Set up Church Center

Church Center allows your church members to manage their profile information, donations, registered events, and groups they attend or lead. They can also view your church calendar or directory and fill out forms. 

The web version of Church Center is enabled by default for all accounts. However, organization administrators must turn on the Church Center mobile app separately in Publishing. To do this, subscribe to the free Essential level of Publishing.

• Congregants can view the web version of Church Center  using a browser on a computer, tablet, or mobile device.

• The Church Center app can be downloaded for free to an iOS or Android device. It has the same functionality as the web version, plus the option to check in people. 

  Important

  Share a link or QR code from the Mobile app settings page in Publishing so congregants can download the app with your church preselected—no searching needed!

Update your Church Center URL

Planning Center creates a default Church Center web URL that you can customize with your church's name to make it easier for congregants to find your church online. The churchcenter.com domain cannot be changed.

1. Select the product name in the top left corner.

2. Choose Account settings at the bottom of the dropdown.

3. On the Organization page, select the Church Center tab. 

4. Type a preferred name in the Church Center Web URL field.

5. Select Save changes. 

6. Share the entire Church Center Web URL with congregants.

Turn on the Church Center app

To enable the Church Center app:

• Organization administrators must subscribe to the free Essential level of Publishing.

• You must create at least one campus. Make sure the campus also has List in Church Center app search selected so it can be found.

Once you've met those requirements, follow the steps below to turn on the Church Center mobile app.

1. Select the product name in the top left corner.

2. Choose Publishing from the dropdown.

3. Select the Customize page from the top navigation.

4. Select the Mobile app tab.

5. Toggle Church Center mobile app on.

Manage built-in product pages in Church Center

In Publishing, you can create your home page, create new custom pages, customize the navigation, and more. To manage built-in product pages in the Church Center navigation:

1. Select the product name in the top left corner.

2. Choose Publishing from the dropdown.

3. Select the Customize page from the top navigation.

4. Select the Navigation tab.

   • Reorder the pages: Drag and drop the pages using the handles on the left of the page title.

   • Remove a built-in page from the navigation: Hover over the title and select the 🗑️ delete icon. Pages can still be accessible by a direct link.

   • Add a built-in page: Select the page title in the Add item area. Only published pages appear in the Add item area, and built-in pages require a product subscription to be published.

5. Select Save & Publish.