A New Era of Church Directories
Bid farewell to the complexities of dealing with photo directory companies. With Instant Church Directory, you harness the benefits of the best online church directory features to create a professional church photo directory, minus the hassle. Best of all, you can explore our service free of charge for 30 days. If you don't like it, cancel your membership and owe nothing.
Gone are the days of printing and distributing an online church directory that's immediately outdated. You can produce a professional photo membership directory yourself in just hours. Instant Church Directory is the no-hassle way to create a church directory that's easy to maintain and share.
Our directory program includes all the features of the major church directory software providers out there, but at a fraction of the cost. And with the help of volunteers and your current members, you can keep profiles up-to-date as your congregation changes over time.
Take a look below at the online directory features we include to build your membership directory. Plus, see what options are available for administrators, volunteers, and a church member
What's included with your membership.
You can create your online directory virtually from anywhere, using your secure access, online administrator account. We believe it should be easy to keep your membership directory data updated so users can stay in touch with one another.
Generate a Printable PDF of Your Directory
Use our online member directory template to create a printable version in PDF format of the full directory in 8 1/2 x 11 or booklet-size format (or both). You can choose between full color or black and white, arrange the pages in the order you want, plus select the font options you need (perfect for organizations with elderly members who may need a larger printed roster).
Easy Forms to Enter Family and Individual Contact Information
We take you step-by-step to add any contact information details such as member photos, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, anniversaries, membership status, and more.
Pastor Letter, Church Staff and Activity Pages
Our easy-to-use online templates walk you through creating a pastor letter, staff and activity pages. Staff pages are customizable, so you can feature church leaders, ministry leaders, laypeople, and volunteers.
Various Page Layout Options
Choose from several layout options on how your church members' information and photos are displayed within your printable PDF directory. Choose the page sequence of your printable directory, too.
Create and Manage Groups
Organize the various roles within your congregation such as Sunday school teachers, elders, deacons, prayer groups, preschool teachers, and more and view group members at a glance. With the mobile apps or online members' directory website, a group leader can always put a face to a name.
Free Mobile Apps for Your Church Members
Take your new directory on the go using a mobile device. Call, text, or email other members from within the app.
Customize Family Label
The Family Label is now customizable, making it useful for residential facilities, charitable organizations, and other groups to tailor the menu language to suit their individual needs.
Import Data Tool
If you want to import your member data, you can do that easily with the import tool. You can upload the majority of your directory data for Families and Individuals. You can create a .CSV file, choose photos to upload, map your fields, upload and even undo an import. Read more about the options and advantages of the data and photo import tool in our extensive help document.
Create a Cover Page
Use our custom page template to upload a cover photo and add your church's details to make a striking cover for your directory.
Upload Custom Pages
With Instant Church Directory, you can upload as many custom PDFs pages as you need. This is perfect for maps, diagrams, budget reports, church history, advertising, and more.
Anniversary and Birthday Listings
As you enter members' birthdays and anniversaries, we automatically compile a listing by month. Then you can include that in your printed directory PDF, or people can view it on the online members' directory website or on the mobile app.
Free Online Members' Directory Website
Enable your online membership directory so members can easily access it through our online members' directory website. Each member signs in using their email address listed in the directory and a secure sign-in link we send to their verified email inbox.
Premium Feature
Custom Color and Branding
Add your church or organizational logo. Set your brand colors to display on the mobile apps and the online members' website. Learn more about premium features.
Premium Feature
Unlock Additional Customize Menu Labels
Our Custom Menu Labels feature lets you tailor your directory’s language to better align with your organization’s unique characteristics.
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Administrator Features
As a directory administrator and account holder, your primary roles include member engagement and management of your directory. In addition to creating or editing anything in your directory, an administrator can:
Manage Editors & Volunteers
Empower your directory management by enlisting up to three additional editors (or volunteers) to assist in maintaining your digital church directory's accuracy and currency. Need more than three editors? Check out the premium membership to upgrade to unlimited editors.
Approve or Reject Members' Submission Requests
Review members' submissions for acceptance in the directory. If something is questionable, simply reject it.
Maintain Your Account Information
Update your contact name, address, payment information, and more online with your administrator access.
Premium Feature
Unlimited Editors
The power of community comes alive with our Unlimited Editors feature. If you need more than 3 editors or volunteers on your account, consider the Premium subscription. Learn more about this subscription option here.
Enable Mobile Apps & Online Members' Directory
Once enabled, your membership directory data can be viewed online or on our free mobile apps. Members use their email address entered in the directory to access via a secure sign-in link.
Invite Your Church Family to Upload Their Information
Need a photo or other contact details from a new member? From your administrator account, just send them an email directly from their family or individual entry.
See Who has Logged Into the App
Access who has logged into the directory via the mobile app, confirm their email address, or see the date of their last successful login. Perfect for troubleshooting login issues with your members.
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Volunteer Features
As a directory editor, you are granted access to assist the directory administrator in creating, maintaining, and sharing the directory. Editors, as well as administrators, also can:
Add or Edit Directory Information
You can add or edit families, individuals, or staff members; update the Cover Page or Pastor Letter; and add activity pages. You have the ability to make changes to your directory to help keep it accurate.
Review Members' Update Submissions
Check members' submissions for accuracy and accept them to keep your directory current. Or if you choose, you can reject any submission you feel does not fit your church's directory standards.
Choose Layout and Create a PDF Directory
You can choose which pages to include in your printable directory PDF and choose the order in which they appear.
Request Photos from Members
Missing a member's photo? Just email them from the directory account, asking them to send a photo for inclusion in the directory!
Receive Submission Notifications
If you have new submissions from members, you will receive an email each morning. You can then view and approve the changes.
Member Features
An online member directory is all about helping users stay connected and get to know one another. As a member of a church that uses Instant Church Directory, you can:
Download the Free Mobile App
If your congregation chooses to enable this feature, download the mobile app from the Google or Apple app store. To sign in, enter your email address found in the directory. We send a secure link to your verified email to sign in. Then you can view the directory from your mobile phone or tablet.
Submit Changes to Your Personal Information
As your life changes, you can submit updates to your information listed in the church directory. Log in to the mobile app or online members' directory website to edit and submit any changes for approval from your directory administrator.
Stay in Touch With Other Members
Search for a family or member and then email, call, text, or launch a map with directions — right from your device. The apps also provide listings for birthdays and anniversaries, so you can keep in touch on special days without having to look up phone numbers or addresses.
View the Directory online
If your church enables this feature, visit the members' website and log in using your email address found in the directory. We send a secure link to your email inbox to sign in. You can view the directory from any computer or device with an internet connection.
Upload Your Own Photo for Approval
As a member, you may submit an updated photo for approval as often as you'd like. If you've had new family photos taken or have a favorite selfie you'd like to share, you can upload the photo in just a few clicks.
To learn more about Instant Church Directory, view our help documents at help.InstantChurchDirectory.com.
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