Events Overview
Events are how your church communicates what's happening — from weekly services to one-off gatherings.
Event categories
Pick one category per event. These are the categories available in the create form:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Service | Sunday morning, midweek prayer service |
| Bible Study | Weekly study groups, book studies |
| Fellowship | Small group nights, meals, socials |
| Youth Event | Teen nights, youth camps, games |
| Prayer Meeting | Dedicated prayer gatherings |
| Outreach | Community service, evangelism, missions |
| Celebration | Weddings, baptisms, dedications, anniversaries |
| Other | Anything that doesn't fit the above |
What an event includes
- Title and description
- Event banner image (16:9 recommended)
- Start and end date/time, plus an All Day toggle
- Timezone (auto-detected from the device)
- Location type — Physical, Virtual, or Hybrid
- Venue name, country, state, city, street address
- Optional GPS pin-drop on an OpenStreetMap picker
- Virtual link + virtual platform (Zoom, YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Microsoft Teams, Other)
- Max attendees (blank = unlimited)
- Registration toggle + optional registration fee and payment link
- Contact person, contact email, contact phone
- Recurring pattern — None, Daily, Weekly, Every 2 weeks, Monthly, Yearly, with a "repeat until" end date
- Church service toggle + service type (Sunday Service, Wednesday Service, Special, Other)
Viewing events
The Events screen has four filter chips:
- Upcoming (default)
- Live — happening right now
- Past — already ended
- All
You can switch between a list view and a calendar view, and a search icon lets you filter by title, description, venue, or category.
Global events
If your plan includes Global Events, a scope toggle appears at the top of the create form (Church Event / Global Event). Global events are visible across every church in the network — useful for denomination-wide gatherings. A separate Organized Global Events screen lists the global events your church has created.
Event status
Status is derived automatically from the dates:
- Upcoming — start time is in the future
- Live — now is between start and end
- Completed — end time has passed
- Cancelled — admin cancelled the event
Cancelling an event is done from the event card (long-press) or the event detail screen. Registered attendees see the cancellation.
Check-in
Every event has a built-in proximity check-in. The admin starts a check-in session from the event detail screen, and members whose phones are nearby with the Member app open get automatically checked in — no QR codes, no line at the door.
See Manage Registrations for how the full check-in flow works.