Product Updates
Receive in-kind donations in Giving
Record, track, and acknowledge non-cash gifts from your donors!
Giving now available in Australia and New Zealand
We're releasing Giving in Australia and New Zealand to help more churches worldwide manage their ministries with an all-in-one system!
Send event reminders for your church registrations
Send reminder emails to help people stay on top of the events they registered for and when they’re happening!
Improved: checking people into Registrations events
Use the updated integration between Check-Ins and Registrations to quickly check people into your events this summer!
Get the support you need with Planning Center’s helpdesk
Use the brand new Helpdesk to get all the support you need like never before.
Services mobile app: redesigned plan view for smoother navigation
Experience the new plans page on the Service mobile app, designed to help you switch seamlessly between tabs and boost productivity!
Planning Center blocks: Automatically share ministry information to Church Center
Use content blocks to pull information directly from other Planning Center products you're using and integrate it right onto your custom pages in Church Center!
Privacy mode: Protect your church directory from scammers
Privacy mode is a way to protect your church directory from scammers by hiding people's information, but still providing a way to contact each other.
Add room and resource fields to Calendar forms for custom selections
Allow people to select rooms and resources à la carte style on event request forms!
Make task list templates for recurring events and projects
Use templates to easily copy your tasks lists for recurrent events and projects!
New for You in Planning Center March 2024
Get an overview of what's new in Planning Center this winter, and find ways to streamline your workflow!
Apple Pay: automatically available for Giving in the Church Center app
Donors can easily give to your church right from the Church Center mobile app, and you don’t have to do anything to set it up!
Planning better events: Build responsive forms in Calendar to get the right information
Use conditional logic to show real-time, relevant questions on your event request forms!
Automate tasks to simplify your event planning
Create tasks automatically when someone fills out an event request form in Calendar!
Behind the scenes: How Check-Ins got even faster
Experience up to 40% faster station speeds when you check people in during peak times!
Admin relief: Let congregants manage their own household details
Empower congregants to manage their own households effortlessly by adding or removing members in Church Center!
Revamped and ready: Your guide to the enhanced add file popup
Use the new Add File popup to easily add the files you need to share with your team, like song links, text docs, or files from integrations!
Build your to-do list: Create new tasks with automations
You can set Planning Center to automatically create new tasks for you and others as soon as someone accepts a request to serve, fills out a form, or a myriad of other triggers!
For group leaders: Attendance reports in Church Center
With attendance reports in Church Center, group leaders can quickly get a pulse on peoples’ engagement and see who they need to follow up with!
Giving statements & tax receipts: pro tips & new updates
We have a few updates and suggestions to help you get through the upcoming season stress-free, and they’re all here in this blog!
Spotlight the calendar: new gallery view and featured events
Highlight events by laying out the calendar in a picture grid view, then put a little featured star ⭐ next to the events you most want to draw attention to.