Church Database Update #2

Last week, we let you know we’re entering a 30-day transition to a new church database. While our former database served us well, there is a new generation of applications becoming ever-better suited to the ministry needs of churches just like ours.

Currently, we’re migrating data from the old system into our new tool, Planning Center, and plan to have made the switch (data, staff training, congregational orientation) completely by mid-September.

Not at this time. We’re bringing all the records over from the previous system, as-is. It’s likely we’ll ask for a church-wide quick check of contact info sometime this fall (see directory question below) and will walk you through the easy steps at that time.

Not at this time. We’ll keep you informed of the progress and any steps you will need to take, especially as we switch over to the new giving platform in the next few weeks. At that time we’ll send you step-by-step instructions on how to close your current account and set up your new account through Planning Center Giving.

Planning Center has just released (8/5) the option to publish a digital directory. No one is added to this directory without their approval, so there will be a process, likely this fall, where we walk you through confirming and then making your info available (if desired), and how to access the directory.