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Make Announcements with Church Center Push Notifications
You can now keep everyone in the loop about what is happening at the church by sending announcements to the Church Center mobile app and web from People!
Split Registrations: Signups for Specific Date and Time Blocks
Split Registrations: a way to manage signups for specific dates and time blocks simply and easily.
April Product Update
Itās officially springātime for gentle breezes, fresh flowers, and a product update video! š» We cover mass texting, Services widgets, and more!
Manage Group Events in Church Center
Group leaders can now manage events, receive attendance alerts, and RSVPs from Church Centerāthe mobile app and the web.
Services Mobile Widgets: Song List, Team Status, & Next Up
The new mobile widgets are a quick and easy way to surface important, actionable information on scheduling, set lists, and more!
Show Events from Groups in Calendar
Now you can subscribe to a feed of Groups events in Calendarāany changes you make in Groups will automatically update in Calendar!
New Background Check Dashboard
Our latest update is a refresh of the background check dashboard to surface the most important information.
February Product Update
Here's a video highlighting all our product updates from the last few monthsāfrom a new stage layout in Services to some design unification projects.
Announcing Text Messaging from Planning Center People
Have you ever wanted to send very fast, very short letters to your congregation? Well, today is your lucky dayātexting is here!
Collect Signups for Ongoing Opportunities
With a new update, you can manage all your signups in one placeāboth events and ongoing opportunitiesāand display them on a single page in Church Center.
Unity Weeks: Improving Design Consistency Across Planning Center
We kicked off 2021 with a few all-product design projects to create a more unified experience across all of Planning Center!
The New Stage Layout Editor
Set the stage for 2021 with the new stage layout editor! You can now position people on the stage and use the objects panel to place instruments and gear!
Improved Bank Verification for Donors
We expanded our support for instant account verification from roughly 4,800 banks and credit unions to over 11,100 banking institutions across the US!
Thank Your 2020 Volunteers
Make time to tell your volunteers how much you appreciate the role they played in making it through the last twelve months of ministry.
Planning Center Publishing is Out of Beta!
Out of beta! Sign up to create custom pages, broadcast services live, and create a sermon library for your mobile app.
Group Messaging: Out of Beta and On to the Web!
Now leaders can communicate with members from wherever and whenever they pleaseāfrom their computer or on their phone through the app.
Giving Free for Any Church Stuck Under Contract
Have your subscription fee to Giving waived for the duration of your current contract for up to 12 months.
Take Attendance in Services and Registrations
Leaders can now take attendance for their teams and events right inside Services and Registrations!
Fall Update 2020
Happy Fall! Watch the video and read the blog to learn about the most exciting new features and updates we released in the last three months!
The New Plan Page
A streamlined layout highlights things you care about, calls out action steps, allows more customization, and sets the stage for the future!
New Permission Levels in Giving
There is a new way to make sure people have just the right level of access to do their job while maintaining privacy for your donorsāpermission levels.