PowerChurch Plus Version 11 Updates
Membership features
- Family e-mail address and sending process added
- Family Mailing List and Integrated Data Entry screens display Visitations records
- Personal Profiles screen displays Activities, Attendance, Contributions, and Ministry Services records
- Allergies, Conditions, and Medications fields for each individual
- Added 4 new date fields to Personal Profiles. There are now 12 custom date fields
- Family and individual web site fields
- Integration with Protect My Ministry to provide background checks for adults in selected activities
- Class Promotions added to easily move people from one activity to the next, such as Sunday School graduation
- Send e-mails to the parents of children in selected activities
- Print mailing labels to the parents of children in selected activities
- Visit Area and Who Visits fields are now customizable code fields
- Default Mailing Category and Personal Status code options
- New fields added to Visitations: Purpose and Method
The following reports were added or changed in Version 11:
- Family picture option added to all Church Directory layouts
- Blank family registration form
- Update family information form
- New "Deacons report" lists detailed family information with optional family picture
- New "Active/Inactive Profiles reports" pull information from Contributions and Attendance history
- New "Birthdays and Anniversaries report"
- Average Weekly Attendance By Month graph added
- New "Attendance By Activity Type report" groups similar activities and lists attendance status for each week
- Filter by Visit Area and Who Visits added to Attendance reports
Contributions features
- Memo (note) field added to Contribution entry
- Designated Contributions tracking added for things like memorials and missionary support
- Easily include or exclude funds from Contribution Statements
- Mark funds inactive
- Late Payers pledge selection for mail merge
- Check Number added to Import Contributions process
- Reassign Another button added to Reassign Envelope Number process
- Add new account in Fund Accounting from the Maintain List of Contribution Funds screen
- Reverse button added to View Posted Contributions
- Reverse contribution process warns if contribution has already been reversed
- New Fund Type field makes Contribution Fund selections easier on reports
The following reports were added or changed in Version 11:
- Average Weekly Contributions graph added
- Canadian Tax Receipt layout added, strict interpretation of "sample # 1" receipt
- Envelope Numbers List report can be filtered by envelope number and Personal Status code
- New option to reset to default options added to Contribution Range report
- Added date range filter to Pledged/Unpledged Totals report
- Option to print only Contribution Statements that were not e-mailed
- Funds report can now be filtered by Fund Number
Payroll module redesigned
The Payroll module was redesigned in Version 11. Many new features were added, including:- Time Off tracking
- 941 Deposit Report assistant
- Improved deductions/exemptions tracking
- Process Contributions deductions from Payroll checks
- Record printed checks, manual checks, and direct deposit transactions all at once
- State-specific tax table formats included for 50-state compatibility
- Integration with Protect My Ministry to provide employee background checks
- Check number field increased to 20 characters
Other Accounting features
- Bank reconciliation process made simpler
- Add accounts "on the fly" when working in other areas of the program
- New change primary checking account process
- Add A/P vendor "on the fly" when entering invoices and manual checks
- Mark vendors inactive
- Repeating items improved in Accounts Payable
- Repeating invoices added to Accounts Receivable
- Warns if checks or transactions have already been voided or reversed
- Per-vendor option not to combine multiple invoices on a single check
- Check number added to Maintain Open Invoices Locate list
- Mobile and Home Phone fields added to Vendor records
- Note field added to Vendor records
- "Jump To" vendor screen from Maintain Open Invoices, Maintain Manual Checks, and Maintain Computer Checks
The following reports were added or changed in Version 11:
- Reprint bank reconciliation reports at a later time
- Reprint Posting Reports at a later time
- New "Detail Changes in Equity report" shows the transaction detail behind the equity balances
General features
- Sync Events to Google Calendar
- Google Maps and Bing Maps added to internet mapping options
- Refresh Report Options and Selection Criteria when viewing a report on the screen
- Save and Recall report profiles
- Drag and drop picture importing
- Spell Check added to all notes fields
- Date validation added, to help catch invalid dates, such as 12/01/0009
- Improved network performance
- Auto update downloads and installs Maintenance Release updates automatically
- Date Range Selection allows date selections by name, such as "This week", "Last year", etc.
- Select starting label position when printing mailing labels
- Mailing labels now use preferred name format
- All customizable code fields have "Add new code" option, allowing you to add a new code value "on the fly"
- Integration with PowerChurch Check In, an add-on product