PowerChurch Plus Version 8 updates
  • More Professional Looking Reports - All built-in reports have been redesigned using Arial as the standard report font. These reports can be saved to number different formats including: Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, Excel, and ASCII text.
  • More Phone Number Fields - You can enter up to three phone numbers for each family and five phone numbers for each personal profile.
  • Calculate Hourly Payroll - Enter the number of hours an employee worked and PowerChurch Plus will calculate the amount for you.
  • New Name Fields - New fields for Middle, Suffix, and Preferred names.
  • More Mail Merge File Formats - When creating Mail Merge data files, there are now four different formats available: Comma Separated, Excel Spreadsheet, dBase, and WordPerfect DOS.
  • More Options to Export Data - The export process in the Family Mailing List and Personal Profiles has been simplified. You can now choose which fields you want to export.
  • Print Pictures with Custom Reports - The pictures in the Family Mailing List and Personal Profiles modules can now be included in the reports you design through the Custom Report Writer.
  • E-mail Address - A new field for e-mail addresses has been added. In addition, the e-mail address has been added to several reports.
  • Print One Label Per Household - When printing labels, there is a new option to only print one mailing label per household. This option is available in the Personal Profiles, Activity & Skills, Attendance, and Ministry Services modules.
  • Unlimited Transaction Length - Enter accounting transactions with an unlimited number of debits and credits the Fund Accounting and Accounts Payable modules.
  • Redesigned Pledge System - You can now have multiple pledges to the same fund, handle prepaid pledges, multiple year pledges, and non-calendar year pledges. The Pledge Statement report has been added as well.
  • New Contribution Statement Options - New options on the Contribution Statement allow you to print statements for people with specified Personal Status codes, who have given over a specified amount, or with a balance due on a pledge.
  • Updated Pictorial Directory - This report has been changed to include the names of each family member.
  • Marital Status Descriptions - The Marital Status field now uses a 25 character description instead of hard to remember codes.
  • Backup to ZIP Disks - Added the ability to backup to ZIP disks.
  • Unlimited Note Fields - Unlimited note fields are now available in both the Family Mailing List and Personal Profiles modules.
  • Date Lookups - Popup calendars have been added to make entering dates easier.
  • Change Field Titles - You can now change the titles of the Special Code fields in Family Mailing List and the User Code fields and Special Needs code fields in Personal Profiles.
  • Alternate Addresses - Automatically switch to the alternate address for the time period you specify. New reports shows which addresses are currently in use.
  • Contribution Check Numbers - You now have the option to record the check number of contributions you receive.
  • Enter Next Year's Budget - Enter a new budget for the next accounting year or copy the current.
  • New Manual Check Screen - A new screen to enter manual checks has been added to the Accounts Payable module, making it easier to record vendor checks written manually.
  • New Reports - 22 new reports have been added to PowerChurch Plus.
    • Family Mailing List
      • Families with Alternate Addresses
      • Current Alternate Addresses
      • Phone Numbers List
      • Families Not Included in Membership Reports
    • Personal Profiles
      • New Church Directory Layout options
        • Classic
        • Detail (Prints birth dates, anniversaries, and e-mail addresses)
        • Column
        • Booklet
    • Activities and Skills
      • Class Pictorial Directory
      • Profiles that are not members of Selected Activities
    • Attendance
      • New Attendance Register Forms
        • Weekly Column Layout
        • Name and Phone Number
      • Activity Attendance Report
    • Contributions
      • Funds Report by Date
      • Fund Summary Report
      • Pledge Statement
      • Projected Pledge Payments
    • Fund Accounting
      • Monthly Budget Amount
      • Budget Worksheet Report
      • Journal Report
    • Payroll
      • Wage and Hour Report
      • Item Summary
      • Payroll Check Amounts