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Make sure no one falls through the cracks

People is the free membership database of the Planning Center platform—where you can centralize information from across your ministries.

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People ecosystem

As you use other Planning Center products to organize ministries across your church, all the information you gather automatically syncs in the People database.

The more you use the full system, the more People becomes a powerful tool for every ministry to connect with congregants.

Membership Database

Organize the personal details of individual congregants and their households in a single place.

Custom fields help you track details unique to your church, like confirmation and baptism dates, gift assessments, or class completions.

Activity and communication records show participation from across Planning Center, like group attendance and donations, on a single feed.

Background check indicators show you someone’s background check status and allow you to quickly order a new one if needed.

  • Custom fields help you track details unique to your church, like confirmation and baptism dates, gift assessments, or class completions.
  • Activity and communication records show participation from across Planning Center, like group attendance and donations, on a single feed.
  • Background check indicators show you someone’s background check status and allow you to quickly order a new one if needed.

Data Dashboards and Custom Reports

Analyze church-wide data at-a-glance and drill down to the details with member reports.

View all member demographics, membership types, campus assignments, and background check statuses from your homepage dashboard.

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Filter your database to make custom reports based on peoples’ information and activity records—lists of people within your larger congregation.

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Texting, Push Notifications, and Emailing

Make announcements or send direct messages to your entire congregation or specific groups of people.

Send simple emails to everyone on a list, or create custom, stylized campaigns through MailChimp.

Push notifications for the Church Center mobile app and web are an easy way to update everyone in your church.

Text credits allow you to send mass texts out to lists of people!

  • Send simple emails to everyone on a list, or create custom, stylized campaigns through MailChimp.
  • Push notifications for the Church Center mobile app and web are an easy way to update everyone in your church.
  • Text credits allow you to send mass texts out to lists of people!
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Follow Up Workflows

Check in with your congregation throughout the week and give them ways to connect further.

Create unique workflows for different processes—like following up with first-time visitors or people who requested prayer—and then walk people through step by step.

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Assign specific steps in the workflow to people, as well as set due dates and automatic reminders. You can also collaborate on the task in the notes.

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Latest Product Update

Learn more about the most recent update to People on our blog!

Save Files to People Profiles through Forms

Ever need to attach a picture or a pdf to a person's member profile? With Planning Center, you can collect files through online forms and save them to profiles!

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More You Can Do With People

  • digital directoryDirectory

    Invite congregants to share their contact information and household photo with other members online through Church Center.
  • Forms

    Create opportunities for people to communicate a need, whether it’s a connect card or a prayer request form.
  • duplicate detectorDuplicate Detector

    Keep your data clean by merging any duplicate profiles, as People automatically identifies them.
  • import arrowCSV Import

    Transition to Planning Center by importing all of the information from your current database into People with a CSV file.
  • lockPermission Levels

    Secure peoples' data and protect their privacy by assigning appropriate permissions to users.
  • Notes

    Save notes, like prayer requests, within People profiles and automate an email digest to your prayer team.
  • mobileMobile App

    Manage profiles, lists, workflows, and more from the People mobile app, available for Android and iOS.
  • integrationsIntegrations

    We integrate with many web-based applications, like MailChimp and Checkr. For a full list see our integrations page.

People is one of the many software products we build to support every ministry in your church.

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