To check people in, you need an event to check them into! When you create an event, set up the day and time people can check in, and the frequency of the event. If you want to start checking people in today, pick today's date and time!
Tip
If you're using Registrations to let people sign up for your event beforehand, learn how to use Check-Ins to take attendance for Registrations signups.
Think holistically when creating events to ensure your records and reporting stay organized. For example, having one "Sunday Services" event with multiple service times and classroom locations works better than having three separate events called 9:30 Adult Service, 10:30 Adult Service, and 11:30 Adult Service.
Consider these questions before creating an event:
Answering these types of questions helps you plan the whole experience of your churchgoers and volunteers. As a result, you can simplify event creation with that in mind.
Check-Ins has a handy event creation wizard that walks you through creating an event in three parts: Overview, Times, and Locations.
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Select Events from the top navigation.
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Select Add event in the top right corner to open the event creation wizard.
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Add the event details, including your event's name, meeting frequency, and start date.
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(Optional) Enable the Church Center, Services, and/or Registrations integrations for your event by selecting the corresponding checkboxes. If you enable the Registrations integration, use the dropdown to choose which signup to display attendee registration statuses and details from.
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Select the Next: Add times button.
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Enter the time the event begins in the Event time box.
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Enter the time you’d like to allow people to start checking in in the Check-in begins box.
Important
If you try to check someone in on a roster or self station outside of these times, you cannot view the event. If you need to check someone in earlier or later than the times you've assigned, you'll have to do it on a web browser or from a manned station.
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Enter the time you’d like to hide the event to prevent checking in or out in the Check-out ends box.
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(Optional) Select Add time to add additional times for your event.
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Select Next: Add location.
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Choose whether you want to associate your event with a specific location.
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Select I want to copy locations from another event. Then, use the dropdown to select which event to copy locations from.
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Select I want to add one or more locations to be directed to your event's Labels & Locations once you create it, so that you can add your locations.
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Select I have no locations to default to the general location. You can always change this later in the event's settings.
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Select Create event.
If you have multiple campuses, create separate events for each campus ("Campus A Sunday Services", "Campus B Sunday Services").
Church Center does not filter Check-Ins events by campus. All events set to show in Church Center with an active session display on the day of their session.