At most MinistryPlatform churches, individuals can register on the Portal without being required to log in. When the registration is completed, the information the registrant provided is used to try to match the registration with a Contact record in MinistryPlatform:
In all cases, the system puts all data provided during transaction completion into the Payment "Notes" field and, if no Contact record is found, assigns that payment temporarily to the "Default Contact."
If desired, someone with access to Products & Payments > Payments can:
$0 Payments have no accounting consequence. These are created by the Portal during free event registration. Follow these steps to process $0 Payments:
Upon completion of the above process, all $0 Payments are marked as Processed and your selection is cleared. These Payments no longer appear in the Not Processed view.
Payments greater than $0 need to be reflected in your accounting system as Deposits that match what will appear on your bank statement at the end of the month. The following steps presume you are processing only Payments that are settled as a Deposit together.
Upon completion of the above process, all selected Payments are marked as Processed and your selection is cleared. These Payments no longer appear in the Not Processed view.
NOTE: Use the "Add a Payment" tool to add checks or cash payments.