Realm

WHAT IS REALM?

Realm is a real ministry tool.

Realm is an online ministry tool designed for real time connection. It helps our church connect with you and you connect with us. If you consider yourself part of this church family, you’ll love it. Realm allows you to manage your personal information and who is allowed to see it, control your giving, and keep in touch with the groups that matter to you.

WHY USE REALM?

Realm strengthens church connections.

Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church. Realm helps us serve you better and leads this church well between Sundays. Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for fellowship. When we share life together, we will grow together.

WHAT ABOUT MY PRIVACY?

Realm is safe, private, and secure.

Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. Realm is only made up of the people in your church, it’s not like a social network that’s open to everyone. Realm keeps your data safe and gives you control over what information you share and who can see it.

Notes about Privacy

Your information is your information

  1. You have complete control over who can see your contact and personal information.
  2. Contact information is never public or searchable on the Internet. Any information you elect to make visible to your church family is always protected behind a login.
  3. Authorized staff will always have access to your profile information.
  4. You and certain authorized staff may update your profile information. In some cases, your group leader may update your contact information if you have made it visible to group leaders.
  5. For safety reasons, sharing contact and personal information for children under 18 is limited. Parents determine whether or not to display their child’s name in the church directory.
  6. Children under 13 may not participate and will not be able to sign in.

What People May See

By default, the viewing of your contact and personal information is limited to members of groups you are in, group leaders, and staff members. If you choose to, however, you can make your information visible to the entire church. But if you prefer to be more private, you can customize how people see specific information.

  • Contact Information: Name, Address, Phones, and Email.
  • Personal Information: Marital Status, Family Position, Member Status, but you also have the option of sharing your birthday, gender, allergy information, and skills with people in your church

 

WHAT ABOUT GIVING?

Realm gives you control over your giving.

Giving should be easy, and Realm places giving right in the palm of your hands. You may set up recurring gifts, view your giving history, and make changes at any time. Realm automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record making it easy for you to give, and easy for our bookkeeper to track.

Review your giving history or make new donations online or on your mobile phone. Simply sign in to look over your year-to-date giving, check pledge progress, print a contribution statement, or make a new one-time or recurring donation. It’s always available and kept secure in an easy-to-use online environment.

No matter how you choose to give toward our ministry, you can review all of your giving history online anytime

  • Check or Cash
  • Online Gifts (one-time or recurring)
  • Pledges
  • Special Collections

 

HOW DO I START?

In March, after the migration from CCB to Realm you will receive an invitation to follow a few simple steps. Your Realm login will work on your home computer and on your mobile devices. We will provide easy step-by-step instructions on our website and other communication platforms.

Here’s How To Get Started:

  1. After March 1, You will be sent an email Realm invite to access your profile in our database. If you do not receive the invitation, please contact the church office and one will be sent. Using the instructions in the invitation, establish your Realm account.
  2. You can now log into Realm using your Member Login.
  3. If you prefer to connect using your mobile device, download the free Realm Connect app to your Apple or Android device.
  4. Now you will have access to your membership profile and giving records!

Update your Profile

Everyone in our church gets a unique profile. Your profile contains everything you want people in our church to know about you. Your profile also enables you to join a small group, RSVP to events, track your giving, update your contact information, change family details, set notification preference, or replace that outdated family photo.

Your profile includes:

  • Contact Information
  • Photo
  • Family Members
  • Personal Information (e.g. marital status, birthday, etc.)
  • Connected to Social Media accounts