This article walks you through how to set up:
Default pronouns and gender options
Age group defaults
Localization settings
Communication preferences
Default Person Settings
Default Pronouns
Automatically populate the pronoun field when adding a new person. Choose from:
He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
➕ Add Custom Pronoun
You can turn this option on or off anytime.
Gender Options
Select a preset list of gender values for person profiles:
Simple: Male, Female, Unspecified
Expanded: Adds “Prefer Not to Say”
Full List: Adds Non-binary, Transgender, Gender non-conforming, Other
You can still override gender selections on individual profiles.
Default Gender
Set the default gender that will be pre-selected when adding a new person.
Age Groups
Enable/disable age groups for categorizing people. You can toggle these:
Child
Adult
Elder
You can also define the default age group for new person profiles.
Localization Settings
Default Currency
Set your preferred currency for use across giving, funds, events, and forms.
Example: USD, CAD, GBP, EUR
Currency Format
Choose how your currency appears. Example:
en-US ($1,234.56)fr-FR (1 234,56 €)
Timezone
Applies to all events, reminders, calendar views, and communication schedules.
Example: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00)
Communication Settings
Default Country Code
Set the default country code for phone numbers when adding new people.
Example: +1 United States, +44 United Kingdom
Saving Your Settings
Once all default values are set, scroll down and click “Save Settings” to apply changes across your church account.
📝 Notes
These settings can be adjusted anytime from Church Settings > Defaults.
Defaults help maintain clean and consistent records across your church database.
They do not overwrite existing data—only pre-fill fields for new entries.