Events

Events lets you create, publish, and share church events — both one-off and recurring. Events can be shown to your local members, the wider Adventist community, or the general public across church finders and Google Search.


Getting There

  1. From the overview page for your church/place
  2. Click Events in the left menu
  3. Click New in the top-right corner

A sidebar on the left guides you through the steps: Details → Dates & Times (recurring only) → Publish. After publishing, an Overview step also appears.

Step 1: Event Details

General Details

  • Title — The name of your event.
  • Summary — A short description (maximum 140 characters). This appears in event listings and search results.
  • Image — Upload or select a cover image for your event. Required.

Times

  • Event Type — Choose between:
    • Single Event — An event that occurs once. You'll set the start date, end date, and time zone.
    • Recurring Event — An event with multiple dates. You'll add dates and times in the next step after saving.

Tip: You can't change a single event to recurring (or vice versa) after creating it.

  • For a Single Event: set the Start Date, End Date, and Time Zone.
  • For a Recurring Event: set the Start Time, End Time, and Time Zone. You'll add the specific dates in the next step.

Location

  • Venue — A physical location. Select from your saved venues or create a new one from the dropdown. Required for in-person events.
  • Online — An event that takes place online (no venue needed).

Tip: Venues are managed under About > Venues. If you don't see the right venue, add it there first.

Registration

  • Website URL — A link to the event's registration page or external website. Optional.
  • Free Event — Check this if the event is free to attend. Optional.

Description

  • A rich text editor for the full event description. Include details like the schedule, speakers, topics, and anything attendees should know.

Additional Details

  • Interest — Select the interest that this event relates to. Required.
  • Demographic — Who the event is for (All, Kids, Teens, Young Adults, Men, Women, Seniors). Defaults to All. Required.
  • Campaign — Optionally link this event to a campaign for reporting. Only visible if you have campaign access.
  • Group — Optionally link this event to a group. Only visible if you have group access.

After Saving Details

  • Single events go directly to the Publish step.
  • Recurring events go to the Dates & Times step to add session dates.

Step 2: Dates & Times (Recurring Events Only)

Click Add Dates & Times to open a dialog where you generate sessions:

  • Start Date — The first date of the series.
  • Frequency — How often the event repeats:
    • Once — A single additional date
    • Daily — Every day between start and end date
    • Weekly — Same day each week
    • Monthly — A specific week and day each month (e.g., "First Saturday")
  • If Monthly: select the Week (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Last) and Day (Sunday–Saturday).
  • If not Once: set an End Date for the series.
  • Start Time / End Time — The time for each session.

Click Create to generate the sessions. A maximum of 52 sessions can be added per recurring event.

You can then:

  • Click Edit Times on any session to adjust its start/end time. Check Apply changes to all dates in series? to update all future sessions at once.
  • Click Delete to remove individual sessions.

When you're done, proceed to the Publish step.

Step 3: Publish

Distribution

Choose who can see your event:

  • Local Members — Shown to Adventist members of your church only (campaign emails, church website)
  • General Members — Shown to Adventists from other churches
  • General Public — Shown across event websites, Church Finders, and Google Search

Share Online

  • Google Search and Maps — Check this to add a post to your Google Business profile. Only available if you've connected your Google Business account (otherwise it shows "Not Connected").

Publish Schedule

  • Publish Now — The event goes live immediately.
  • Publish Later — Schedule a future date and time for the event to be published. Set the Schedule For date and time.

Click Publish to publish (or schedule) the event, or Save as Draft to save without publishing.

After Publishing

You'll land on the event Overview page, which shows:

  • The event title, date, and status
  • Sharing options (QR code, event link, campaign email link) — if a website URL was provided
  • Venue details and map (for in-person events)
  • Event summary

From the events list, you can also Duplicate an event using the menu to quickly create a similar one.

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