What Is Church Connect?
Church Connect is a church website builder and mobile app that's included with every ChurchTrac Standard & Plus subscription.
- What Is Church Connect?
- What Can I Do With Church Connect?
- What Are Connect Cards?
- Sharing Church Connect
- What Are My Next Steps?
What Is Church Connect?
Church Connect is a complete church website and mobile app builder.
It's fully customizable card-based design adapts to any device, whether you're viewing it on a desktop, tablet, or mobile device.
Members can use Connect to submit church forms, give online, register for events, and view other church media. By logging in, members can access their giving history, view the online directory, manage their profile, update their availability, and receive push notifications.
What Can I Do With Church Connect?
With Church Connect, your people can...
- Give online, access giving history, and statements
- View/Register for upcoming events
- Fill out church forms for prayer requests, spiritual decisions, and volunteer signups
- Mark attendance for themselves and family members
- View the online directory
- Manage their personal and family profiles
- Update their availability to serve
- Receive push notifications
- Access a live stream or previous sermon links
What Are Connect Cards?
Connect Cards are at the heart of your Church Connect page. They are digital "cards" that display information or act as clickable buttons.
These cards work seamlessly on your website, in the app, or both. You can choose to show cards to everyone (like visitors), only to logged-in members, or even limit cards to specific groups (for example, volunteers, parents, or your worship team).
For example, you can have a Connect Card that opens a form for visitors to submit their information. But you might also set up cards as buttons for members to submit prayer requests, give online, register for events, or access group-specific resources.
Sharing Church Connect
Since Church Connect is a church app and website, there are two ways to share it:
Website
To share the website, use the customizable URL found on the Church Connect screen. You can customize this URL with a ChurchTrac subdomain or use a custom domain your church already owns. You can also generate a QR code for the website URL from the "Page Setup" tab by selecting the "Page QR Code" icon in the top right corner.
App
To share the app, open the "Connect Settings" tab, then select “Share the Connect App” to access the QR code your members can scan to get the app.
What Are My Next Steps?
Now that you know what Church Connect is and what it can do, here are some next steps: