After you've signed up for Planning Center, it's time to set up your account!
To access your account settings, use the product switcher and select Account settings at the bottom of the list.
Go to the Organization page to update your account information.
Complete as much of the setup process as you can. Some of the information might be required, depending on which products you're subscribed to. The sections below describe what you need to fill out in each tab.
Enter your church information, Your church information, including your church name, email, phone number, website, and tax ID number will be used on Giving donor statements.
Add your church's mailing address, which will be used in donor statements, reports, and web searches.
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Your main campus time zone and date format entered in the Localization tab will affect times in Services, Calendar, Check-Ins, and Registrations, and how that information is displayed in Church Center.
The currency applies to Giving or Registrations.
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Church Center is a public-facing web portal and app that allows your church members to manage their profile information, donations, events they've registered for, and groups they attend or lead. They can also view a church calendar or directory, check in to events, view their volunteer schedule, and fill out forms.
You can wait to set up Church Center or not set it up at all if you don't want to use it; however, if you plan to use forms or the Giving or Registrations products, Church Center set up is required.
Any campus information that you add will be used by other Planning Center products to identify the campus and provide information for members when they log in with the Church Center app.
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We partner with other companies that integrate with some of our Planning Center products:
If you have an account with these systems, connect those accounts. If you don't have an account already and you plan to use any of these Planning Center features, you can sign up for an account in order to use those features.
From the Billing page, set up your payment information.
Since you can upgrade or downgrade at any time, we send your Billing Manager an invoice every month, regardless of your chosen payment frequency. An Organization Administrator or Billing Manager can access billing statements from the Payment History tab on the Billing page at any time.
Organization Administrators have full access to all subscribed products, account information, and account settings. Billing Managers have access to only the billing page and Stripe payouts.
Notice
Giving is the only exception to this rule. The Organization Administrator who subscribed to Giving can initially give permission to other people to be Giving Administrators. Other Organization Administrators won't have access by default.
Tip
If you're not sure who to add as an Organization Administrator, check out the tips on who should be on the team for rolling out Planning Center to your church.