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Group Messaging: New Features and Improvements
Messaging is still in beta, while we work on polishing things up, but we didn't want to wait too long before we released a few updates!
Taking a Stand
There are moments when a company needs to take a stand on an issue because silence and neutrality are themselves a statement. This is one of those moments.
Introducing Donor Pledge Campaigns
An annual budget or a plan to build a new building usually starts with a question: what can we accomplish as a community? A pledge campaign can help.
What’s Next: Phasing Into Gathering Again
Here are some of our best practices for facilitating smaller gatherings, at home and on campus with social distancing.
Invite Your Congregation to the Conversation
Connecting with your congregation as you begin to plan to meet in person.
Introducing Simple Signups
Make it simple for people to sign up for your simplest events with simple signups. Know just how many people are coming!
Simplify Event Assignments
Better organize your virtual events with these updates to the assignments feature.
Check Out with the Church Center App
Parents will now have access to their security code in the Church Center app! Hopefully, this makes keeping track of the code easier.
Emergency Text Notifications for Parents
Texting will be ready to help you communicate with parents when their kids are in need on Sunday mornings.
Find People Quickly with New Filters
Sometimes you need a quick list of some subset of the people in your church. Enter our new and improved people tab, complete with near-instant filtering!
Spring Update 2020
We have a few exciting new things to share, but mainly we want to focus on features uniquely helpful for doing ministry during the pandemic.
Make Online Giving Easy for Your Church
Helping people transition to online giving is hard. Here is a guide on how to make the world of online giving more approachable to your congregation.
Virtual Locations for Events
Some events can be reclaimed and enjoyed online rather than canceled. To help, we've added a virtual location option for Registrations events.
Create New Opportunities for Community
See how you can lean on Groups to give your church a place to find community.
Self Check-In with the Church Center App
With the latest release of the Church Center app, congregants can now check their entire families into an event from home!
Stronger, Safer Passwords
In the coming months, we'll be releasing some security features to help you further protect your data. The first of these has to do with passwords.
Announcing Group Messaging: It’s in beta!
Group Messaging is in public beta, which means your small groups can make the Church Center app their official center for communication!
Coronavirus: Connecting with the needs of your congregation
See this overview of how you can use the free People product to quickly find those people in your congregation who are in need and follow up with them.
Coronavirus: Product Updates to Get You Through
Our product teams fast-tracked a few updates to help you and your church adjust your plans in this rapidly changing environment.
Simpler Avatars for Profiles
Today it’s time to say goodbye to our generic, demographic avatars. In their place, you’ll be seeing people’s initials.
Coronavirus: What has (and has not) changed at Planning Center
We want to assure you that the essentials of our company's DNA, and what we promise to provide to our churches, is not changing.