Welcome to ChMeetings! We are grateful for your decision to migrate your church data into our platform and are here to help make your transition as comfortable as possible.

If you have subscribed to a paid plan and prefer to leave this to us, please get in touch. If you choose any of our paid plans, our team will migrate your data at no additional cost.  

If you have a free account or want to do this process yourself, we provide various import tools to bring your data over as easily as possible.

This guide shows you how to retrieve your data from Power Church and import it into ChMeetings.

Exporting Your Data from Power Church

People

1. Within Power Church, go to the Membership menu,
2. Highlight Personal Profiles > Other Output > Export Data.
3. Note all the Date Field Names (the names for date 1 - date 12). Write them down or save a screenshot showing them all and send it back to us with the exported files. 
4. Click OK.
5. Now, follow the export process: 
   1. Introduction: Click OK.
   2. What fields would you like to export: Select what you require. Click the >> button to select all fields. If you want to export contributions, please ensure that you include the Envelope Number, as this is the main field by which Power Church manages contributions. Click Next when done.
   3. The type of export file format you would like to create: Select Excel 5 and click Next.
   4. What would you like to name the export file?: Click Location, then browse your computer to find the right place to save it, then name your file (Drive M: is your local C: drive). Click Next when done.
   5. Click Finish.

Giving

1. Within Power Church, go to the Contributions menu and select Reports > Contributions.
2. Select the Posted Contributions report.
3. Click Send to Disk File.
4. Click Run.
   
   1. Select and set your dates.
   2. Check to Include Contribution Designations.
   3. Check to Include Contribution Memo.
   4. Click OK.
5. If you get a default printer error, choose another printer. After you select it you will see the file Location dialog box.
6. Save As Excel Spreadsheet (include the file extension: .xls when saving)
7. If you have UnPosted Contributions repeat steps 2 through 6 with the report dedicated to this type of contribution.

Import into ChMeetings

To import your data into ChMeetings, please use the corresponding Power Church export files along with the dedicated tool for each import:

1. Import people. You can Merge duplicate people if needed.
2. Import contributions.

If you need any guidance or decide to let our team migrate your data, please don’t hesitate to contact us.