Church Center App Reviews

by Tt8888

So ChurchCenterApp was working, and I have a recurring donation set, but after updating I was logged out and couldn’t log back in. I was able to make a “new” account using the exact same phone number and email, but there’s no giving history and ChurchCenterApp won’t email me no matter what. I can’t find ANY contact info for this company so that I can get back to my old account or update giving or see a history of giving or anything. I tried to reconnect my bank and it said see email for instructions but there’s no email whatsoever.

by Look For Another App...

I have had issues with this church center for months, the church’s associate pastor has been on with tech support on my behalf but can’t get it fixed. It started with trying to link my checking account, they deposited two small amounts I checked the deposit amounts told them the amounts they deposited and they said no that’s not correct. It’s literally the amounts they placed in my account but they say it’s not so it costs more to give by debit card. Now I can’t give by debit they continue to flag my account and will not allow me to give to my church at all. So I would truly discourage anyone from using ChurchCenterApp for their congregation.

by Srlandreneau

I love to watch and check up on churches I have attended in the past. On that note I would love to give money to those churches through ChurchCenterApp . But since I have to Log Out and then search for the church and have another text or email confirmation and set up my bank information again.... then I can give and then repeat the process for another church. Please make this more convenient by having the option to switch churches while still Logged In and having your profile keep your saved Bank information. Other than that it’s great because ChurchCenterApp have a great history of tithes or giving.

by Fgfyhcsthjnyrwefghhfsdc

I use ChurchCenterApp to set up recurring donations to my church. Updating credit card information is awkward. To update the expiration date and cvv you need to delete the entire card and re-enter everything all over. But worse than that, when you delete the card, it also deletes some, but not all, of your donation schedule information and furthermore does not tell you about the partial donation schedule deletion, preventing the donations from restarting. After a few weeks of wondering why no donations and a donation failure email, I had to relogin and figure out what went wrong. Two suggestions would be a way to update just credit card expiration data and cvv. Also provide, after a credit card change, a pop-up telling you the donation schedule information has been partially deleted and also needs to be re-entered.

by Brennan McC

The UI is pretty clean and the UX is pretty good, but there’s a critical flaw in my opinion.

The bottom navigation is nice, but I’d move the 5th option for “more” to a top menu bar. Like a top right settings or ellipses icon, or broaden the account section when you click your profile and put the “more” there

In replacement, I’d replace it with either the groups or messaging feature… ideally I’d find a way to have both in the same place. The groups/messaging feature seem like the weakest part of ChurchCenterApp- which is a bummer because it’s directly how small groups and people can communicate to each other.

Right now you have to click more, then groups, then your group, then a message, then you can see messages. That’s 5 levels deep. Ideally it should be 2-3.

That would make the navigation so much better!

by Highflyer67

ChurchCenterApp is ok but half the time it doesn’t open. Very frustrating when I’m trying to access key information and I see the eternal circling around but never landing! I usually can’t access it in the afternoon, have to wait until later in evening. In talking with others, they have same issue. I’m wondering if it is a volume issue. Too many people trying to access it at same time. I almost rated it 2 for this reason but decided to be generous.

by MMSwtx

I like being able to connect with my church through ChurchCenterApp. However, almost every day Church Center won’t load. I have to restart my phone to open ChurchCenterApp and get to notifications. Restart only helps for a few hours before the problem happens again—forcing yet another restart to access ChurchCenterApp .

by LaRora

I like ChurchCenterApp. It allows us to have phone numbers and pics next to members when you need to call them or don’t remember their name. I’m also glad I can pay here. I would ask the developer to update the giving section. I give to multiple categories every month (tithe, missions, mortgage capital, etc). As it now I have to send three separate giving and each one costs 25 cents.

by Judtananimefan

In the future, I want to get into software and user experience design, it’s what I love doing and I have a natural talent for it. Just within 2 minutes of downloading and using ChurchCenterApp , I can already see so many ways ChurchCenterApp can he improved, and ideas for features to be added. I’d love to help contribute to designing ChurchCenterApp ’s UI!

by D (provin Myself)

I love this! And it’s free? Crazy! The one thing I wish it had was services. Maybe a way to see when you’re scheduled for that month and to be able to accept and decline requests. Basically everything the services app can do but all under one app. That ever happening?

by Little Cloud 00

At first I could not help my friend to install it as I could not go forward after finding the church. After all the struggles, we found the solution. We have to turn the iPad into vertical orientation in order to see the “choose this church” button. How could we notice that when we had a keyboard attached with the iPad?!

by Mustangjake04

So far we’ve have been using ChurchCenterApp for about one month now and we really like it. Our main suggestion is with an update with a push notifications option for the admin that could be utilized if needed to inform people of new changes to things going on with our church within ChurchCenterApp .

by Maelk4

Love ChurchCenterApp , we have created groups for all our small groups and is very helpful in organizing events. The only way I’ve found to give group leaders privileges to add and edit members is to give all group leaders admin rights which allows them to see all groups. It would be a better design if individual groups only have access to edit their groups.

by Peeny_1029

Since my last phone update I’m not able to see my profile. I have tried deleting and reinstalling ChurchCenterApp . But I’m still having the same issue. Any tips on how I can fix this?

by Em3499

Love ChurchCenterApp, so convenient. But there’s no way to change your church after you’ve added your church home. Also no way to add multiple churches. Now I can’t see events from other churches. Is there a way to do this?

by Danda_man

This is the one piece PCO was missing: an interface that connects individuals with their home church. Users can edit their profile, giving info, and register for event all in one place. The giving function almost makes text to give obsolete.

Of course, there is a lot to develop.
This would be a great place to integrate a form of church communication as well. How about integrating some notifications?

Some more things to consider:
-Ways to contact the leadership
-A place to upload featured resources
-support for multiple campuses under one account
-Groups integration
-maybe check in integration

by Jgoldrule

I’ve deleted and re downloaded ChurchCenterApp a few times but to no avail. I can enter my credit card, select the fund to give towards, opt to cover or not cover the fees, but when I click on next nothing happens. Donating to my church is the only reason I use ChurchCenterApp so if it doesn’t work it sort of defeats the purpose for me.

*The developer responded and has resolved the issue I am having. If you have Safari restricted you will not be able to donate with ChurchCenterApp .

by Chrisborah

***EDIT: you can disable Events by disabling the Registrations app in the Accounts panel****

If one of the 3 or 4 buttons of your app says “Events” and it says you have “No Events”, that looks really bad. It’s literally the reason we’re not using ChurchCenterApp . Maybe if it said, “there are no events to register for, see individual groups for upcoming events” OR if the link was “Register”/“Registrations” OR you can optionally disable the button on ChurchCenterApp . Right now, one of the main links in ChurchCenterApp effectively says “your church has no life.”

by Luaprecklaw

I love ChurchCenterApp! However I just discovered that it is not possible to edit my monthly automatic giving. I can’t delete it either. I’m sure this is a glitch! I have 3 different apple devices. Same problem on all 3 devices. Maybe it is only on my account because it is a serious unacceptable glitch! I’m sure you would have tons of complaints if this was happening to all your users. I need a method of contacting tech support. If you reply to this post I will find it and contact your tech support.
I’m giving you 5 stars for a great app and believing that you will respond quickly to this complaint!

by Epsilon324581

It’s so awesome to be a new user looking through reviews from a year or so ago and see all the requests for features that exist now. Some of them are even key reasons our church is going to start using Planning Center/Church Center. Wonderful stuff! Going to submit some of our own and keep our fingers crossed.

by Paul Blart: Tech Guy

ChurchCenterApp is great for connecting with your church. However, the login process is overly complex and not setup for those that attend or volunteer at multiple churches. Having to re-authenticate to switch churches is annoying. Would love to have it just tied to my PCO login and let me login that way.

by Busyscott

This looks promising, but really needs group communication. Each group should function like a slack channel. Something the group can communicate on, upload attachments, share links...etc. and push notifications. Will drive adoption of ChurchCenterApp and will be a hugely helpful tool in growing our groups with real relationships.

Thank you PCO team!

by Jenna Hagler

I love the abilities of ChurchCenterApp and the connections with PCO. Here’s some things I’d like to see (earn that 5th star ⭐️):
• groups accessibility from the CC app
• ability to post sermon recordings in ChurchCenterApp
• ability to take sermon notes in ChurchCenterApp

by JordanMFuller

Great job guys! Would love to see a message board group pages and maybe even push notifications or texts when group leader email things out? Thanks!

by Y.P. AG

Make it possible to give to different funds on the same transaction. That would be super convenient. All other functions are great!

by Munksss16

This update is beautiful!!!! The way the groups are organized makes it so much easier to see!

by Nick Gribbon

ChurchCenterApp is really awesome, and the many uses are fantastic; however, for the past couple of months, it will not let me donate or tithe. I have it up to date, but it still doesn’t help. I wanted to let someone know if the issue. Otherwise it is fantastic!

by Mom2Li

We are so excited there is now an app to access for planning center! We are sharing at with our church members and hoping them like it as well. So easy to use, clean and intuitive!

by P.Palmer

This is an awesome app for Believers Church. Everyone please download and navigate the easy way to schedule and obtain information. I highly recommend in this day and time of technology.