Groups help you organize your congregation into ministries, serving teams, and small groups. Here's how to create, edit, and delete them.
How to create a new group
Go to Groups from the left sidebar.
Click Create new at the top.
The Create group modal opens.
Fill in the group details
Group image (optional) — upload an image to represent the group. Looks great in the portal.
Name of your group (required) — choose a clear, recognizable name.
Group type — choose one:
Private group — visible only to admins, not shown in the Church Portal.
Public group — discoverable in the Church Portal.
Team — for serving teams and internal roles.
What you see next depends on the group type you pick:
For Public and Team groups, you can also add:
Group leader — the person responsible for assigning, instructing, and managing the group. Required for Team groups; optional for Public groups.
Description — a short explanation of what the group is about (bold, italic, and link formatting available).
General location (optional) — click Add general location.
Meetup date (optional) — click Add meetup date. Example: “Every Thursday and Friday.”
Private groups have no leader, description, location, or meet-up fields — just a name and image.
Click Add group. Your group is now created and ready to use.
Viewing a group
Go to Groups.
Click any group card.
In the left sidebar you'll see the group photo, its type tag (Private / Public / Team), and an Open or Closed status tag. The main area has two tabs:
Group details — general information and settings
Members — everyone in this group
How to edit a group
Open the group.
Click Edit details in the left actions panel.
Update the name, type, description, location, meet-up date, or image.
Save your changes.
Changes apply instantly.
Closing (and reopening) a group
Close group is an enrollment toggle, not an archive — it keeps the group and all its history but stops new enrollment.
Open the group.
Click Close group in the left actions panel. The status tag changes to Closed.
To reopen enrollment later, click Open group in the same place. The status returns to Open.
How to delete a group
Use this only if the group is no longer needed.
Open the group.
Click Delete at the bottom of the left actions panel.
Confirm the deletion.
Deleting a group cannot be undone. It does not delete the people in it — their profiles, attendance, and giving records all stay intact.
Helpful tips
Use Public groups for discoverable ministries and Private groups for internal or sensitive groups.
Assign a leader to Public and Team groups so someone owns the communication.
Close a group instead of deleting it when you want to pause it but keep the history.