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Setting Account Defaults in Church Settings

Account Defaults help you save time by pre-filling common values when adding new people and using core features.

šŸŽ¬ Watch the 30-second video: Admin: How to set up your church settings

How to access Account Defaults

  1. Go to Church Settings

  2. Open the Defaults tab

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Default Person Settings

Use these settings to standardize new profiles.

ā‘  The Defaults tab in Church Settings. ā‘” Default Pronouns ā‘¢ Gender Options ā‘£ Default Gender ⑤ Age Groups ā‘„ Default Age Group.

Default Pronouns

  • Enable to pre-fill pronouns for new people

  • You can still edit pronouns later on each person

Gender Options

  • Choose which gender options appear on profiles, from a basic set up to a fuller list

Age Groups

  • Enable or disable the age groups your church uses

  • Pick a default age group for new profiles

Localization Settings

These apply across giving, events, forms, and reports.

Default Currency

  • Select the main currency for your account. Used across online giving, funds, events, and forms

Currency Format

  • Choose how amounts are formatted for that currency (for example, en-US shows $1,234.56)

Default Timezone

  • Applied across events, reminders, calendar views, and email or SMS scheduling

Communication Settings

Default Country Code (phone prefix)

  • Automatically applied when you add phone numbers

ā‘  Default Currency ā‘” Currency Format ā‘¢ Default Timezone ā‘£ Default Country Code ⑤ Save Settings.

Save your changes

Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page to apply all updates.

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