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March 02, 2021

Easter is Around the Corner, So Get Your Church Ready

It's already such a busy time, but don't forget that Easter is a month away. That means getting ready for visitors, and we've got you covered with our list of 9 Things for Your Church to Check Before Easter. Tune up your online presence, learn how to better follow-up with visitors, and plan your communication for special and online services.

Head over to the post here: 9 Things for Your Church to Check Before Easter

February 24, 2021

Preview Your 3.0 Website Tool

Wouldn't it be great when building your website to preview the entire site before going live? Now you can with our new Website Preview Tool in 3.0.

No more viewing one page at a time, even your menus work in the full site preview so you know exactly how it will look live.

You get a link with private access code that can be shared with others to preview your website. This is a great way for teams, groups, or committees to give feedback before going live.

Look for the URL link and your private access code on the upper right of the 3.0 dashboard.

This is just one of 30+ design updates, bug fixes, and new features all released for the 3.0 Website Builder in the last few weeks. Look for the list now on your OCS 3.0 Dashboard.

February 16, 2021

Planning VBS or Bible Camp? We've Got You Covered

If spring is almost here, then summer isn't far behind. You're starting plans for Vacation Bible School (VBS) or camp, and that means registration begins soon. Our tools have you covered, including child check-in, payment tracking, group texting, and more. Check out all the details at our post, "VBS: Plan, Communicate, Promote and Organize with Our Software"

February 10, 2021

3.0 Banner Control Updates

The 3.0 Website Builder will be leaving Beta soon, and we're working quickly through the fix list of last things. First up: you get even more control over your banners.

• Ability to turn off or change animations for banner title, text, and buttons
  
• When using just one banner, progression arrows will no longer show

Both changes show in your account today, and more banner upgrades will release soon.

Keep an eye out for more 3.0 Website Builder updates in the coming days and weeks!

February 03, 2021

Online Giving Reports Upgraded

For those using our Online Giving, we've added several improvements and upgrades for your year-end giving reports: 

• Report generation now in seconds, even with large quantities
• Batching now eliminated, option to run all reports at once
  
• Print only active members with tax deductible donation for year
• Choose giving reports based on individuals, or combined by families 

And be sure to check out a new option that makes reports available for each family with access to the member portal. To enable this, you'll see the instructions on the report screen in the Giving tab under Reports.

January 14, 2021

Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

We will be closed on Monday, January 18 in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 19.

December 21, 2020

Closed for Christmas 2020 and New Year

We will be closed for Christmas beginning Thursday, December 24 through New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2021. We'll be open on Monday, January 4.

God bless you and your family as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.

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