Church Connect Overview
Church Connect is a church website, church app, and member portal that's built into ChurchTrac. How you decide to use Church Connect depends on your church. When it comes to websites, churches fall into one of three different camps...
- They don't have a website.
- They have a website, but it's not good.
- They have a website, and it looks great!
Don't have a website or wish you had a better one? Use Church Connect as your church's main website. Already have a great website? Church Connect pairs nicely as a church app and member portal to your existing website.
What can Church Connect do?
With Church Connect, your people can...
- Give online and access giving history and statements
- Register for events (both paid and unpaid)
- Fill out church forms, including prayer request, spiritual decisions, and more
- Mark attendance for themselves and family members
- Manage their personal and family profiles
- Access a live stream or previous sermon links
- And so much more!
What makes Church Connect different?
All-In-One
Church Connect is a website, church app, and member portal, all built into one unified platform. No having to manage and pay for multiple church applications.
Simple To Use
Church Connect enables you to make a beautiful website in minutes, not days. Leaders of all skill levels love the intuitive card builder.
Included (and hosted) with ChurchTrac
Because Church Connect is already part of ChurchTrac, you don't have to pay another company for website hosting and maintenance of a church app and website. Talk about savings!
What are Connect Cards?
Connect Cards are at the heart of your Church Connect page. They are digital "cards" that either display information or act as a clickable button. For example, you can have a Connect Card that displays your church's mission statement or the verse of the week. You can also set up a Connect Card to be a button that does things like open a prayer request form, link to Online Giving, display service times and locations, or register for an event.
Types of Connect Cards
Church Connect is made up of 10 types of Connect Cards. Every card has a specific function. For example, a quote card can only display written text and has no linking capability. Likewise, a Link Card is for linking to a specific URL and an Event Card goes directly to a specified ChurchTrac Event. The full list of Connect Card types include:
- Page Card
- Link Card
- Form Card
- Event Card
- Giving Card
- Attendance Card
- Quote Card
- Gallery Card
- Video Card
- Expandable Card
For more help on creating cards, and what each card type can do, see Creating Cards for Your Connect Page.
How do my people access Church Connect?
Your ministry has its unique Church Connect Page URL. This URL can be found by going to the Church Connect Screen found on the toolbar. Navigate to the "Church Connect URL" section and copy and paste the URL to where you would like it to be accessible to your people. You can link this URL to your pre-existing website, a Facebook button, Twitter & more!
ChurchTrac also generates a unique QR code for your Church Connect URL as well. Most smartphones will automatically navigate to your Church Connect page when the camera app is opened and pointed at this QR Code. You can display this code on your projection screen during worship, or in your bulletin or other printed material.
