Product Updates
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 Calendar—any 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 months—from 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 day—texting is here!
Collect Signups for Ongoing Opportunities
With a new update, you can manage all your signups in one place—both events and ongoing opportunities—and 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!
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 please—from their computer or on their phone through the app.
Take Attendance in Services and Registrations
Leaders can now take attendance for their teams and events right inside Services and Registrations!
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 donors—permission levels.
View Household Registrations on Church Center
Members of the same household can now view each other's event registrations in Church Center!
New Sharing Permissions for Group Members
With our latest update in Groups, group members now have control over what information they’d like to share with each group they’re a part of.
Take Group Attendance in Church Center
Taking attendance is a huge part of using Groups, and now leaders can do it quickly right from the Church Center app!
Show Announcements in Check-Ins Stations
You can share a message with every person who checks in with all station types—something they have to read before their check-in is complete.
Let People Cancel Their Own Registrations
Now you can let your congregants cancel their own registrations for an event right from Church Center!
Show Registrations Events in Calendar
We released a new connection between Registrations and Calendar to make managing events a little easier—a feed of all Registrations events into Calendar.
Waitlists for Simple Signup Events
Planning ahead for changes in attendance is so much easier if you include a waitlist in your simple signup!