Product · ChurchDesk Connect
Reach members – centrally, securely and in your hands.
ChurchDesk Connect is the data protection-compliant membership platform for your parishes: news, groups and chat in one central location – instead of scattered across WhatsApp, Facebook and email. Fully integrated into ChurchDesk and centrally managed.
What is ChurchDesk Connect?
A membership platform that works on every level.
With scattered WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages, there is no sustainable member engagement – and no control over data protection. ChurchDesk Connect bundles posts, groups and events in a secure, central location: easy to use for members, consistent across the parish, controllable for the diocese and regional church.
For the member
A reliable place for everything relevant – with easy to use entry into suitable groups, even for new and younger members.
For the parish
Fully connected to all ChurchDesk tools: calendars, contacts, workflows and groups mesh together – without duplicate maintenance.
For the diocese and regional church
A unified, data protection-compliant offer for member communication across all municipal boundaries – centrally managed.
Fully integrated into your ChurchDesk platform – not an app on its own.
ChurchDesk Connect is not a standalone app, but part of the platform that already supports over 10,000 churches – connected to your parishes' management tools.
Share calendar events, collect donations, invite members from the Contacts module or provide self-service services via the Workflows module – one shared data set instead of duplicate maintenance.
- CRM
- Calendar
- Forms
- Donations
- Workflows
- Self service
Interactive news feed
Reach your members where they are.
Share news, announcements and updates directly to the parish. Members stay informed, can react – and you can reliably stay in touch with them without switching to external platforms.
- Post and schedule posts: Post parish posts with text, photos, videos or surveys directly or schedule them at a later date.
- Comment and react: Find out what motivates members through comments and reactions.
- Push notifications: Members are informed about updates and news directly on their smartphone.
- Data-driven governance: Usage statistics show how Connect is being adopted in your parishes.
Group chats
A safe, data protection-compliant space for every parish.
With groups, you give a committee, a circle or a working group their own space in the app to communicate securely and exchange files – anchored in the church instead of on third-party platforms.
- Share in groups: Share messages and files such as minutes, images or grades within your groups.
- Services and tasks: Assign a service to the group – members simply log in via the app.
- Public or private: You decide which groups are visible to everyone and which are only accessible to their members.
- All data is kept safe: a safe space for files and communication, fully data-protection-compliant.
Direct messages
Personal communication – without WhatsApp, without private numbers.
With direct messages, employees, volunteers and parish members communicate securely and easily – in compliance with data protection regulations and without having to go through private messengers.
- Personal and direct: Write directly to individual members, employees or volunteers.
- Data protection compliant: All data is processed in accordance with church data protection laws (DSG-EKD, KDG).
- No private numbers necessary: All contacts come directly from the ChurchDesk member directory – no manual entry.
- Push notifications: New messages appear immediately – even if the app is running in the background.
Features
A central location for your members – powered by your ChurchDesk modules.
ChurchDesk Connect is the central place where members get information and exchange information. Fully integrated into the platform and in the hands of the parish – instead of distributed across isolated solutions.
Interactive news feed
Read, comment on and respond to news from parishes you follow.
Direct messages
Data protection-compliant, direct chat with individual members.
Group chats
Choir, youth group, senior group – each group with its own chat and data storage.
Digital donations
Donate directly via the app for any cause.
Events
All events at a glance – and register directly with one tap.
File storage
Store and use all files directly in the respective group.
Push notifications
News and updates directly as notifications on your smartphone.
Self service
Request documents, make enquiries and view processing status.
Data sovereignty for members
Members retain full control over which of their data is visible.
Let’s build your member communication together.
Hanno Terbuyken and Robert Timmler support you – from the first question to the comprehensive introduction.