Latest News and Announcements

12/22/2014 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 12/22/2014 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Family Mailing List

  • Changing default mailing category setting from Family Mailing List Setup is not saved

Activities & Skills

  • Class Family Directory report does not print city/state/zip
  • Add Activity dialog should not list activities the person is already a member of
  • Maintain List of Attenders should not people that are already a member of the activity
  • Selected Activities Report when sorted by activity number has been redesigned

Check In

  • Check In Roster Report is missing pager number
  • New Check In Setup option to print separate parent label for each child

Fund Accounting

  • Reconcile Bank Accounts report errors when special characters are used
  • Equity accounts should warn when making inactive
  • It is possible to get stuck in a validation message loop when adding new accounts
  • Remove "UNAUDITED" from all report titles

Accounts Payable

  • 1099-MISC Form update for 2014
  • Open (Unposted) Items report redesigned

Accounts Receivable

  • New Payment Statement report
  • Print on letterhead and Include a message options added to Account Statement

Payroll

  • W2/W3 Form update for 2014 tax year
  • Employer address can be defaulted into Trade Name field
  • Added Select/Clear All buttons to Create Accounts Payable Entry
  • Unable to void alpha-numeric checks
  • Time off spanning multiple years is not reported correctly

Contributions

  • Print on letterhead option added to Pledge Statement report
  • Posted Contributions report selections for contribution type and fund type together will not work

Other

  • Export to Access required user permissions
  • Automated backup should require e-mail setup to request e-mail notifications
  • Add e-mail errors to automated backup log file
  • Splash screen should open centered in program window
  • Alphabetical sort option added to Reports lists


12/22/2014 - Check In Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release for the PowerChurch Check In system has been published, dated 12/22/2014.

There are no longer separate installers for kiosk and server components. The kiosks will update automatically after connecting to the server the first time.

Visit http://www.powerchurch.com/mr to download and install this release.

PowerChurch Online users will be updated automatically and do not need to install Maintenance Release updates.

This release adds the following new features:

  • Phone number lookup
  • Include medications and medical conditions on labels
  • Option to print a parent label even when activity does not require check out (Applies to only Check In for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.55 and PowerChurch Online users)
  • Option to print a separate parent label for each child


This release fixes the following issues:

  • Accented characters in names are not displayed properly and can cause errors
  • Restart service is required when changing to a new PowerChurch program directory
  • Personal Status Code selections don't apply to Check Out list
  • Personal Status Code selections don't apply to bar code lookup
  • Dell Venue compatibility
  • Date format (m/d/y vs d/m/y) not respected by the server
  • Move Attendee does not record attendance
  • On-screen keyboard cannot edit allergies/conditions/medications


10/24/2014 - Quarterly Newsletter


The Fall 2014 issue of the PowerChurch Software quarterly newsletter was published today. If you aren't on the list, visit www.powerchurch.com/email to sign up now!

www.powerchurch.com/support/438/5/powerchurch-software-newsletter-fall-2014

View the archive here: www.powerchurch.com/newsletter



10/08/2014 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 10/08/2014 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Personal Profiles

  • Long parent names are cut off on the Detail Layout Church Directory
  • Long names are cut off on the Profile Pictorial Directory

Activities & Skills

  • Current Officers report includes future officers (mailing labels, report, e-mail)

Contributions

  • Cannot reverse a contribution a second time in Personal Profiles
  • Monthly Contribution Totals report should include envelope # 99999
  • Monthly Contribution Totals report - September column header wraps to a new line
  • View Pledges list on Enter Contributions is not sorted by date

Fund Accounting

  • Add New Donor Restriction does not warn about Contribution Funds with no accounts assigned
  • Sub-Account report account selection logic is strange with budgets and zero activity
  • Journal Report should show selected date range as subtitle
  • Can't make an account inactive if its close to equity account is inactive

Accounts Payable

  • 1099 Vendor List ignores date range selection

Accounts Receivable

  • Customer state not available in AR custom reports
  • Customer name and address should be read only if linked with Membership
  • 9 digit amounts are rounded off and 10 digit numbers are cut off on reports
  • Account Statement report does not format church name, address, and phone properly

Payroll

  • Other Time Rate should accept from 0.10 to 9.99

Events

  • Users that do not have Membership access can see Personal Profiles from the Task List
  • Users that do not have Add/Change/Delete rights should not be able to add/delete people on a task
  • Google Calendar Sync has been redesigned

General

  • User background images are not backed up
  • Ignore invalid birth date (year 9999) in background checks
  • Two digit year/century rollover settings removed. Now use this year+10 as the rollover point
  • Check In menu options are not available in Quick Tasks
  • New user profiles should have "change password" and "backup files" permissions set by default
  • Audit Log Reports - Event text is cut off if longer than one line


10/01/2014 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 10/01/2014 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Accounts Payable:

  • Running the 1099 Vendor List report with All Dates selected returns no results
  • 1099 Vendor List report should look at posted history, not last paid date on vendor

Accounts Receivable:

  • Multiple reports updated to handle up to 9,999,999.99 and -9,999,999.99 amounts

Contributions:

  • "September" wraps in column header on Monthly Contribution Totals report

Events:

  • Google Sync does not respect daylight savings time
  • Google Sync errors when removing all events


09/24/2014 - Updated Google Sync documentation


A new article has been added to the Knowledge Base, explaining changes that were made to the Google Calendar Sync process in the latest Maintenance Release for Version 11.5/11.55. We will be rolling these changes out for Version 11/11.1 soon.

https://www.powerchurch.com/support/437/1/updated-google-calendar-sync



09/23/2014 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 09/23/2014 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Family Mailing List

  • Contact History button should be disabled when adding new families

Personal Profiles

  • Missing confirmation prompt when moving profiles
  • Combine duplicate profiles missing from Quick Menu
  • Marital Status selection on Birthday & Anniversary report should only apply to Anniversaries
  • Long parent names are cut off on the Detail Layout church directory
  • Attendance grid does not refresh after adding attendance

Activities & Skills

  • Current Officers report includes future officers (mailing labels, report, e-mail)

Attendance

  • Attendance Register Form cuts off long phone numbers

Contributions

  • Cannot reverse a contribution a second time in Personal Profiles
  • System Status and List of Designations reports ignore date format (mm/dd vs. dd/mm)
  • Monthly Contribution Totals report should include envelope # 99999

Fund Accounting

  • Add New Donor Restriction does not warn about Contribution Funds with no accounts assigned
  • When using the "Transaction date determines posting month" option, Accounting Audit Log records incorrect posting month
  • Sub-Account report account selection logic is strange with budgets and zero activity
  • Journal Report should show selected date range as subtitle
  • Can't make an account inactive if its close to equity account is inactive

Accounts Payable

  • 1099 Vendor List ignores date range selection

Accounts Receivable

  • Customer state not available in AR custom reports
  • Customer name and address should be read only if linked with Membership
  • 9 digit amounts are rounded off and 10 digit numbers are cut off on Open Items, Open Payments, Print Invoices, and Account Statement reports
  • Account Statement report date selections not working properly
  • Account Statement report does not format church name, address, and phone properly

Payroll

  • Year to date time off totals are calculated differently on checks vs. check stubs
  • Other Time Rate should accept from 0.10 to 9.99
  • Employees with Background Checks and Employees Needing Background Checks report descriptions are backward

Events

  • Users that do not have Membership access can see Personal Profiles from the Task List
  • Users that do not have Add/Change/Delete rights should not be able to add/delete people on a task
  • Printing the Daily Plan View errors with A4 paper size instead of Letter
  • Google Calendar Sync has been completely redesigned due to an upcoming change in their API

General

  • User background images are not backed up
  • Ignore invalid birth date (year 9999) in background checks
  • Two digit year/century rollover settings removed. Now use this year+10 as the rollover point
  • Check In menu options are not available in Quick Tasks
  • New user profiles should have "change password" and "backup files" set by default
  • Maintenance Release installer should not warn that the directory already exists
  • Gmail users in PowerChurch Online will now have an "Authenticate" link on the e-mail setup screens
  • Setup button added to the Constant Contact sync screen


08/27/2014 - Quarterly Newsletter


The Summer 2014 issue of the PowerChurch Software quarterly newsletter was published today. If you aren't on the list, visit www.powerchurch.com/email to sign up now!

https://www.powerchurch.com/support/435/5/powerchurch-software-newsletter-summer-2014

View the archive here: www.powerchurch.com/newsletter



08/13/2014 - Finished Updating Videos


The last of the old "Videos with no audio" have been replaced in the Knowledge Base on the site. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or the Knowledge Base on our web site. The latest videos are linked below:

Reconcile Bank Accounts

Repeating Transactions in Fund Accounting

View Posted Transactions

Void a Payroll Check



08/06/2014 - Updated KB Videos


We have updated a few more of the videos in the Knowledge Base on the site. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or visit the Knowledge Base on our web site. The new videos are linked below:

E-mail Contribution Statements

E-mail Reports

Mass Add or Update Activities & Skills

Passwords and User Permissions

Quick Menus



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