Accessing / Activating Adventist Site

Checking if you have Adventist Site already activated


Users with the webmaster role will see a 'Website' link in the left hand side menu if Adventist Site is activated. Click that 'Website' link to open up Adventist Site and start managing it.

Users with permissions to add apps on Adventist Place will see an Apps link at the bottom of the Adventist Place main menu. Clicking the Apps menu item will show you a list of available apps including the Adventist Site app. If Adventist Site is activated it will have an 'Active' badge, and when clicked will offer a 'View' and 'Remove' option for the app.

If Adventist Site is not active there will not be an "Active" badge, and clicking on Adventist Site will display a summary of the app and an Add button - which is what you click to start the activation process.

Users without the webmaster role or permission to add Apps can not see if Adventist Site is activated.


Historic 'Adventist Place' Websites


If your church was using the website builder named 'Adventist Pace' prior to the name change in August 2026, your Adventist Site should be activated and linked to your Adventist Place account already. Past Webmasters just need to setup a new Adventist Place account via invitation.


Who can activate Adventist Site


The requirements to activate an Adventist Site are as follows:

  1. Only official Seventh-day Adventist churches/companies in the South Pacific Division can access Adventist Site
  2. A church needs an Adventist Place account to activate and access Adventist Site. Adventist Place is available to any official South Pacific Division Seventh-day Adventist Church entity. Get started here
  3. The Adventist Site app needs activating in the church's Adventist Place account via the App menu item at the bottom of the main menu.
  4. Only certain Adventist Place users have permissions to add Apps to their Adventist Place page. Having the webmaster role does not give you ability to add the Adventist Site app, but does give you ability to use it when activated.

Activating Adventist Site


If the requirements listed above are met, simply follow these steps to activate an Adventist Site:

  1. Log in to Adventist Place account via Adventist.place
  2. Click the Apps menu item down the bottom of the main menu
  3. Locate the Adventist Site app, click to expand it and then click the blue Add button
  4. An Add App confirmation window appears and mentions the Webmaster role will be added to Adventist Place if it hasn’t already been added. Click Add in this window to continue.
  5. The message “App is now activating.” will show. Keep the page open while activation runs. The page checks and updates progress automatically.

  6. When activation finishes, the Activating indicator is replaced by View and Remove buttons.

    Click View to open Adventist Site. The system uses your Adventist Place account to sign you in automatically.

  7. When you have permission to access Adventist Site, a Website link appears in your church’s navigation menu. Click it to open the website tools again.

Error possibilities:

  • Activation never finishes: If after 5 minutes it still says Activating refresh the app page. If it continues to show Activating, contact support with your Adventist Place name.
  • “Failed to activate app”: refresh the page and try again, and contact support if trying again does not resolve it.
  • You could add the app but cannot open it: Permission to activate an app is separate from permission to use it. Ask your church’s administrator or support team to give you the webmaster role. Adding the Webmaster role to Adventist Place does not automatically assign that role to any users.



Webmaster Access / List


A list of people who have access to edit the website can be found in Adventist Place People>Roles

Click on the Webmaster role to see what users have that role. Click New to add another webmaster, or click Edit to alter a webmaster's permissions.

TIP: Don't add extra permissions to the webmaster role to suit the current webmaster user who may do other things at your church that are not applicable to being a webmaster. you can give the webmaster many roles with different permissions

There is also a Website Assistant role which can be given to users who only need to edit content on the website and not be able to alter domains or settings of the website


Editing Your Website


Click Website in the Adventist Place menu to open the Adventist Site website builder. From there you can customise your website's content, pages, and layout.

Your website starts pre-filled with your church's information from Adventist Place (address, service times, etc.), so you can get started in minutes.

For detailed information and help using Adventist Site as your church's website, visit our Adventist Site help site.

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