Accessing PowerChurch Online from Mobile Devices

The biggest benefit of having the PowerChurch Online service is that your data is accessible from virtually anywhere you have access to the internet. While you may not always have access to a laptop or desktop computer, there is a better chance of a smart phone or tablet being within reach. Accessing PowerChurch Online on a proper computer using the IDS Client is obviously the preferred method, but you may not know of the alternatives that are available to you.

The PowerChurch Online/IDS Client software is a rebranded version of the Go Global! system by a company called GraphOn. They have published native Android and iOS versions of the software, so officially, you can access the full PowerChurch Plus from your phone or tablet. However, on a small touch screen device, you will probably be pulling your hair out after a while. The experience will be better on a tablet, where you have a little more screen real estate to work with, but PowerChurch Plus is not designed to work on a touch screen device and you will likely spend a lot of time zooming in and out to get at the little icons and menu options.

A better alternative is the web app at m.mypowerchurch.com. This is an excellent tool for those that need quick access to Membership information, including Activities, Attendance, and Visitations. Along with the release of Version 15 of PowerChurch Plus, the mobile web app also allows access to Equipment Inventory and Education Library.

Just open that address in any web browser, enter your login credentials, and off you go. The site is fully responsive, so you will have as pleasant of a user experience on a phone or tablet as you would on a laptop or desktop computer.

Another important thing to remember is that users accessing the web app at m.mypowerchurch.com do not count toward the concurrent user limit on your PowerChurch Online account. Only those accessing PowerChurch Online via the IDS Client or Go Global app will count as a logged in user.