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Changelog
We are continually improving our products for the needs of our churches.
March 2026
Improved
Developer documentation site
New
Upload a dark mode version of your church logo
Update
Donation form upgrade coming April 15 (old form retiring)
Improved
Filter workflows to all assignees with clearer controls
New
Connect Planning Center People to Claude or ChatGPT
Improved
Skip Stripe setup and start your Giving trial faster
New
Assign people or positions to songs or items in your plan
Improved
Filtering on the events page
Improved
Applicants included in event attendance CSV export visitor count
Improved
Expanded support for Google Pay and Apple Pay (with a related policy update)
Improved
See payment methods and recurring donations before merging duplicate profiles
New
Fine-tune your chat notifications
New
Express giving for guests
New
See the song BPM, meter, and sequence in the Music Stand order of service
February 2026
New
Report unwanted messages in chat
Update
Text2Give short code (84321) officially retiring
New
Export a CSV report for workflow cards
Improved
New list columns, conditions, and export data
New
Scam risk alerts for member join requests
Changed
Age verification for chat
New
Printer Troubleshooting for iOS and Android
New
Church Center dashboard
New
Add sermon content to custom pages with the sermons block
Improved
Automatic protection against abusive and explicit images
New
Archive a payment source
Improved
Easier to see confirmed check-ins on rosters
New
Teams can belong to multiple Service Types (and even none at all)
New
List conditions for membership type change reporting
New
An easier way to view form submission details
New
Accept recurring event requests in Calendar forms
January 2026
December 2025
New
Zebra support for Check-Ins mobile in beta
New
Add a memo line to your donation form
Improved
Simpler signup creation
New
Preschool Grades in Planning Center
New
School year options for Australia, Canada, and the UK
Improved
Easier to add organization admins and billing managers
New
Organize events with multiple calendars
New
File uploads and section headers on Church Center profiles
New
More column display options on the groups list
Improved
Clearer, more predictable notification badges on iOS
November 2025
New
Attended/absent names in multi-group attendance export
Update
Terms of Service acceptance
New
ACH Payments for Registrations in beta
New
Daily repeating events
New
Split donations across multiple funds in Church Center app
Improved
New donation form now available everywhere
New
Message reply counts in the chat email digest
New
Tasks mobile app
New
CSV export of the groups list
New
Reply directly to messages in Chat
Changed
New groups default to leader-started chats
Improved
Timestamp for confirmed check-ins
New
Search for pages and sermon content
Changed
Account settings navigation
New
Require two-step verification (2SV) for org admins and billing managers
Improved
Refreshed “My Giving” experience in Church Center
Improved
Choose your signup type when creating a signup from Calendar
New
Custom event images
October 2025
Improved
Quickly restore stations
New
Smarter campus defaults and profile updates
New
Keep profiles up to date automatically with campus login choices in Church Center app
Improved
Unassigned campus handling
New
Campus filters for conflicts
New
Access lyrics, files, and notes from the media player on mobile
New
Saved message drafts in Chat
New
Promote Calendar events to Groups
New
Promote Calendar events to Groups
Improved
RSVP status in the API
New
MinistrySafe Background Checks and Training now in Planning Center
New
Add latest episode and notes to your navigation
New
Household tab with filtering and bulk actions
New
Gap alerts for unfilled positions
Improved
Smoother Giving with Manual Bank Verification
New
Use Your Saved Cards for Registrations
September 2025
Improved
Background check list conditions
New
Filter campaign donations by pledged status
Changed
Chat navigation on Church Center web
New
OpenID Connect for privacy-conscious authentication
New
Introducing Planning Center Links, create NFC Tags for free
Improved
All-new donation form now in beta
Improved
Bulk add notes to workflow cards and profiles
Improved
Household children list conditions
New
Import 2-column & number charts from SongSelect + more...
August 2025
New
See people’s login methods at a glance
Update
Password reset just got way easier
New
Chat email digest
New
Never miss a Tax Exemption Certificate renewal with these new notifications!
Improved
Selection types with descriptions
New
Import editable ChordPro files from SongSelect
New
Edit the name for a single instance of a recurring event
New
Include custom fields, membership type, and campus on Church Center profiles
New
Dynamic automations for event request forms
July 2025
Update
Beta release of the new Planning Center design
New
Assign a campus to your Check-Ins events
Changed
Navigation in Groups admin
Improved
Easier group discovery in Church Center
Improved
Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile
Improved
Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile
Improved
Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile
Improved
Better messaging to prevent scammers
New
Duplicate groups
Improved
Rich text for all form field descriptions
June 2025
New
Workflow overview widget
Update
View pending Calendar approvals on shared dashboards
Improved
Request rooms for individual Groups feed events
New
Church Center analytics
New
Services chat conversations on Church Center web
New
Global chat interface on Church Center web
New
Global chat interface on Church Center web
New
Registrations public API
Improved
Filter by campus (or no campus) in more places
Improved
Warn about paused automations when editing lists rules or conditions
Updated
Chat conversation filters on web toolbar
Updated
Chat conversation filters on web toolbar
New
Bulk file deleting in services (Finally!)
Improved
Edit multiple dates for Registrations feed events
Changed
Household phone and address updates are now opt-in
New
Search for donors from anywhere in Giving
Improved
Simplified video embeds
New
Bulk tag editing
New
List results and demographics widgets
New
Campus organization, filters, and display
May 2025
New
Always-updated link to the latest episode in a sermon channel
New
Custom email senders
Improved
Bulk delete unassigned lists
New
A time machine for deleted files, teams, and service types
Improved
Custom reports with smarter variables and better filters
New
Choose your event's landing page on Church Center
Improved
"No workflow" option for Workflow Form fields
Improved
Background check list conditions
Improved
Visibility into unassigned and overdue cards
Improved
Multiple room & resource fields in event request forms
New
🎶 Turn Pages in Music Stand with a Wink, Nod, or Smile (Literally)
Improved
Support for donor numbers and in-kind donations in the API
April 2025
New
Assign times to positions, not just teams!
New
Created date on the groups list
Improved
Chat read receipts and other improvements on web toolbar
Improved
Chat read receipts and other improvements on web toolbar
Changed
Dedicated 10-digit numbers now required for Text2Give
New
Email formatting, skip to a later step, and sort by name for workflow cards
New
CSV export and filtering on in-kind donations
New
Archive workflows
New
Form workflow fields skip option
March 2025
New
Edit Song Sequences in Services Mobile
New
Notepad and Quick Links widgets
New
Automatic campus syncing for Registrations feed events
Improved
People list condition organization
New
CSV export for multi-group event attendance reporting
New
See incoming automations for workflows
New
Manage imports from the imports page
New
Reorder dashboards
New
Speakers and filtering for sermons
New
Global permissions management
Update
More individual control over your Songs & Media permissions in Services
New
Keyboard shortcuts
Improved
Delete lists from the main lists page
Improved
Primary address column now available for people table
Improved
Export and print results with bulk select in lists
February 2025
New
Shareable dashboards
New
Schedule text messages
New
Confidential member groups
Improved
Redesigned tags page with clearer Church Center filters
New
Text In Church add-on
Improved
Earlier attendance taking window
Improved
Edit recurring donations now available on Church Center web
Improved
Public Plans Page - Plan Title and Item Description
Improved
Display which automation created workflow card
Improved
Easier access to form URL and QR code download
January 2025
New
Milestone Distribution - Location options based on child’s phase
Improved
Note category management
Improved
Clearstream add-on now works with bulk select in lists
Improved
Member removal email communication options
New
Manage which users can export CSVs and reports
New
Start week on Monday
New
Congregants can approve their directory listing via email