PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5 Updates

Membership features

  • Family Attendance and Contributions summary graph on Family Mailing List and Integrated Data Entry
  • Attendance and Contribution graphs added to the Personal Profiles screen
    YouTube Video
  • Merge Duplicate Profiles utility combines Activities, Attendance, and Contribution information for two Personal Profiles
  • Family picture thumbnail is displayed on the Personal Profile picture tab
  • Copy family picture to profile and crop to the individual
    YouTube Video
  • Move Profile utility now has option to create a new family or move to existing family
  • Maintain Activity/Skill Descriptions screen now displays members of the activity, attendance history, and offices served
  • Contact History log allows you to view contact history (e-mail, mailing labels, mail merge, phonetree, contribution statements, etc.) on each family and individual
  • Redesigned Add Family Assistant adds family and individuals in a much more efficient manner. Also used in Attendance and Contributions.
    YouTube Video
  • Add New Family added to the Membership menu
  • Membership Audit Log tracks when information is deleted, moved, or merged
  • Olan Mills processes updated to the latest standards and allow importing pictures from disc

The following reports were added in Version 11.5:

  • New Adults With Background Checks report
  • Daily Column Layout added to the Attendance Register Form

Contribution features

  • Maintain List of Contribution Funds screen shows monthly totals graph/details
  • Release Repeating Contributions now shows total amount to be released

The following changes were made to Canadian Tax Receipts:

  • Receipt number now consecutive and unique
  • View receipt numbers of previously printed receipts
  • "Church" terminology changed to "Charity"

The following reports were added or changed in Version 11.5:

  • Contribution Range Report now allows zero range to be removed
  • Fund Descriptions report is now single spaced to use less paper
  • Funds Report now includes Designation information

Accounting features

  • Select posting month automatically from transaction date in Contributions, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll
    YouTube Video
  • Redesigned Locate Account window shows formatted Chart of Accounts with filter options for account type and fund number when appropriate
    YouTube Video
  • New Budget Entry screen allows you to work with multiple accounts at a time
  • The Maintain List of Accounting Funds screen now shows the accounts used in each fund. Also allows you to copy accounts from another fund at any time.
    YouTube Video

The following reports were added or changed in Version 11.5:

  • Sub-Account report now has the option to include inactive accounts
  • New Budget Entry report printed from the new Budget Entry screen
  • Reprint a pay stub at any time from Maintain List of Employees in Payroll
  • New Salary History report added in Payroll

Other features

  • Save and recall e-mail templates
  • Toggle between visual e-mail editor and HTML code
  • Automated backups possible now using Windows Scheduled Tasks
  • Option to disable auto-complete Address and Zip/Postal Code fields
  • Crop pictures after importing

The following changes were made to the reporting system:

  • All built-in reports now properly print special and accented characters
  • Picture quality is significantly improved in printed reports like Church Directory
  • When saving Custom Reports to file, there is now a browse button, which allows you to easily browse to a different location and change the file name.