Check-In
TimelyChurch watches for children who are still checked in when they should have been picked up, in two ways:
The Rooms view on the Check-In Station shows, for every class in your children's ministry, how many people are currently checked in. It is the fastest way for a children's ministry leader to see ho...
Even with everything set up correctly, things sometimes go wrong on a busy Sunday morning. This article collects the most common issues, why they happen, and how to fix them quickly.
This article walks a brand-new church admin through everything you need to do to run check-in successfully on your first Sunday. Follow the steps in order. Plan for about 60-90 minutes the first ti...
Many churches run their check-in station on an iPad or an Android tablet at the classroom door. When you print a name tag straight from the tablet's browser, AirPrint on iPad and the Android print ...
Wristband check-in lets a child tap a wristband to identify themselves at any door running that session — no name search, no phone number, no line. It's built for camps, VBS, and busy nurseries whe...
TimelyChurch can send a parent a short message the moment their child is checked in, and again when the child is checked out. It is a reassurance feature for families: they know their child arrived...
This article covers day-to-day use once wristband check-in is turned on for a session. If you haven't set up the hardware or the session setting yet, start with Set Up Wristband Check-In15-wristban...
When a parent connects their Telegram account, your church can reach them instantly if a teacher needs them during a service — no paid texting plan, no separate sign-up step. The easiest place to c...
Can you print just the child's name tag and skip the parent security tag when kids check in -- for example, for a small camp? Yes. By default, TimelyChurch prints two labels at check-in -- a child ...