund for the recurring donation can be updated from the app, but not from the web. To edit the amount and fund from the web, you'll need to delete the recurring donation and initiate a new donation with the updated information.

3. Manage Payment Methods

Click an existing payment method to delete it. Add a new payment method by choosing the one you'd like and following the instructions.

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If you remove a payment method that was used for a recurring donation, the next recurring donation will fail unless you update your recurring donation with a different saved payment method.

Note

Canadian Debit/Credit Cards: While all major credit cards are supported for Canadian organizations, only a limited number of debit cards will work. Visa Debit is supported, but Interac ATM cards or any card without a 3 or 4 digit CVC code are not.

4. Giving Statements

From the Statements tab, you can access your previous tax statements.

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Note

Tax statements will only be available if they've been generated by your church's administrator.

Find a Group

Your church may offer different types of groups to connect with your community. With Church Center, you can search for a new group to join and connect with!

Depending on how your church set up Church Center, you can find Groups in the bottom navigation or by clicking More. You can also find groups you've already joined on Me under Activity & involvement.

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  1. Go to one of your groups to access event information, messaging, and resources.

  2. Scroll through group types to see the type of groups you can join.

Filter Your Search

Once you have selected a group type in Find a Group, you can filter the group search results based on their tags. You can select multiple tags at a time.

Go to a specific group type first, and then filter the group type based on the tags.

On your browser, select your desired tags from the filter drop-downs beneath the search box.

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On the Church Center app, tap the filter icon in the search box.

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Select your desired tags and tap Done to apply them to your group search results.

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Join a Group

To join a group, select it from the list and tap Request to join on the group's page.

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  1. Click Contact to reach out to the group's contact person with any questions.

  2. After clicking Request to join, you may be prompted to send an email to the leader.

Tip

If you're attending the group and decide you want to become a member, your leader can show you the QR code, which you can scan and then immediately join!

Register for an Event

Your church may host events like VBS, potlucks, and more! With Church Center, you can see those upcoming events and register to join.

To view your church events, use the bottom navigation to find your church's event page. Filter by campus or category to narrow your search for a specific event.

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To register for an event, select the event from the list and tap Register.

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Provide all of the requested information on the next page. If you're registering for an event that requires payment, enter your payment information and complete the registration. A confirmation email will be sent to your provided email.

View Your Registered Events

To view your registered events, go to your photo or initials in the top right and select My registrations.

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If any of your registrations need more information, like a balance due or an attendee missing a form, a Needs attention button will be displayed beneath the registration.

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Cancel Your Registration

Choose the registration you'd like to cancel and scroll to the bottom of the registration confirmation. Click cancel online in the Need help? section.

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A refund will not be issued automatically. If you need a refund, contact an administrator to request one.

Caution

If you do not have the option to cancel your registration, contact the person listed in the Need help? section to cancel.

View Your Scheduled Plans

You can see any of your assigned plans by clicking your profile picture or initials in the upper right corner. Any new requests, including signup sheets, will be listed in the top section of Me.

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  1. Using the Actions button, you can accept all scheduling requests, block out dates, or email your team leader.

  2. Accept a pending request or use More for other options. View the positions, times, and notes, or decline the position.

  3. Any confirmed plan or block out dates will show in the schedule.

When you open a scheduled plan, you can see the plan details, including your position, times, and notes for which you are assigned.

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If you're on a Rehearsal Team and need more information, choose View in Services.

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