Pre-made content blocks
Drag and drop text, layout, and event schedule blocks to add what you want on your site, where you want it.
Your church app and web editor
Manage the Church Center experience and make it your own with themes, pages, audio, and video.
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MOBILE APP MANAGEMENT
Share essential, built-in pages
Choose which features to share on Church Center based on what Planning Center products you use.
Donations and pledges
People can give once, set up a recurring donation, and manage payment methods.
Simple event signups
Share event forms, receive payment, and get people involved!
Connection + community
People can find a group and chat; leaders can share resources, take attendance.
Church event calendar
Let people know what’s going on and link to event signups.
Pre-check for families
Parents can check children in and out from their phone.
Membership directory
A private listing of household photos and contact info.
Volunteer schedule + chat
Respond to requests, see their calendar, and collaborate with their team.
CUSTOM PAGES
Build pages for Church Center with a simple drag-and-drop editor
Anyone at your church can make pages—a welcome page, a bulletin, an about page, anything! No graphic design experience necessary.
Pre-made content blocks
Drag and drop text, layout, and event schedule blocks to add what you want on your site, where you want it.
Images
Add images with your content and make your site feel personal.
Buttons and links
Arrange navigation buttons and add links so people can find what they’re looking for.
Color themes
Select the color of your choice for the Church Center app to be in line with your church’s unique branding.
Images
Add images with your content and make your site feel personal.
Buttons and links
Arrange navigation buttons and add links so people can find what they’re looking for.
Color themes
Select the color of your choice for the Church Center app to be in line with your church’s unique branding.
LINK TO SERMONS
Livestream and create a sermon library
Add links to videos from a hosting platform, like YouTube or Vimeo, for people to watch on Church Center.
Organize your library of content into series including livestreams, pre-recorded videos, and audio.
OUTLINE SERMON NOTES
Create interactive sermon notes
Who doesn’t love a fill-in-the blank? Give people a way to engage with the message as they watch or listen, and then add their own notes.
SHARE SERMON AUDIO
Host audio locally for anyone to listen to on Church Center You can also publish to Apple Podcasts and Spotify—all from Publishing.
People can listen wherever they are and always feel engaged with your church.
ANALYTICS
Measure Church Center engagement
How many people are viewing your Church Center content? How many people click on an event compared to how many sign up?
Church Center analytics can help you understand what’s landing with people and then adjust your communications strategy.
ALL-IN-ONE CHURCH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Manage your content and organize your ministries with the same software.
Trade multiple ministry tools for one, and get everything you need to organize your ministries and reach your congregation.
You can plan out your ministries behind-the-scenes until you’re ready to share content with your church, then invite people to be a part of what you’re doing.
More you can do with Publishing
Customize Church Center themePick your primary app color to reflect your church’s unique branding.
Share a custom setup link to the appGive people a unique setup link so that can easily find your church on the Church Center app and be easily logged in.
Organize Church Center navigationCustomize navigation icons so pages appear how and where you want on Church Center.
Frequently asked questions about Publishing
Have more questions? We’re here to help. Contact support.
Can I create a branded app logo in the mobile app store?
It isn’t possible to create a branded app logo for Church Center. The Church Center app will only display the Church Center icon in the store. There are, however, many other customization options available for the in-app experience.
Can I use my own domain with Publishing?
There’s not currently a way to use a custom, purchased domain with Publishing. All websites created with Publishing will have .churchcenter in their URLs.
Can Church Center pages/features be embedded into our current website?
Yes! Depending on the page, you can use the provided URL to embed or link to your Church Center pages and share them with your church. Some pages, like the directory, event signups, and event request forms can't be embedded. Learn more here.
Is Publishing the same thing as Church Center?
Publishing is the content management system for Church Center. Church Center is the free mobile app and website for people in your church to give, sign up for events, watch sermons, and much more.
Plans and pricing
Church Center essentials are free: app setup and management, home page, and engagement analytics.
Upgrade to design custom pages and themes, or to share sermon notes and audio/visual channels.
Essential
App management, home page, and page analytics
Free
Set up your appPlus
Custom pages and themes
$15 / mo.
Select planPremium
Audio and video channels, sermon notes
$32/mo.
Select plan
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