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Fields

 

Congregation records can be found in the Church Structure folder.

  • Congregation Name: A short, friendly name for the congregation.
  • Description: An optional text description for this congregation.
  • Start Date: The approximate date when this congregation was formed.
  • End Date: The date this Congregation ceased to meet.
  • Accounting Company: The legal entity that controls the bank accounts and other accounting-related information pertinent to the money received by this Congregation.
  • Available Online: Set to Yes if this Congregation should be visible as a filter on various pages of the Public Portal, including Online Giving, Event Calendar, Opportunity Finder, and more.
  • Location: The physical campus and address where the majority of this Congregation's activities take place.
  • Contact: The person who would answer questions about this Congregation and possibly be responsible for tasks received from the MinistryPlatform workflow system.
  • Pastor: The pastor responsible for this Congregation.
  • Online Sort Order: An optional field to control the sort order of the Campus drop-downs the Public Portal.
  • Front Desk SMS Phone: Used by Classroom Manager to allow you to communicate with the front desk of your specific campus.
  • Plan a Visit Template: The congregation-specific email template sent to the user once they plan their visit at this location.  
  • Plan a Visit User: The staff person at this location who is notified when a user plans their visit. 
  • Time Zone: Indicates the time zone which corresponds to this Congregation's physical location. Note: This is the time zone that will be set for events happening at this physical location. If you have Congregations in different time zones, be sure to set them correctly.