Settings & Administration Overview
Audience: This category is for church administrators. Association HQ articles are in the Association category.
The Settings area in TimelyChurch is your central hub for configuring how your church account operates. From here, you can manage your church profile, team members, roles and permissions, custom fields, subscription plans, data import/export, integrations, check-in label settings, custom domain, security settings, and see who changed what.
How to Access Settings
- Log in to your TimelyChurch admin panel.
- At the bottom of the left-hand sidebar, click Church Setting (the gear icon).
- You will land on the Church Settings page, which is organized into tabs.
What You Can Configure
Church Profile
Update your church's name, contact information, address, logo, timezone, country, default language and description, and manage your church web address, donation privacy, group leader access and admin two-factor requirement. This information appears on public-facing pages and is used throughout the system.
Read the full Church Profile guide
Team Management
Invite staff, teachers, and volunteers to your TimelyChurch account. Manage their roles and deactivate accounts as needed.
Read the full Team Management guide
Roles & Permissions
Create custom roles to control exactly what each team member can see and do. TimelyChurch includes built-in roles (Administrator, Finance Admin, Team Leader, Team Member, Member, Accountant (Read-Only), and Safety Officer) and lets you create your own.
Read the full Roles & Permissions guide
Custom Fields
Track additional information about your people beyond the standard fields. Create text fields, dropdowns, date pickers, yes/no toggles, and more -- organized into categories like Spiritual, Volunteer, Medical, and Custom.
Read the full Custom Fields guide
Subscription & Billing
View your current plan, monitor usage (team members and storage), and upgrade or manage your subscription. The Billing & Plans tab offers three self-serve plan tiers: Starter (Free), Growth ($49/mo), and Pro ($129/mo founding price). Yearly billing saves roughly two months (about 17%). Larger multi-campus tiers are available through personal onboarding rather than the self-serve tab.
Read the full Subscription & Billing guide
Data Import & Export
Import people from other church management platforms using CSV files, or export your people and family data for reporting or migration purposes.
Read the full Data Import & Export guide
Security Settings
Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your account, require it for every church administrator, manage your support verification PIN, and review your church's activity log.
Read the full Security Settings guide
Settings Tabs at a Glance
The Church Settings page is organized into up to seven tabs:
| Tab | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Profile | Church name, email, phone, website, address, timezone, country, default language, logo, support PIN, web address, Donation Privacy, Group leaders, and Admin Security |
| Billing & Plans | Current plan, usage meters, billing cycle toggle, and plan selection (church administrators only) |
| Fields | Custom person fields organized by category (Custom, Spiritual, Volunteer, Medical, Other) |
| Export | Download your people and family data as CSV files |
| Integrations | Connect external services: Stripe for online giving, the Telegram Bot (link chats and groups, set up digest schedules, and route form submissions), and the MCP Connector for AI assistants |
| Domain | Configure a custom domain for your public-facing pages (Pro plan only; shown with a lock on other plans) |
| Activity | A read-only log of who changed what in your church, with filters (church administrators only) |
Some related settings live on their own pages instead of in these tabs:
- Team Members and Roles & Permissions -- in the Administration section of the sidebar, or through Team & Roles at the bottom of the sidebar. See Team Management and Roles & Permissions.
- Check-In Settings -- the gear button at the top of the Check-In page. See Check-in Label Settings.
- Linked calendars -- on the Events page, under More → Linked calendars. See Linked Calendars.
- Email Templates -- a separate page with no menu entry of its own. See Email Templates.
More settings guides:
- Custom Domain
- Integrations (Stripe, Telegram Bot & MCP Connector)
- Your Church Web Address
- Connect an AI Assistant (MCP Connector)
Who Can Access Settings
Settings are protected by the Settings permission module. The Church Setting link appears only for users whose role includes access to the Settings module; people who can view but not edit settings see the tabs read-only. By default, only the Administrator role has full Settings access. Billing & Plans and Activity are visible only to church administrators.
Team Management and Roles are controlled by the Team Management permission module.
Tip: If you are the founding administrator, make sure at least one other person has Administrator access. This prevents you from being locked out if you lose access to your account.