Create your church
Register an account, then let the setup wizard configure the basics in a few minutes.
Register an account
- Go to churchplanner.ca and click Start free.
- If you are the first person from your church, complete the registration form: your name, email, and password, plus your church's name. You can also register with Google. New churches are created on the website or in the Android app; the iPhone app is for members of a church that already uses Church Planner.
- Confirm your email address using the link Church Planner sends you.
If your church already uses Church Planner, do not register a new church. Ask your church's administrator to invite you instead; you will get an email with an invitation link. See Invite your team.
The setup wizard
The first time you sign in, the setup wizard walks you through the basics. Every answer can be changed later in Settings.
- Church name. The name your church appears under throughout Church Planner. If you already provided it during registration, it is filled in for you.
- Time zone. Events display in this time zone, and reminders are sent based on it.
- Main location. The primary venue where your services are held, for example "Main Sanctuary".
- Service type. The name of your main recurring service, for example "Sunday Morning".
- Ministries. Tick the ministry teams that serve at your church. Church Planner suggests common ones such as Praise Band, Praise Team, Speaker/Leader, Media, Hospitality, Youth, Sunday School, and Church Cleaning. You can add your own later.
Click Get Started on the last step and you land on your dashboard, ready to add your first event.