The directory is a private place for the people in your church to communicate with one another. Enable the directory to see it on Church Center, and select the information you'd like people to provide for the directory.
Important
Only organization administrators or People managers can set up the directory, set the parameters of the contact information, and invite people.
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Select the People page from the top navigation bar.
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Select the ⚙️ gear icon in the top right of the page.
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Choose Church Center settings from the dropdown menu.
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Select the Church Center button at the top right of the page. If the directory is not enabled, the Church Center dropdown shows a red X next to Web and Mobile app.
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To enable the directory, select Update settings from the dropdown menu.
When the directory is enabled, the Church Center dropdown shows green checkmarks, and you can see the directory on Church Center.
Manage the information shown in the directory by turning appropriate fields and settings on or off.
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Select the People page from the top navigation bar.
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Select the ⚙️ gear icon in the top right of the page.
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Choose Church Center settings from the dropdown menu. From this page, you can update the following settings:
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Household settings
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When enabled, a person can add another person to their household.
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This will create a new profile, which you can merge if needed.
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Directory settings
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Use the checkboxes in this section to enable which information fields you'd like people to include in the directory. While they can include these enabled options, only their name is required. People can log into Church Center at any time to customize or remove what information they prefer to share.
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Select Advanced settings to manage Privacy mode settings. This setting is enabled by default to protect congregants against scams by replacing visible contact information with a Contact button. You can see what that looks like in our article on sharing information with people in the directory.
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